Proving once again that a verbal commitment made a dozen or more months before signing day is non-binding and means next to nothing, long-time Florida State commit Dante Fowler Jr. became the first National Signing Day five-star flip when he signed a Letter of Intent with in-state rival Florida.
The defensive end — UF will list him as an outside linebacker — had given a verbal to the Seminoles back in Dec. of 2010, but has been a shaky commit ever since, saying as late as four days ago that “I don’t know where I’m going.” Now he does know where he’s headed, and the Gators’ top-five class has gotten that much stronger.
ESPN.com’s ACC blogger Heather Dinich wrote that “Fowler said he felt he could contribute more and get on the field faster as a hybrid defensive end/outside linebacker in Florida’s system, and he liked the fact that coach Will Muschamp is a defensive-minded coach.”
247Sports had the St. Petersburg, Fla., product rated as the No. 15 player in the country, and was No. 28 according to Rivals.
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