"Five-star CeCe Jefferson's decision on hold"

[ALTideUp]

It's actually a wonder more of these opportunist parents don't circusize their kid's signing like this. For all the flap, the most likely result is he sing UF tomorrow after some elder in the family tells the dad to grow up.

[Marshal Dillon]

It's actually a wonder more of these opportunist parents don't circusize their kid's signing like this. For all the flap, the most likely result is he sing UF tomorrow after some elder in the family tells the dad to grow up.

The only reason for a "daddy" signature is because the kid is 17, not 18. That's all I can figure.


 

[ricky023]

Well maybe his dad is really smarter than people think. He might want him to come to Bama and learn how to play championship football. RTR!

[Chechem]

It would seem Florida has a new production on its hands: As CeCe Jefferson's Dad Turns continued on Thursday afternoon with Leo Jefferson, CeCe's father, telling The Gainesville Sun's Zach Abolverdi that he won't let his son fax his National Letter of Intent to Florida.

    "No sir, and it’s not going to," he said. "You tell the Gainesville Sun that he isn't going to fax it in. I won't let him."

Abolverdi notes that Jefferson turned 19 last week, but that's immaterial when discussing the National Letter of Intent, which requires an additional signature from a parent or guardian from any signatory under the age of 21.

Jefferson went on to give actual reasoning for not signing his son's NLI.

    "I’m a die-hard Gator fan, but personally, I want CeCe to go somewhere else," Jefferson said. "I wanted to get him away from home. I didn’t want him in Gainesville, to tell you the truth."...

Roll Tide!   

[Catch Prothro]

It would seem Florida has a new production on its hands: As CeCe Jefferson's Dad Turns continued on Thursday afternoon with Leo Jefferson, CeCe's father, telling The Gainesville Sun's Zach Abolverdi that he won't let his son fax his National Letter of Intent to Florida.

    "No sir, and it’s not going to," he said. "You tell the Gainesville Sun that he isn't going to fax it in. I won't let him."

Abolverdi notes that Jefferson turned 19 last week, but that's immaterial when discussing the National Letter of Intent, which requires an additional signature from a parent or guardian from any signatory under the age of 21.

Jefferson went on to give actual reasoning for not signing his son's NLI.

    "I’m a die-hard Gator fan, but personally, I want CeCe to go somewhere else," Jefferson said. "I wanted to get him away from home. I didn’t want him in Gainesville, to tell you the truth."...

Roll Tide!   

Maybe he's in with a bad crowd in Gainesville?   

[Marshal Dillon]

This stuff must be driving Jeremy Foley, AD, crazy. At what point does McElwain or Foley jettison Ce Ce and his daddy? Plus, would Saban really want daddy around hectoring him about his son?

The most unbelievable thing, though, is Leo Jefferson's apparent concern that Jeremy Foley has too much power. That charge — which generally boils down to some variation of "Foley is a bean-counting, micro-managing megalomaniac" — gets thrown around on message boards from time to time, but it was made in the press in a strikingly hostile Sports Illustrated opinion piece by Pete Thamel and Thayer Evans after McElwain's hiring, and has almost certainly become a popular refrain on the recruiting trail since, especially given that one of the coaches doing the most recruiting against the Gators of late, Will Muschamp, knows the inner workings of the Florida athletic department.

 

[Chechem]

Looks like CeCe will go to Florida after all...

UF announced the hiring of Chris Rumph as its defensive line coach Friday. He replaces Terrell Williams, now with the Miami Dolphins.

Jefferson had a positive reaction to the Rumph news.

"Reunited and it feels so good," Jefferson said in a text message to The Sun. "I'm just excited they hired a guy who I have a good relationship with."

Rumph recruited Jefferson to Alabama in 2013 and to Texas this past year.

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[2Stater]

Unless Mom signs the letter, I'm not sure it will be sent yet. Looks like dad still holds all the cards.

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