Florida Football Recruiting: Jim McElwain Shocks Masses, Lands James Robinson
Despite reports that the University wouldn’t let him do so, James Robinson has signed with Jim McElwain and the Florida football team.
Leading up to National Signing Day, it was widely believed that four-star wide receiver James Robinson was going to sign with the Florida football team. Unfortunately, Robinson was arrested for misdemeanor marijuana possession during his visit at Ohio State.
As a result of that poor decision, Florida reportedly decided that Robinson wouldn’t be allowed to play for the University of Florida.
Head coach Jim McElwain responded to the decision by reaching out to schools around the country in an attempt to find Robinson a new team to play for. Beautiful a display of human decency as that may be, it only scratched the surface of how good of a man McElwain is.
In proof that McElwain is willing to go to war for his players, he announced that Robinson will be playing for the Gators in 2017.
From Lakeland High School, I'm excited to welcome James Robinson to our @GatorsFB family! #Swamp17 #GoGators pic.twitter.com/zpxDTInQyc
— Jim McElwain (@CoachMcElwain) February 1, 2017
That was the single biggest twist of National Signing Day.
Robinson was written off as a non-factor for the Gators after his legal mishap. Instead of punishing the high school senior and banishing him from Gainesville, McElwain has decided to take him under his wing.
Robinson, one of the top wide receivers in the country, will now have the ultimate motivation when he gets to Gainesville: honoring his coach’s commitment.
As for Florida, the offense just became significantly more dangerous.
Robinson is a 6’4″ and 205-pound force of nature at wide receiver with the athleticism and ball skills to be a star in the SEC. He makes plays on the ball, runs under deep throws, and isn’t afraid of contact in the open field.
Robinson will join fellow incoming four-star commit Daquon Green as the future of Florida’s offense at wide receiver.
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With Green and Robinson joining the likes of Antonio Callaway, Tyrie Cleveland, and Brandon Powell, whomever plays quarterback for the Florida football team is going to have options in 2017.