Deondre Francois, the top dual-threat quarterback in the country according to Rivals.com, tweeted Thursday afternoon that he decommitted from Florida State. However, a few minutes later, Francois mysteriously deleted the tweet and left Seminoles fans scratching their heads.
Things got weirder when an assistant at Francois’ school, IMG Academy, told a reporter, Jacksonville.com’s Richard Johnson, that Francois did indeed decommit from FSU. The tweet with that news soon disappeared too when Johnson reached out to IMG Academy head coach Chris Weinke (yes, that Chris Weinke).
Just spoke to Francois' HS coach Chris Weinke, he has NOT spoken to Francois yet. "we're still trying to gather information"
— Richard Johnson (@RagjUF) January 29, 2015
Weinke says he does not know yes or no if Francois has decommited from FSU.
— Richard Johnson (@RagjUF) January 29, 2015
"he does not speak for the program" is what Weinke told me RT @Austin_Reier: @RagjUF what happened to the OL coach that confirmed?
— Richard Johnson (@RagjUF) January 29, 2015 And then after all of that, nearly three hours after Francois’ initial tweet, the quarterback re-affirmed his commitment to the Seminoles and said his account was hacked.
I apologize for the inconvenience. It was a mistake. My Twitter account was hacked. I am still 100% committed to FSU #Tribe15
— Dirtie (@Deondre_3) January 29, 2015 Ah, that notorious Twitter hacker strikes again.
Francois is the No. 39 rated player in the class of 2015, so it would have been a big loss for Florida State’s class.
As it currently stands, the Seminoles’ class is ranked No. 4 in the country by Rivals behind Clemson, USC and Alabama. Of course, those rankings can always change as the recruiting cycle comes to a close with National Signing Day on Wednesday.
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