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Rivals nationwide recruiting analyst John Garcia, Jr., Rivals recruiting director Adam Gorney, TheOsceola.com’s Charles Fishbein and FirstandTenFlorida.com‘s Jason Higdon deal with three key matters in SEC and ACC nation and decide whether or not they imagine every assertion is FACT or FICTION.
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1. 5-star Julian Sayin shall be able to compete for the beginning QB job at Alabama as a freshman.
Gorney’s Take: FACT. An actual argument might be made that Julian Sayin can be the most effective quarterback on Alabama‘s roster proper now. Others know the playbook higher and have been inside this system longer however Sayin is extremely expert and matches virtually precisely what coach Nick Saban is on the lookout for in his quarterbacks. One in every of his QB coaches compares him to Bryce Young – not within the type of play essentially however in the best way he prepares, how he sees the sector and his potential to anticipate what is going on to occur on the soccer discipline. It is fairly clear Alabama does not know what to do at quarterback proper now as nobody within the trio of Jalen Milroe, Tyler Buchner and Ty Simpson has stepped up and brought management. Understanding Sayin, he’ll come into Alabama utterly ready and able to compete for that beginning job from day one.
Garcia’s Take: FICTION. Sayin has the billing of being arguably essentially the most correct passer within the nation and he has proven off better-than-expected mobility as a senior, however Saban hardly ever trusts freshmen on the sport’s most essential place. Younger, Tua Tagovailoa and fellow first-rounder Mac Jones did not get the nod proper after highschool. The one who most famously did, Jalen Hurts, was particularly introduced in to be a sport supervisor and never make errors, which feels both outdated or a method for dropping grip on the highest of the mountain in faculty soccer. I can see Alabama going the switch portal route earlier than a young person will get the nod to open the 2024 season, though Sayin may wind up as the highest passer in that QB room by 12 months’s finish, ala Tagovailoa again in 2017.
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2. 5-star DB KJ Bolden shall be on ‘flip watch’ till early Nationwide Signing Day.
Fishbein’s Take: FACT. Bolden, a Florida State commit, is the top-rated defensive again within the nation. Georgia coach Kirby Good is without doubt one of the high head coaches and defensive again coaches within the nation. UGA assistant coach Fran Brown can also be an elite recruiter. These two won’t cease recruiting Bolden till the ink is dry on Nationwide Signing Day. Till Bolden shuts his recruitment down will probably be open till he steps on campus at FSU.
Garcia’s Take: FACT. If it was only one contender attempting to pry Bolden from Florida State then perhaps the flip watch buzz dies down at completely different factors, however by all indications Georgia is not alone in its pursuit of fixing the five-star’s thoughts. Auburn has been anticipating an official go to sooner moderately than later, per Bolden himself, and the opposite finalists are Alabama and Ohio State which all the time play the flip sport. Bolden’s go to log the remainder of the faculty soccer season shall be must-see within the recruiting world, together with if and when he will get again to Tallahassee.
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3. Florida must be thought-about the favourite for Rivals250 DL LJ McCray.
Higdon’s Take: FACT. Florida is the front-runner to land McCray. The four-star Daytona Seaside (Fla.) Mainland standout has an in depth relationship with the complete defensive workers at Florida. The Gators have made McCray a precedence, and he believes within the imaginative and prescient they’ve for him. Additionally, teammate Zavier Mincey is a high goal for the Gators, and if it really works out the 2 wish to proceed their careers collectively. I’ve a forecast for the Gators for each Mincey and McCray. If McCray finally ends up some place else it will be an enormous blow to the Gators.
Garcia’s Take: FICTION. Florida does have essentially the most visits to its title within the race for McCray, together with the latest in Florida’s upset over Tennessee, however he’s nonetheless on the board. The Gator momentum is actual, however will probably be challenged by each Florida State and Georgia, most notably, going ahead. FSU will get the final official go to the weekend of Oct. 7, and McCray has talked about making yet one more Georgia journey earlier than a choice in late October comes down. Which means Florida can be the third (or fourth, if Auburn can seize a sport go to as properly) most up-to-date sport he would have taken earlier than making a university determination.
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