Florida's recruiting momentum kept
rolling Saturday when UF coach Will Muschamp gained a verbal commitment
for the third consecutive day, this one from four-star defensive end
Jordan Sherit (Tampa/Hillsborough).
The 6-foot-5, 235-pounder
visited Gainesville on Thursday with five-star cornerback Vernon
Hargreaves III — his close friend who pledged to the Gators during their
trip — and then returned the following day for Friday Night Lights.
Sherit confirmed his intentions
on Twitter on Saturday evening: "So blessed and privileged to announce
that today I have committed to The University of Florida. Go Gators!"
Sherit chose the Gators over
Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Stanford. Sherit was sold on Florida's honors
program, closeness to home and “true college environment.”
“It's just a beautiful place,”
Sherit said of UF after his April 28 visit. “In my opinion, it's one of
the top universities in the country. Athletically and academically,
there's a great combination there.”
Florida now has 20 members in
its 2013 class and thirteen ranked in the ESPN300. Verbal commitments
are not binding until prospects sign their national letters of intent
the first Wednesday in February.
