Five-star DE CeCe Jefferson committed to Florida on National Signing Day but the Gators haven't received his letter of intent.
Jefferson's ceremony was broadcast on ESPNU and cameras showed him signing what appeared to be his LOI to send to Florida after he announced his decision. ESPNU host Rece Davis even made a joke about fax machines to Jefferson in reference to No. 1 recruit Byron Cowart. Cowart, who committed to Auburn earlier in the day, didn't have his letter faxed to Auburn until hours later.
Auburn was considered one of Jefferson's top options, while Florida was one of Cowart's. Former Florida coach Will Muschamp is now the defensive coordinator at Auburn.
Jefferson's high school coach told InsideTheGators.com that he couldn't answer why the fax hadn't been sent to Florida and said it was a family matter. Per Rivals' Mike Farrell, Jefferson's father said there was no truth to any rumors that he was refusing to sign his son's letter of intent. Recruits under 18 need a guardian's signature.
Melody Coggin, AD at CeCe Jefferson's school: "At this point, it's a family matter. We (the school) can't do anything else."
— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) February 5, 2015 Jefferson is the No. 20 recruit in the country according to Rivals. Is a reason for a delay because of a coaching change at Florida? According to SI, defensive line coach Terrell Williams has left to become the defensive line coach for the Miami Dolphins. Williams, a former assistant for the Oakland Raiders, joined Florida in early January.
The report apparently prompted this tweet from Jefferson.
Coach Williams really left?.......
— 7 (@cecejeferson7) February 5, 2015 According to SI, Florida has hired Texas DL coach Chris Rumph, who came to Texas with Charlie Strong. Rumph was the defensive line coach at Alabama in 2011 when new Florida coach Jim McElwain was an assistant there. The Gainesville Sun reports that Rumph hasn't accepted yet.
According to a source, Chris Rumph has not accepted the defensive line coach job at Florida yet. He's been offered.
— Robbie Andreu (@RobbieAndreu) February 5, 2015 We'll see when or if Jefferson faxes his letter to Florida. Last year, five-star defensive tackle Malik McDowell announced he was signing with Michigan State, but his mother wasn't totally on board when he made the decision. McDowell eventually submitted his LOI to Michigan State in April.
For more Florida news, visit InsideTheGators.com.
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