Houshun Gaines says he really did have an offer from Florida.
Last week, Gaines had a signing ceremony to announce that he was going to Florida. One problem, Florida coaches didn't know he was having the ceremony or that he was committing to the school.
Gaines, a defensive end, apparently had been communicating to someone on Twitter who wasn't affiliated with the Gators' coaching staff. When Gator coaches found out that Gaines had committed to the school, they were confused. They hadn't talked to him in weeks.
“When I talked to a coach, they told me they hadn’t spoke to Gaines in several weeks,” Nash Central High School athletic director Michael Mosley told the Rocky Mount Telegram last week. “I think he was talking to someone he thought was a coach. I guess he said (on Friday) that he had talked to a coach the night before, but they said he hadn’t talked to anybody on the coaching staff.”
Lol I didn't think about it that way but, I got catfished.. Haha
— Houshun Gaines (@HZGduoUno) October 6, 2014 At least Gaines took it well. And while he might have been duped by someone posing as someone affiliated with the Florida program, he reposted to Twitter the scholarship letters he said he got from the school in August along with a letter he said he received from North Carolina State.
For those who think my offer isn't legitimate. Don't believe everything you see on the Internet ppl. http://ift.tt/1rXLLtg
— Houshun Gaines (@HZGduoUno) October 7, 2014 As you can see, the Florida letter says the offer is contingent on Florida having space for Gaines. And given that the school told his athletic director they hadn't heard from him recently, it's reasonable to think the school thought Gaines was heading in a different direction.
“There is a commitment from Florida, but it’s not a commitment as far as what took place (on Friday). They want to see more from him, and that’s their exact words,” Mosley told the RMT.
Even if he doesn't play at Florida, Gaines should end up playing FBS football somewhere. He's a three-star prospect according to Rivals and the No. 17 player in North Carolina. According to Rivals, he has seven other offers from FBS programs, including North Carolina State, which also still has interest in Gaines.
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