Shawn Rose is a personal trainer who splits time between Florida and Los Angeles, and he's also a Florida Express 7-on-7 coach.
He’s built a strong relationship with Brian Edwards and his family since the star DB was a freshman, helping coach him and train him. Rose has helped Brian along in the recruiting process with words of encouragement, and now like the rest of the world he’s waiting to see where Edwards will choose at his 1 p.m. signing day announcement.
But Rose thinks he has a pretty good idea what hat Edwards will put on that day: one with a Gator on it.
“He told Florida he’s coming there,” Edwards said. “He told me he’s going to be communicating that to Miami, that he was going to tell them either last night or today that he wasn’t coming there.”
It’s quite a turn of events if that winds up the case.
Rose says Edwards had essentially committed to UM coaches when he took his Miami official visit Jan. 21. But Rose says he went to Florida this past weekend and it changed his mind.
“He now has two people he’s told he’s coming, and that’s not how you should operate,” Rose said. “I told him `You need to figure this out for yourself.’ I told him that last night and this morning.
“It’s going to be a stressful 48 hours for him.”
Rose says all hope isn’t lost for the Canes.
He says that’s in part because of the bond Ephraim Banda has built.
“Banda has been on him since day 1,” Rose said. “That’s the one constant in Brian’s recruitment has been coach Banda.”
A final thought?
“He’s going to sleep on it again and go from there,” Rose said.
CaneSport’s take
Not great news here for the Canes, and if he doesn’t wind up at UM that makes CJ Henderson even more important to get in this class.
