In today’s Fact or Fiction— Recruiting Edition — I look at three big recent topics in football recruiting and decide whether the statement is indeed FACT or if it’s FICTION.
1. WR Malik Elzy lands at Illinois.
Farrell’s take: FACT
He’s a local kid and now that he’s no longer committed to Cincinnati I think he’s a lock for the Illini. He wants to take visits to UGA, Tennessee and perhaps others and who knows if that will or won’t happen but let’s be clear — his decommitment was because of how much he loves Illinois.
2. Alabama has the edge now for Julian Sayin.
Farrell’s take: FACT
Nick Saban is still the GOAT and Sayin, a 5-star QB from California, took a visit to Alabama this past weekend and loved it. LSU has been very involved and I still think UGA is very much in the mix here despite taking 2024 QB Ryan Puglisi. The Dawgs want two QBs in 2024 and had been a leader for Sayin but Alabama has now stepped to the front with LSU. I expect the Tide to win this one in the end.
3. OL Roderick Kearney’s flip is a sign of things to come.
Farrell’s take: FICTION
It’s rare for Alex Atkins to lose an OL commit at FSU when he’s established a strong relationship but local OL Roderick Kearney flipped from the Seminoles to the Gators this week and it had some wondering — will FSU start to lose more commitments? The Seminoles were the hot team after a 4-0 start but 3 straight losses has them reeling a bit. Big things were expected in the 2023 class for Florida State and its honestly been rather average aside from the commitment of WR Hykeem Williams and a couple others. But I don’t think this is a sign of the class falling apart. A few more losses though and worry can ensue.
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