PLANTATION, Fla. – Two weekends ago, four-star defensive end Andrew Chatfield took an official visit to local Miami. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound edge rusher discussed his trip to see the Hurricanes.
""It was alright," Chatfield said of his Miami visit. "Just talking with the coaches and just showing me the playbook and where I would fit in their defense."
Miami head coach Mark Richt was letting Chatfield know that he wants to defender in the Hurricanes class.
"He just wants me to be a Cane, and he just wants me to take my time and do what I have to do," Chatfield said.
This past weekend, Chatfield took a trip to Florida State to see the Seminoles.
"Yeah, it was alright too. That was cool. Coach [Willie] Taggart was telling me to be patient and pray about it and let it come to you. Mostly all the coaches are giving me the same thing."
The Seminoles are a bit of a new team in the race as Miami and Florida battled it out for much of the fall. What was the reason to visit FSU this late in the process?
"My mom was telling me to take my visits so I wanted to take one there. One of my friends there, Brian Burns is there and I was just talking to him. He wasn't really telling me too much about the school and he said I just have to feel it and be comfortable with where I am at."
Chatfield was scheduled to visit Florida this weekend. However, he now says that trip has been rescheduled for February 2.
"I just want to get the feeling and be comfortable and see how the coaches are," Chatfield said of his upcoming UF visit. "That's really it."
Last week, Gators head coach Dan Mullen visited with Chatfield.
"He was just trying to keep it real with me and telling me how it is and wasn't hiding behind anything."
Florida's is pitching a defensive scheme that fits Chatfield's playing style.
"Their scheme is a 3-4, so they want me to play the outside linebacker spot and I could rush the passer and drop back."
Chatfield would not say if a 3-4 or 4-3 scheme mattered by simply saying, "I just want to play football."
Does Chatfield have a leader heading into these final two weeks of they cycle?
"I like Miami," he said. "I can't say that are on top, but that are up there. They offered me late, but I am not looking at that."
Ultimately, it will come down to how Chatfield feels around the coaches and players that helps him make his final decision on National Signing Day.
"Just the vibe with the coaches and see how it really is and get down to the bones and stuff," he explained. "Just really trying to see how I would fit with the team and see how the players feel about me and stuff."