One of the Tennessee Vols' top SEC rivals received some bad news on Wednesday
One of the Tennessee Vols' main rivals received some not-so-good news on Wednesday. According to a report from On3, 2023 five-star quarterback Jalen Rashada has asked to be released from his national letter of intent that he signed last month. (247Sports rates Rashada as a five-star recruit.) This doesn't come as a complete shock as […]
One of the Tennessee Vols' main rivals received some not-so-good news on Wednesday.
According to a report from On3, 2023 five-star quarterback Jalen Rashada has asked to be released from his national letter of intent that he signed last month.
(247Sports rates Rashada as a five-star recruit.)
This doesn't come as a complete shock as news broke earlier this week that Rashada had still not arrived at Florida with the rest of the early enrollees.
The Gators currently have the No. 13 2023 recruiting class in the nation. Rashada, however, was the highest-rated player in their class, which means that class ranking could fall a bit.
It's worth pointing out that this could be NIL related, which was rumored to be a big part of Rashada's decision to flip from Miami to Florida. Now, that could mean Rashada goes elsewhere, or maybe he's trying to work out something with his NIL deal at Florida. That's all speculation of course, but it's something worth considering in this situation.
In addition to this deal with Rashada, Florida has also lost 26 players to the transfer portal since November 11.
I think Gators head coach Billy Napier deserves some time before we pass judgment on him at Florida, but it certainly feels like things are trending in the wrong direction in Gainesville.
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