The Florida Gators may not have any commitments participating in Nike’s showy The Opening in Dallas this week, and may be losing out on the premier player they were in the running for among Opening participants, but they did get a commitment on Sunday — one that it took nearly a full day for head coach Dan Mullen to certify with a retweet.
Such is the story of three-star linebacker Jesiah Pierre, whose early Sunday afternoon commitment tweet...
...only got Mullen’s retweet on Monday morning, leading many — including, uh, me — to reserve judgment on the legitimacy of the former Miami commitment’s pledge for the intervening time.