Interesting... Richardson spoke to Noles 247 after his OV at Miami.... We'll see if he makes the trip back up to Tally that last week of July...
“The Miami visit, it was honestly a great visit,” Richardson told Noles247 over the phone. “Being in the Ritz Carlton Hotel, that was nice. I can really say that Miami is really building something and they’re making sure that the player’s they’ve got are mentally tough. They do a great job of taking care of their players.”
With official visits to four schools already complete, and a decision set for July 26, Richardson admits two programs are standing above the pack at this stage of his recruitment.
“It’s 50-50 between Miami and Florida State honestly,” he claimed. “They both have great programs and both programs have a different culture. It’s a fight between Florida State and Miami, that’s really it. Kentucky and ASU are also in the mix.”
Over the next several weeks leading up to his much anticipated college commitment, Richardson plans to deliberate with family over his options and come to a decision on one school soon.
“Honestly, I’ve got to talk to my family about it and see what the family thinks and see what they’re feeling,” Richardson explained of his upcoming decision making process. “I like to get their input but it’s my decision at the end of the day, not my family’s decision.”
An interesting twist to his currently scheduled commitment date is that the NCAA recruiting dead period is lifted for one week at the end of July. That means he could make a trip to a program, or several, prior to his announcement. The 6-foot-4, 285-pounder plans to make a return trip to his hometown in Tallahassee that week.
“Yessir, Coach [Alex] Atkins wants me to come up for a visit at the end of July,” he stated. “He wants me to come down there. I was like ‘yeah I’ll come down there and visit again.’ So yeah, I might be going down to Tallahassee during that weekend.”
On July 26, Richardson plans to invite friends, family and media for a typical commitment ceremony featuring hats on a table. He also intends to stream it live to the world on his Instagram. He’s excited to put an end to his recruitment in just about a month’s time.
“It’s going to feel great and there’s going to be a lot of pressure off my shoulders,” Richardson pointed out. “I can say there will be a little weight off my shoulders when making a decision. The schools I visited over the summer, all of them have great programs. Once I make my decision, I’m locked in with that school. I’m not flipping or decommitting, none of that. We’re not flip flopping, not doing any of that stuff. That’s the school we’re going to and that’s the school I’m signing on signing day with.”
