JA'JUAN STORY ADDS LUSTER AND LOYALTY TO 2011 CLASS

One of several brightspots on signing day for Florida was the committment of tall, athletic Ja'Juan Story of Hernando County's Nature Coast Tech. At a reported 6'3" 190 lbs with 4.4 speed, the lanky high school QB brings loads of athleticism and potential to the Gator WR corps. As a QB at Nature Coast, Story rushed for 847 yards and 12 tds and even caught 7 passes for 123 yards and 2 tds to go along with is 427 yards passing. The Gators have a long history of great WR's converting from other positions to star as receivers. That list includes former QB's Cris Collinsworth,Jacquez Green and Reche Caldwell and former RB's Richard Trapp, Carlos Alvarez and Percy Harvin to name a few. Perhaps the best thing about landing Story was the resolve he showed in becoming a Gator by ultimately rejecting aggressive suitors such Georgia, LSU, Oregon and Ohio St.In fact, in the final days,there was considerable internet buzz that Ohio St would land him. Gator Gridiron is of the opinion that committment to the program is an even better indicator for potential on-the-field success than 40 yard dash times and recruiting hype. If that is the case, the athletic young man from Hernando County arrives with excellent credentials for future success; Ju'Juan was particularly impacted by the extreme turnover in the 2010 staff---he had 3 different coaches assigned to recruit him for the Gators who left before National Signing Day. Even so, Story was impressed by the new Gator staff, especially high profile new Offensive Coordinator Charlie Weis,"I'm pretty sure he's gonna throw it a lot in a pro style offense." New Head Coach Will Muschamp also made a positive impression on the prized future Gator:"He's pretty cool and I like him."