Prince writes about his Clemson decommitment

by TigerNet Staff - 2012-05-11 09:58:12.0

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R.J. Prince - Offensive Tackle
Height: 6-6   Weight: 285   Hometown: Albemarle, NC (Albemarle HS)   Class: 2013

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In a recent journal entry, former Clemson commitment R.J. Prince R.J. Prince
Offensive Tackle
6-6, 285
Albemarle, NC
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During January and February, word came that Coach Kapilovic was coming to the school to visit. I believe it was when we were out for a professional day, Coach Akins, Coach Kap, and I sat down for a good 30-minute conversation. He told me the staff was fired up after watching my film, and they showed me more love that Clemson ever showed me in all my visits combined! I was interested in UNC! UNC is the perfect school for me in terms of academics and athletics. I FELL in LOVE! Clemson and UNC were dead-locked at that time. So I decided to go down and visit Clemson one last time. While I was there, I saw a whole other side to their program unlike on game day. I knew I had to take back that verbal commitment. About two weeks later, I went up to the UNC Junior Day, featuring the men’s basketball team play arch-rival Duke (another big-time contender for my services, I’ll tell you about it in the next journal entry) at the discretion of Clemson’s coaching staff.
About a week later, I decommitted from Clemson University, and my recruiting saga opened back up………………………

Read the full journal here

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