Gardener was the kid from Jones HS in Orlando that held the signing ceremony. The problem with that stunt was he didn't have a UF LOI to sign...
I don't know if he did it to try and pressure our coaches into sending him one or not, but whatever it was backfired on him. The kid is a great player 4* talent for sure. The fact he signed with JSU and had no other committable offers tells me grades nightfall been the issue... Ken Ken Kirkley ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Jong Limb <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2020 1:40:15 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [gatortalk] [gatornews] [SUN]: Trinity Christian Super 11 lineman Austin Barber commits to Florida The one who had a signing ceremony, Javonte Gardner, ended up signing with Deion Sanders at Jackson State. On Dec 18, 2020, at 11:49 AM, John Vega <[email protected]> wrote: There’s a story behind this story, but I am not sure what it is. 3 of our 5 OL verbals did not sign in the early signing period. One even held a signing ceremony, but UF has not acknowledged him as a signee. I hear that we pushed them back into the regular signing period. They did not sign elsewhere, and our competition on these three did not seem that impressive (i.e. UAB, Maryland). I hear grades may be an issue. I also hear that we might be trying to upgrade at the position. I also heard that Mullen has been burned by accepting LOIs from players that didn’t make their grades, and losing out on other prospects as a result. We had 6 empty slots after Wednesday, now it looks like 5. This player looks like a fine prospect, but not especially better than the ones that we pushed back into the regular signing period. Perhaps grades are not an issue for Austin. I think that we are in the hunt against Oklahoma for an elite 5* lineman, and are holding a spot for him. Tristan Leigh is supposed to announce at an all-star game on 1/2. Perhaps someone else knows more, strange OL recruiting this year. -Zeb On Dec 18, 2020, at 11:00 AM, 'Oliver Barry REALTRACS' via GatorTalk <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Good news! While Miami is a fertile recruiting ground, one must not forget our own back yard in the Jacksonville High Schools. We should always have the elite players from there. This kid looks like a monster, too! -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/A365E206-1FA1-4BC9-84AB-0414BA82C8B7%40gate.net<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/A365E206-1FA1-4BC9-84AB-0414BA82C8B7%40gate.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/DD7C5C6E-9267-41E8-A884-939832622F8B%40gmail.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/DD7C5C6E-9267-41E8-A884-939832622F8B%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/DM6PR17MB377045C65988FBCAB54A86FFA4C30%40DM6PR17MB3770.namprd17.prod.outlook.com.
