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Florida fans were right about a 5-star Georgia flip but to wrong school

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Recruiting season can get silly sometimes, and Florida Gator fans just found that out firsthand. After a string of commitments, followed by a string of misses, followed by some more key commitments, it looked like the Gators were in prime position to flip 5-star James Johnson away from Georgia.

Johnson flipped all right, just not to the school that anyone had on their radar.

James "JJ" Johnson flips to Texas

Johnson, seemingly out of nowhere, flipped from Georgia to Texas. This was after Johnson had committed to Georgia back on June 28, but rumors were quickly swirling that Florida was in the mix to pull off a flip.