This is what I was told from a local h/s coach (not Coffeeville's finest).
1) He went home for the holidays to get away but think
2) UF and UAT had entered the picture along w/UGA and MSU
3) Really didn't want to do the extra class time to get into UGA
4)He still thought there was a 50/50 of him signing w/our Bulldogs
How much is fact is up for debate, but there it is