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'07 IN S Jerimy Finch (Florida signee, transfer to Indiana)

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Orlando Sentinel

UF loses young LB for season

Jerimy Finch undergoes surgery after a hard hit in a romp over Tennessee.
GAINESVILLE - Warren Central High Coach Steve Tutsie sat in front of the television Saturday and felt his stomach sink.

He watched UF freshman Jerimy Finch, his former free safety, get on the field against Tennessee and snatch the first interception of his career. Then he watched Finch take a hit on the right leg as he ran with the ball and fall into a heap, clutching the leg.

"All the joy of excitement," Tutsie said Sunday afternoon by cell phone. "And then, just 'Aw, man.' "

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I wasn't using the smiley like I was happy he got injured, it is obviously being taken the wrong way. I was just saying the my source, which was the bottom line of ESPN, isn't exactly one that you can look up ont he internet and find unless they have a story up. It was more of a smiley to say trust me on this one, and in no way should be taken to mean I was happy he got injured.
 
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I found a copy of his NLI on M-Zone.:biggrin:

Jerimy Finch National Letter of Intent

If you follow college football, especially if you're a Michigan or IU fan, you probably heard about DB Jerimy Finch. Finch was the top player in the state of Indiana who verbally committed to Michigan. Then, about two weeks ago, he changed his mind and said he going to sign with the Hoosiers. But over the last couple of days, he started to waver once more and sources said it was 50/50 between Michigan and Indiana.

So who'd he sign with yesterday?

Florida.

Huh?

We'll let Urban Meyer explain from this Rivals.com article...

Gator coach Urban Meyer said Florida kind of stumbled into Finch.​


"After appraising the top-100 list, I saw that he was ranked highly and I wanted to know where he was going," Meyer said. ​
"I knew Warren Central from my days at Notre Dame. I called the coach, and he said, 'Coach, you'll never believe this, but we just finished talking about Florida.' He played in the Orlando all-star game, and the kid loves Florida. Five minutes later, I was on the phone with (Finch). Without watching one speck of tape on him, I asked him if he wanted to come down for a visit. We thought he was a great kid and a good-looking safety, and his tape just solidified it.


"We offered him, and he decided to come. It's unbelievable because I didn't go to Indiana once the whole time." ​

In order to shed further light on what happened, we here at the MZone have obtained an exclusive copy of Finch's National Letter of Intent...

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Finch released, will transfer


By PAT DOOLEY
Sun sports writer


Published: Monday, May 5, 2008 at 11:28 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, May 5, 2008 at 11:28 a.m.



Jerimy Finch is wheeled off the field during the fourth
quarter against Tennessee game on Sept. 15, 2007.

Florida outside linebacker Jerimy Finch has been released by the University of Florida
and will transfer to another school, University of Florida officials confirmed Monday.
Finch, who suffered a knee injury while being tackled after making an interception late
in the Tennessee game last year and missed the rest of his freshman season, was
having trouble in the classroom and missed some spring practices for extra tutoring.
He was also dealing with issues back home in Indiana where he has two children.

[URL="http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20080505/NEWS/717699286/1090/Finch_released__will_transfer"]Finch released, will transfer | GatorSports.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, FL
 
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Former U-M recruit on the move again


Jerimy Finch said he plans to leave Florida and play for Indiana in 2009.

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This isn't Finch's first flip-flop. He originally committed to Michigan, then made an oral commitment to Indiana in January 2007 before heading to Florida.
Finch said he has enrolled in online courses at IU and plans to register for the second summer session, which begins June 13, the Indianapolis Star reported recently. Players transferring from one Division I school to another are required to sit a season.
Finch, who played linebacker in his one season at Florida, was expected to compete for a starting spot for the Gators in the fall. Instead, he got his scholarship release from Florida earlier this month.
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si.com

Indiana's Finch gets OK from NCAA to play this season

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Safety Jerimy Finch got a waiver from the NCAA Thursday to play for Indiana this season after transferring from Florida.
The sophomore from Indianapolis was a two-time first-team All-State player at Warren Central High School. He at first committed to play at Indiana, then signed with the Gators.
He had seven tackles and one interception in three games as a freshman in 2007 before breaking his leg and missing the rest of the season.
Finch helped lead Warren Central to its fourth straight Indiana high school Class 5A title in 2006.
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