The Florida Gators and new head coach Jon Sumrall have been rolling on the 2027 recruiting trail.
Their latest win is one of note because it came over a big-time SEC rival in the Tennessee Volunteers.
Robert “Tre” Geathers III was considering Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee, but as of early April, the Volunteers were really the program to beat for his commitment.
Geathers is from Charlotte, North Carolina, and he took an official visit to Tennessee in early June. The Gators had offered him in April and were able to get him in for an official visit of their own right before that visit to Knoxville.
It was that visit with Florida that really turned things around in Geathers’ recruitment.
“I think after my official visit, just getting to be around everyone and getting to see the culture and stuff like that put Florida on top,” Geathers told Rivals. “The academics, the school history, and learning more about the scheme all helped Florida move up. The official visit is when they overtook Tennessee. On that visit, things changed. It was a great visit.”
Geathers decided to commit to Florida on Thursday, and it’s a big commitment for Sumrall and his staff.
