Been a great day for Gator football, and the first year I remember with out any drama on signing day.
The Gators already had 11 commitments in house from early enrollees. These players included Matt Elam, Jaylen Watkins, Gerald Christian, Trey Burton, Robert Clark, Jordan Haden, Leon Orr, Solomon Patton, Joshua Shaw, Ian Silberman, and Neiron Ball.
Orson Charles took the Gators off his list of schools he is still considering. This leaves USC, Georgia , and Tennessee still in the running. Now the question I ask is why? He has stated that he will make his official announcement on March 6th, so why take the Gators off the list with 10 days to go? I tried to look at the facts on this one, and why would a hybrid TE like Charles not want to play for the Gators?
Of the three schools that he has left which one of them has shown that they use a TE that can line up as a WR like the Gators have? These schools have had some great TE’s come through there program, but they have all been the big traditional tight ends which right now Orson isn’t. All he had to do is walk on campus and he was 2nd on the depth chart.
This one will hurt the depth chart, but we still have a great one in Aaron Hernandez and the Gators did pick up Desmond Parks a fast TE that can cause match up problems for opposing linebackers. Also the Gators are working the class of 2010 hard for a TE, and have Xavier Grimble, Gerald Christian, and Charles Fashaw targeted.
This is just one that I will not understand. The only thing I can think of is Urban and company did not make Orson feel special, because he would have been a perfect fit for the Gators spread offense.