At 9:00 PM EST Florida commit and 4-star DB Elijah Blades announced his decommitment from the University of Florida.
Blades tweeted a screenshot of a note he wrote to announce the decommitment (pictured below).
“First off I want to say thank you to the University of Florida and the staff for giving me a chance to play at there school but I would like to reopen my recruitment up and think about what’s the best decision for me. Florida is still in it. Coming down to signing day.”
Blades then tweeted a picture of his top 5 schools. Florida is among the group with Southern Cal, Oregon, Nebraska, and Georgia.
Blades is from Southern California, but Nebraska appears to be the new favorite. Follow The Gator Chomp Blog on signing day for all the latest.
(Photos from @savageszniv Twitter account of Elijah Blades)
[…] However, several Florida fans openly called out an 18 year old high school student last night who made a decision that will impact the rest of his life. These Gators fans were unhappy and let it be known when Elijah Blades announced his decommitment from UF. […]