Timeline of Jaden Rashada's dramatic recruiting process
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The dramatic recruitment of Jaden Rashada is still not over.
The top-100 quarterback has made two commitments, the latter a midnight flip to Florida, and left the Gators on standby twice in the past four weeks.
Despite signing early with Florida and telling reporters he would arrive in Gainesville for mid-year enrollment Jan. 5, Rashada has yet to start classes.
It remains to be seen whether Rashada will enroll by Friday for the spring semester, push his enrollment to the summer or even make it to campus at all.
Gators Online’s Nick de la Torre has the latest on the delay with Rashada, which appears to be NIL-related rather than a transcript issue.
Here is a timeline of his recruiting process to this point.
March 31: Rashada checks out the Miami Hurricanes for the first time on an unofficial visit.
April 22: Rashada takes his first official visit to Ole Miss, marking his fourth trip to Oxford.
May 15: Rashada names his top 7 schools, including Florida, and sets his commitment date for June 18.
May 25: Rashada makes a two-day trip to Gainesville for his first-ever unofficial visit to Florida.
June 3: Rashada travels to Texas A&M for his second official visit and only trip to College Station.
June 5: Rashada takes his third official visit to LSU and second trip to Baton Rouge in six weeks.
June 7: Rashada makes a return trip to Gainesville for his official visit with the Gators.
June 16: Rashada pushes back his commitment to June 26 for “more time to think and reflect.”
June 21: Rashada returns to Miami for his fifth and final official visit ahead of his decision date.
June 26: Rashada commits to Miami over Florida, LSU, Ole Miss and Texas A&M.
Nov. 9: Longtime UF donor and founder of the NIL collective Gator Guard, Hugh Hathcock, announces big news coming the next day.
Nov. 10: Rashada flips his commitment from Miami to Florida, tweeting out the news just after midnight.
Dec. 21: The wait for Rashada’s letter of intent causes Billy Napier’s news conference to be delayed over an hour, but he eventually signs early with the Gators.
Dec. 29: After Napier said Rashada would “come right over” to UF after the Under Armour All-America Game, the QB signee confirmed his plans to arrive Jan. 5.
Jan. 8-9: Rashada does not report to campus with the other mid-year enrollees for move-in day and the start of classes Monday.
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