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DELAND - "Standout junior athlete De'Ante "Pop" Saunders has committed to the University of Florida, the Gators first verbal for the 2011 signing class.
Florida faxed a written scholarship offer to DeLand High on behalf of Saunders on Monday. That's all it took to land a player who starts on offense, defense and as a return man for a 7-0 state-ranked team.
Saunders, part of DeLand's "Double Barrel" combo with fellow running back Shontrelle Johnson, a Northwestern commitment for 2010, is the No. 1-ranked player in the Sentinel's Central Florida Top 50 for juniors, and ranks No. 20 on the Sentinel's 2011 state Top 100.
Saunders, Central Florida's leader in rushing yards with exactly 1,000, upon receiving the Gators' offer, asked his high school coach Kevin Pettis to call the Gators back and tell them he was committed.
"It was a place that I always wanted to go," Saunders said. "Once I saw they had a full ride for me, I knew I that was what I wanted to do. I always liked Florida, even when I was little."
Link: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/recruiting/orl-recruiting-deante-saunders-commits-to-florida-,0,4010496.story
Florida faxed a written scholarship offer to DeLand High on behalf of Saunders on Monday. That's all it took to land a player who starts on offense, defense and as a return man for a 7-0 state-ranked team.
Saunders, part of DeLand's "Double Barrel" combo with fellow running back Shontrelle Johnson, a Northwestern commitment for 2010, is the No. 1-ranked player in the Sentinel's Central Florida Top 50 for juniors, and ranks No. 20 on the Sentinel's 2011 state Top 100.
Saunders, Central Florida's leader in rushing yards with exactly 1,000, upon receiving the Gators' offer, asked his high school coach Kevin Pettis to call the Gators back and tell them he was committed.
"It was a place that I always wanted to go," Saunders said. "Once I saw they had a full ride for me, I knew I that was what I wanted to do. I always liked Florida, even when I was little."
Link: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/recruiting/orl-recruiting-deante-saunders-commits-to-florida-,0,4010496.story
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