Florida announced before their opener Saturday that starting defensive end Sharrif Floyd had been declared ineligible and would not play against FAU. No reason was given by the school, only it was “an issue that is not related to sports agents, University of Florida boosters or his recruitment to Florida.” Since then a couple of developments have surfaced that shed some light on both the situation and when the true sophomore could see the issue resolved. First and most importantly for the here and now, multiple media outlets, including initially by Jason Lieser of the Palm Beach Post, Floyd is expected to have a hearing on his eligibility in front of the NCAA Tuesday. It’s unclear how soon after the hearing the NCAA will rule on Floyd’s eligibility. The school is not commenting beyond its original Saturday statement, with head coach Will Muschamp saying Monday that he has “no comment on that right at this point.”“I know he was highly recruited by North Carolina, and I believe that’s where his name came up with the NCAA,” Ron Cohen, who coached the defensive lineman at Philadelphia George Washington High School, told the Post. “As far as I know, the recruiting process went fine,” Cohen said in a subsequent interview with the Orlando Sentinel. “From what I understand, it had nothing to do with the University of Florida. His name came up when he … was recruited by North Carolina heavily.” Cohen also made certain to note that he does not know with any degree of certainty what the allegations are. Floyd’s ties to UNC would appear to involve John Blake, the Tar Heels DL coach and recruiting coordinator who “stepped down” from those positions last September after being accused of steering players to an NFL agent in exchange for “financial considerations“.
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