Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2009 14:53:05 GMT -5
...eat it Urban!
GAINESVILLE - Jacksonville Terry Parker High School offensive lineman Tavadis Glenn was kicked out of the University of Florida's Friday Night Lights camp on Friday for flashing a University of Miami sign with his hands.
Glenn has made an oral commitment to play for the Hurricanes and has not received an official offer to play for the Gators.
Glenn said he flashed the sign after successfully covering a defensive lineman to show Gators recruits "what Miami do" after they taunted him throughout the night.
An assistant coach gave him one chance to respond, he said.
"He told me to get out the camp, that this is not a Miami camp," Glenn said. "He told me to take that (expletive) down there. I was like 'Huh?' I only did it once."
Gators recruits prompted the move by saying aloud "they don't do this in Miami," said Glenn, who did not know the name of the coach who booted him.
The incident was confusing, Glenn said, because Gators Coach Urban Meyer had visited Jacksonville to recruit him. Glenn attended the camp because he "thought it would make my stock rise."
Coaches can't commit on specific recruits per NCAA rules. In a statement, Florida team spokesman Steve McClain said: "He was asked to leave during the last drill period of the camp because of potential safety issues to other campers."
Glenn said safety was never an issue.
"It was nothing like that going on," Glenn said. "We were just getting after it. I stopped one of the big pass rushers who was beating everybody, and I was fired up."
Jacksonville Raines defensive tackle Louis Nix, also a UM commitment who drove to the camp with Glenn, said he thought the Gators should not have kicked out his friend because they each paid $35 to attend.
"We had to pay to participate, and he was participating," said Nix, who has a scholarship offer from the Gators. "He should have been able to do that."
Nix was working out at another station when he saw Glenn escorted from the stadium. Nix thought he was injured.
"Hollywood" Bob Redman, who covers recruiting for Fightin' Gators and Scout.com, said a UF coach warned Glenn before he threw up a second "U" sign after making a play.
"A coach put his arm around him and told him," said Redman, who was watching linemen work out in the end zone. "They seemed very respectful about it. It was his turn again 4-5 reps later, and he does it again, the exact same thing."
Terry Parker coach Larry Reed said Glenn was dismissed from the team during the 2008 season for "not obeying administrative rules." Glenn said he will play for Raines High School this season and has moved into the appropriate district.
Nix and Glenn were likely the only Miami commitments out of more than 200 recruits who attended the camp. When asked if he would consider Florida in the future, Glenn said "It's safe to say (no)."
GAINESVILLE - Jacksonville Terry Parker High School offensive lineman Tavadis Glenn was kicked out of the University of Florida's Friday Night Lights camp on Friday for flashing a University of Miami sign with his hands.
Glenn has made an oral commitment to play for the Hurricanes and has not received an official offer to play for the Gators.
Glenn said he flashed the sign after successfully covering a defensive lineman to show Gators recruits "what Miami do" after they taunted him throughout the night.
An assistant coach gave him one chance to respond, he said.
"He told me to get out the camp, that this is not a Miami camp," Glenn said. "He told me to take that (expletive) down there. I was like 'Huh?' I only did it once."
Gators recruits prompted the move by saying aloud "they don't do this in Miami," said Glenn, who did not know the name of the coach who booted him.
The incident was confusing, Glenn said, because Gators Coach Urban Meyer had visited Jacksonville to recruit him. Glenn attended the camp because he "thought it would make my stock rise."
Coaches can't commit on specific recruits per NCAA rules. In a statement, Florida team spokesman Steve McClain said: "He was asked to leave during the last drill period of the camp because of potential safety issues to other campers."
Glenn said safety was never an issue.
"It was nothing like that going on," Glenn said. "We were just getting after it. I stopped one of the big pass rushers who was beating everybody, and I was fired up."
Jacksonville Raines defensive tackle Louis Nix, also a UM commitment who drove to the camp with Glenn, said he thought the Gators should not have kicked out his friend because they each paid $35 to attend.
"We had to pay to participate, and he was participating," said Nix, who has a scholarship offer from the Gators. "He should have been able to do that."
Nix was working out at another station when he saw Glenn escorted from the stadium. Nix thought he was injured.
"Hollywood" Bob Redman, who covers recruiting for Fightin' Gators and Scout.com, said a UF coach warned Glenn before he threw up a second "U" sign after making a play.
"A coach put his arm around him and told him," said Redman, who was watching linemen work out in the end zone. "They seemed very respectful about it. It was his turn again 4-5 reps later, and he does it again, the exact same thing."
Terry Parker coach Larry Reed said Glenn was dismissed from the team during the 2008 season for "not obeying administrative rules." Glenn said he will play for Raines High School this season and has moved into the appropriate district.
Nix and Glenn were likely the only Miami commitments out of more than 200 recruits who attended the camp. When asked if he would consider Florida in the future, Glenn said "It's safe to say (no)."
