Notable Recruit Flips: 10 Players Who Changed Their Commitments

Over the past decade, several highly recruited college football players have made the decision to change their verbal commitments. Here's a look at 10 notable prospects who flipped their pledges and the impact they had on their respective programs.

With the recent surge in verbal commitments for the 2025 recruiting class, it's important to remember that the college football recruiting landscape is constantly evolving. One aspect of this is the occurrence of players flipping their commitments from one school to another. Here are 10 examples of notable players who made such changes:

Notable Recruit Flips: 10 Players Who Changed Their Commitments

- Committed to: Clemson, Florida, Florida State

- Played for: Florida State

- Impact: Cook became a two-time All-American and All-ACC performer, leading FSU to a National Championship in 2013.

- Committed to: Rutgers, Penn State

- Played for: Penn State

- Impact: A two-time All-American and consensus All-American in 2017, Barkley was awarded the Paul Hornung Award as the nation's most versatile player.

- Committed to: Alabama, Georgia

- Played for: Georgia

- Impact: Fromm led Georgia to an SEC Championship and the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Game, where they lost to Alabama.

- Committed to: Alabama, Florida State

- Played for: Florida State

- Impact: Akers finished sixth in FSU history for career rushing yards and touchdowns, earning All-ACC honors.

- Committed to: Rutgers, Wisconsin

- Played for: Wisconsin

- Impact: Taylor became a two-time unanimous All-American and Doak Walker Award winner, rushing for an NCAA record 6,174 yards in three seasons.

- Committed to: Penn State, Georgia, Ohio State

- Played for: Georgia, Ohio State

- Impact: Fields was the Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Year for two seasons at Ohio State, leading the Buckeyes to the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship.

- Committed to: Kansas, Florida, LSU

- Played for: LSU

- Impact: Chase had one of the best seasons by a wide receiver in college football history in 2019, winning the Biletnikoff Award and helping LSU to a National Championship.

- Committed to: USC, Alabama

- Played for: Alabama

- Impact: Young won the Heisman Trophy in 2021, becoming the first Alabama quarterback to win the award. He led the Crimson Tide to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

- Committed to: Texas, Ohio State, Texas (transfer)

- Played for: Ohio State, Texas

- Impact: After a successful freshman year at Ohio State, Ewers transferred back to Texas and led the Longhorns to a 12-2 record and its first College Football Playoff appearance.

- Committed to: Florida State, Jackson State, Colorado (transfer)

- Played for: Jackson State, Colorado

- Impact: Hunter has been named a consensus All-American on both offense and defense and is considered a Heisman Trophy candidate in 2023.