Mccarney Appears To Have Strong Abilities In Recruiting

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Florida did lose one high-profile commit when four-star defensive end Jeoffrey Pagan (Asheville, N.C./Asheville) decided to re-open his recruiting earlier this week. It wasn't because of their season, however, but because of the loss of assistant head coach and defensive line coach Dan McCarney, who left Florida to become the head coach at North Texas.

And that could be a reason they lose out on another defensive lineman. Four-star defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan (Lake City, Fla./Columbia) has been a strong lean to Florida for awhile and many believe he told coach Urban Meyer last season that he was going to sign with the Gators. But recently, Florida State, LSU and Alabama have gained ground on Jernigan.

"He hates seeing them lose and was very upset about the loss to FSU. The team struggling this season did hurt them with Timmy," said Columbia coach Craig Howard. "Losing McCarney will hurt them too because he and Timmy grew pretty close. But I think he's still strongly considering Florida."