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Dante Phillips Commits To Tennessee After Being Denied Admission By Florida
KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 15: Head coach Derek Dooley of the Tennessee Volunteers walks the sidelines during the game against the LSU Tigers at Neyland Stadium on October 15, 2011 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Getty ImagesPhillips was listed at 6-foot-6 and 270 pounds, but told Ward he weighs 330 pounds, and was rated a four-star defensive tackle by Rivals. He was part of a highly touted group of defensive line recruits at Florida that could have given Muschamp’s front seven an infusion of size and talent, but despite an appeal, Phillips was not admitted to UF, leaving him to reopen his recruitment.
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Read Article >Gators’ Top 3 2012 DL Recruits Yet To Report To Florida
Florida’s defensive line haul in the recruiting class of 2012 was quite impressive. Jonathan Bullard, a strong-side defensive end was rated fifth nationally among ends and tackles. Dante Fowler, of St. Petersburg, came in at 12th. Dante Phillips, of Venice (Fla.) checked in at 30th. That’s two five-stars and a four-star, if you’re scoring at home. Few teams signed a better crop of defensive line recruits in 2012.
But they are only valuable to Florida if they get on campus. And so far, that hasn’t happened. For any of the trio.
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