Ex-Ohio State recruit claims he decommitted after Urban Meyer didn't recognize himFILE - In this Nov. 2, 2013, file photo, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer watches from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind. Ohio State tied a previous school record with a quintet of players selected in the first round Thursday night, April 28, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) ORG XMIT: NY901
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By: Charles Curtis | May 6, 2016 7:30 am
Here’s another slightly bizarre story of a college football recruit decommitting that doesn’t involve Twitter.
Bruce Judson, a recruit who had committed to Ohio State until last year, told SEC Country the reason behind why he bowed out. It was because Meyer didn’t recognize him while he took possible recruit Richard LeCounte III (who’s now committed to Georgia) around during a visit:
“Long story short, I was walking in the hallway about to go to the indoor field and work out. [Meyer] was like, ‘Hey.’ I looked around. ‘Come here.’ He was like, ‘How you doing, you like your visit?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ Then he’s like, ‘What up Richard LeCounte? Are you showing this guy (Judson) around?’ I was like, ‘Coach, I’m showing him around.’ He asked me, ‘Who are you?’ I told him Bruce. He said, ‘Oh, Bruce Judson from Florida. The speedy guy.’ I was like, ‘Yeah.’ He said, ‘I’m glad that you’re on board and glad you got up here.’ After that, I knew I was de-committing. … We had met face-to-face before at a satellite camp, so he should have known who I was, especially with me being a commit.”
There’s always the possibility Meyer was joking, which LeCounte told SEC Country could have been the case.
But it’s also plausible Meyer just couldn’t remember Judson because he sees hundreds of recruits all year, has dozens of players on his current team to think about, not to mention the faces and names of coaches, staff members … you get the idea.
Was it that big of a deal for Meyer to forget one recruit’s name? Apparently so.