College football recruiting: Biggest decommitments in April
The college football recruiting trail was buzzing in April, with some massive commitments — and on the flip side, some significant decommitments . Nearly a dozen blue-chip prospects either decommitted or flipped during the month, striking big blows to programs like Georgia , Illinois , South Carolina , Notre Dame , Miami and more. On the other side of the coin, a few schools have already made their moves with those prospects and added them to their respective recruiting classes.
With a little over seven months until Signing Day, this is just the beginning of what should be a hectic summer. And Rivals breaks down the biggest decommitments in April and the schools they affected: CB Jerry Outhouse – Georgia Rivals Industry Ranking : No. 109 (#15 CB) School : North Crowley (Fort Worth, TX) Status : Committed to UCLA An early commitment to Georgia this spring, Outhouse was among the most coveted cornerbacks in the country before pledging to the Bulldogs.
He never fully shut down his recruitment though, despite taking multiple visits to Athens. He tripped out to Los Angeles last month, and the Bruins made a big move that ultimately paid off with a big-time flip. “I love the way coach Chesney is always fired up and how he brings the juice to every practice … no matter what day,” he told Rivals’ Sam Spiegelman.
“I love the way he communicates with the other coaches. I see UCLA doing some big things this year with Coach Ches and this new staff. ” QB Kamden Lopati – Illinois Rivals Industry Ranking : No.
119 (#10 QB) School : West (West Valley City, UT) Status : Committed to Michigan A highly productive passer the last two seasons, Lopati has thrown for over 5,600 yards and nearly 60 touchdowns while drawing tons of Power 4 offers. It was a big win for the Illini when he committed last July, and became even bigger as he climbed up the rankings over the past year. Michigan’s new staff took notice of that — and drew on their relationships with him from when they were at Utah.
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