Wayzata High School defensive lineman Eli Diane was the first player to verbally commit to Minnesota’s 2027 recruiting class last year on April 12. He has been on campus for seven different unofficial visits, but an ACC program appears to be trying to change his mind.
The 2027 recruiting cycle is heating up across college football, and Diane revealed that he received a scholarship offer from Georgia Tech on Thursday.
“#AGTG After a great conversation with @CoachKPope, I am blessed to say that I have received an Offer from @GeorgiaTechFBšš,” he posted on X.
This situation is quite common in modern high school football recruiting. Georgia Tech is not the first program to do so, nor will it be the last. The Gophers have done it themselves numerous times, including most recently when they flipped four-star edge defender Ayden Aytch from Northern Illinois last recruiting cycle…