Wednesday could be a big day for a select few schools and their 2011 recruiting classes.
And UF happens to be one of those select few.
Both cornerback Nick Waisome and athlete James Wilder Jr. are scheduled to announce their college destinations that day, and both have the Gators among their top choices.
Waisome, a four-star recruit out of Groveland South Lake, plans to orally commit Wednesday during a nationally televised announcement.
His decision could take place at the ESPN Club in Downtown Disney, but details have not been finalized. Wilder, a five-star athlete from Tampa Plant, plans to announce his decision the same day.
Wilder’s high school coach, Robert Weiner, confirmed last Monday to Rivals.com that Wilder, the No. 3 recruit in the nation, will make his announcement Wednesday and it is expected to happen around 5 p.m. Wilder has said he would like to make his announcement in the gymnasium at Plant.
Wilder is one of the most coveted recruits in the nation and plays running back as well as linebacker and defensive end.
“I’ve slept on it a lot,” Wilder said at an announcement for his teammates Phillip Ely and Tony Posada. “Today I’ll have FSU in the lead, tomorrow I’ll have UF and in three days I’ll have Georgia. ... I’ve still got a lot of thinking to do in the last seven days.”
He was thought to be a UF lean up until recently when he didn’t show up at the Gators’ sixth annual Friday Night Lights camp last month. Instead, he was visiting FSU that day and missed the camp because of it.
Waisome, the No. 7 cornerback recruit in the nation according to Rivals.com, impressed those in attendance at Friday Night Lights and worked on developing his relationship with UF’s coaches.
He attended the camp a day after taking a visit to FSU and spoke favorably of each school’s football program.
“I know where I’m leaning, but I’m probably going to sit down with my parents and talk things over,” Waisome said after the camp last month.
His top five schools are Florida, Florida State, South Carolina, Georgia and LSU.
