The opening of college football’s traditional signing period brought an apparent end to two of the 2023 cycle’s most notable recruitments.
Blue-chip quarterback Jaden Rashada, who signed with Florida in December and then asked to be released from the commitment when a name, imagine and likeness deal fell through, announced Wednesday he is going to Arizona State.
“Glad to truly be home!” Rashada posted on Twitter.
Also in the Pac-12, Cormani McClain, previously committed to Miami, signed with Colorado to make it two straight years that coach Deion Sanders has landed a five-star cornerback.
Rashada’s recruitment made national headlines and became something of a cautionary tale for the college football’s NIL era. The four-star recruit from California was the focal point of a recruiting fight between Miami and Florida. That led to a bidding war between booster-run collectives that try to secure sponsorship deals for athletes from those schools.