Gators Flip OL Commit from FSU

The Florida Gators landed its third commit in three days after flipping Daniel Pierre Louis.

Sep 21, 2024; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier stands on the sidelines during the first quarter of a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-Imagn Images / Matt Bush-Imagn Images

Positives results from Florida Gators big recruiting weekend have arrived again as Florida State offensive line commit Daniel Pierre Louis flipped his verbal commitment to the Gators on Monday. 

Pierre Louis becomes the 14th commit for the Gators in the 2025 class and just the first offensive lineman for the Gators this cycle.

BREAKING: Class of 2025 IOL Daniel Pierre Louis has Flipped his Commitment from Florida State to Florida, he tells me for @on3recruits

The 6’5 320 IOL from Loxahatchee, FL had been Committed to the Seminoles since October 15th

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— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) November 19, 2024

Pierre Louis, a 6-foot-5, 320-pound interior offensive lineman from Loxahatchee, Fla., and ranks as a 3-star prospect in the 2025 high school recruiting class, according to 247 Sports. 

Vanderbilt, NC State and Florida State are among those who have reportedly offered the offensive lineman. 

This decision from Pierre Louis isn’t too surprising, though. 

Despite originally committing to the Seminoles back in October, they recently made some coaching changes that might have directly impacted his recruitment. 

FSU head coach Mike Norvell made the decision to move on from offensive line coach Alex Atkins in the midst of a rough season it has been offensively for his team. This is big as relationships are a driving factor sometimes for recruits and with his main recruiter gone at FSU, the connection could have significantly faded.  

It also helps that he was in Gainesville this weekend, and after this visit wrapped up, the predictions started to roll in on multiple recruiting services for him to flip his commitment to Billy Napier and the Gators. 

This is now the second prospect in the past two days that the Gators have stolen from the Seminoles after flipping four-star quarterback Tramell Jones Jr., who committed to the Gators on Sunday. Florida also landed a commitment from four-star defensive lineman Stephon Shivers on Monday.