Mike McNeely was hesitant to pick up the phone and call his dad.
It’s the Thursday before the Florida Gators are to take on the Georgia Bulldogs and McNeely, a redshirt senior receiver that mainly played special teams, had big news but it was top secret.
It was a long road to get to this point. As a senior at Palm Harbor University High School in Clearwater McNeely set school records for receptions and yards in a single season. He placed second in the district in the high jump for his track team and was named the MVP of his basketball team.