Penn State looks good for John Dunmore’s July 4th commitment

But will his recruitment truly be over when he commits?

FRISCO, Texas — I spoke with John Dunmore Saturday at Nike’s The Opening Finals camp.

The four-star Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna receiver recruit is going to make his college commitment on July 4. This timeline is significantly pushed up from his original plan of deciding at the Under Armour All-America Game.

Dunmore is coming off three official visits: Michigan, Auburn, and Penn State. He again spoke glowingly about all three, but especially about Penn State. He echoed the comments he made in March when I spoke with him about his relationship with coach Ja’Juan Seider (below).

“Coach Seider is like my big brother, I know he has my back,” Dunmore said.

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“Penn State is just lovely,” He said. “Not too many players have the opportunity to go there.”

I expect Dunmore to pick Penn State on Wednesday, thanks to that relationship with Seider.

But there’s another indicator making Penn State look like the choice.

Dunmore is deciding to commit before taking his official visit to Florida State. Dunmore has repeatedly called FSU his dream school (see below), but FSU is not hosting Florida preps on summer official visits so far, preferring to host in fall or after the season.

The Seminoles are also being extremely picky about receiver recruiting this year, chasing Georgia commit Jadon Haselwood, Clemson commit Frank Ladson, and Auburn commit George Pickens, all of whom are rated higher than Dunmore.

Those in the recruiting industry I spoke with are extremely doubtful that Dunmore’s recruitment will be over when he commits on July 4.

But Dunmore insists that he is committing because he is absolutely sure he knows where he wants to go, and not simply to reserve a spot in a top class as he checks out his other options.

Still, he left the door open for taking his two remaining official visits this fall.

Stay tuned.

Original Story: March 19

FT. LAUDERDALE — Another day, another dominant performance for four-star Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna receiver recruit John Dunmore. This time, it came at the Under Armour All-America Game camp, at which he earned an invite to play in the prestigious all-star game.

Just as he did the previous weekend at another competition, he consistently worked to get a clean release, caught everything, and showed good deep speed. He can vary tempo to lull defenders. Dunmore uses space well and can sit down in voids in a zone. Dunmore is one of the best receivesr I have seen so far in Florida’s 2018 class.

His recruitment has taken off since his January decommitment from the Florida Gators. That coincided with Florida coach Ja’Juan Seider leaving the Gators to take a job at Penn State.

Dunmore will have a top 10 soon, but he knows a handful of schools are locks to make it, including Penn State thanks to Seider. Seider was Dunmore’s connection to Florida before his decommitment from the Gators, and was recruiting the star receiver back when he coached at West Virginia, as well.

“Coach Seider is like my big brother, I know he has my back,” Dunmore said.

Dunmore is looking forward to getting the chance to learn more about the Nittany Lions.

“Penn State is just lovely,” He said. “Not too many players have the opportunity to go there.”

Georgia is another school high on his list.

“It’s just Georgia, they keep it real with me,” Dunmore said. “I plan to get up there this summer and see how they treat me and my family.”

Then there’s Florida State, which Dunmore recently called his “dream school.”

Dunmore wore an FSU wrist band during workouts.

“That’s my dream school. When I touch down on campus, I’m comfortable. I don’t have to be shy, nervous, anything, just comfortable,” Dunmore said.

Dunmore said he has the best connections with receivers coach David Kelly, Dade County recruiter Telly Lockett, and head coach Willie Taggart. “They all hit me up.”

He plans to make a return visit for Florida State spring practice March 31.