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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Four-star defensive tackle Dante Phillips (Venice, Fla./Venice) said Monday he has been denied admission by the University of Florida. Phillips was set to begin classes at Florida on Monday but said he received a phone call from Florida head coach Will Muschamp, informing him of the school's decision.

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Dante Phillips was rated the No. 110 player in the ESPN 150 for the class of 2012.
A source close to the program said two other key recruits -- four-star defensive ends Jonathan Bullard (Shelby, N.C./Crest) and Dante Fowler Jr. (St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood) -- have not yet been cleared by the NCAA, but both are expected to be admitted very soon.

Phillips was rated the No. 110 prospect in the nation in the ESPN 150 for 2012. Bullard was the No. 4 defensive end in the nation and the No. 37 overall prospect in the ESPN 150, while Fowler was ranked No. 71 in the ESPN 150.

"Everything on my NCAA Clearinghouse website has been cleared," Phillips said on Monday. "I'm cleared. I should be able to go to any school in the country. I just know that Muschamp told me that admissions wouldn't admit me. I'm not sure how. I'm not sure why."

Phillips originally committed to Urban Meyer's Gators and became the second commitment of Florida's 2012 class on Oct. 25, 2010. As for what he will do now, Phillips said he has contacted several coaches, but most schools have already filled their rosters.

"As soon as they called me I wrote about seven coaches on Facebook, but most of them haven't written me back yet," Phillips said. "Some of them have. Miami is one of the schools that is showing a lot of interest right now. They are fighting to get me in in August, but I'm not sure. I haven't made a commitment to anyone right now. I'm still open, but it's going to be hard because most of the big schools have already taken a full class.

"Now I'm just struggling trying to find a spot on somebody's roster. I worked my butt off trying to get these offers, but now I can't even pick and chose where I want to go because it's so late in the process."
 
I watched it. Said something about his step dad mentioned miami. He also said he wanted to go somewhere that develops nfl talent. I hope golden gets him in here. Would be a huge get for the defensive line.
 
Not sure if AG wants him or not, but dirty move by the gaytes. Should've bounced him earlier in the process.
 
wht do you expect from hillbilly rednecks.....what goes around comes around tho...rest assured
 
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Miami the early favorite for ex-UF four-star signee

Posted by John Taylor on July 4, 2012, 3:01 PM EDT
As noted by Ben earlier this week, defensive tackle Dante Phillips, a four-star member of Florida’s 2012 recruiting class, was unexpectedly denied admissionto the school. As a result, Phillips is once again fair game on the recruiting trail and, suffice to say, the talented lineman is not lacking suitors.
At the top of Phillips’ future to-do list — provided his appeal through UF channels is denied, of course — is another Florida school, with the player himself tellingRebelGrove.com that at this point in time Miami is “the favorite more than most other schools because they’re in-state.” In addition to the reciprocal interest from the Hurricanes, Phillips also said he has spoken to coaches at Ole Miss, and that the Rebels are “in my top 10 right now.”
As for other schools that interest the lineman, Phillips said he’s “waiting on a few more phone calls” from the likes of Alabama, LSU, USC and UCLA.
Phillips said he hopes to have a decision made shortly, and that the decision will be based on “a good coaching staff with some NFL reputation, a good DL coach and someone who can make me a tactician.” Such factors would seem to indicate that the Tide and Tigers are very much in the mix.
Provided they give a player who was rated as the No. 9 DT in the Class of 2012 a call, of course.​
 
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CaneCounty said:
so florida's academic standards are higher than miami's?
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No. Florida uses a different grading system, in which they count all classes--including those a student has retaken--for their GPA. If he got an F, then retook it & got an A, Miami counts it as an A. Florida takes the average of the two--in this hypothetical--a C. That can lower a kid's score.
 
IndayArtHauz said:
CaneCounty said:
so florida's academic standards are higher than miami's?
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No. Florida uses a different grading system, in which they count all classes--including those a student has retaken--for their GPA. If he got an F, then retook it & got an A, Miami counts it as an A. Florida takes the average of the two--in this hypothetical--a C. That can lower a kid's score.
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Keep in mind, this is the "institution of higher learning" that just had its Computer Science department cut from existence.
 
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