The Penn State Nittany Lions received a commitment from five-star quarterback Justin Fields (Kennesaw, GA) in December, but several teams - particularly a pair of SEC powers - have him as one of their top targets and are doing everything they can to flip him.
According to Luke Stampini of 247sports, Florida, Auburn and Florida State have emerged as serious threats to Penn State:
There are plenty that do not see his current pledge to the Nittany Lions sticking. Perhaps a clue to Fields still being open was the number of programs that visited his school during the spring evaluation period.
Florida was considered the team in the best position to flip Fields not long ago, and several sources indicated the Gators were Fields’ No. 2 team. UF has made Fields its top priority while letting other quarterbacks they likely could have committed go elsewhere.
Childhood favorite, Auburn, has been making a serious push for Fields of late as new offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey has made the Peach State product a priority. The latest rumblings also point to Florida State as a school to not count out either. The Seminoles have apparently been working their way up Fields’ list as well.
The publicly known visit for Fields is to FSU when his 7on7 team played in Tallahassee. However, there is some buzz that Fields might have made secret visits to other campuses this offseason. One that leaked out was a trip to UF around the time Fields competed at the Orlando Elite 11 Regional in mid-February. There is a good chance there were other trips that flew under the radar as well.
Fields is expected to make several visits in over the course of the next month, but he has not said which schools he will go to.
The 6-foot-3, 221-pounder is ranked as the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback and No. 20 overall prospect in 247sports' Composite Rankings. Check out his highlight film below.
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