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Gainesville Buchholz linebacker Myles Graham, the son of legendary Florida Gators running back Earnest Graham, signed to follow in his father’s footsteps last Wednesday on National Signing Day.
A day later, Florida linebackers coach Jay Bateman announced he was leaving UF to take the same position on Mike Elko’s new staff at Texas A&M. Father Graham was furious. The younger Graham was hurt. They both said they felt deceived.
“I wasn’t really mad. I was kinda sad about it, that he up and left that quickly, the day after I signed,” Myles Graham said Friday at the Under Armour All-American Game media day at the Orlando Marriott World Center. The game will be played Wednesday at Camping World Stadium, 4 p.m. (ESPN).
“So it did hurt because I didn’t know about it and I felt like it stabbed me in the back, but it’s kind of a business as a whole, college football, so it’s not just the University of Florida that’s doing shaky business or anything. It’s just the way of the world and how it goes.”
His father was certainly mad the day after signing day and he took to social media to vent on X (formerly known as Twitter) under his handle @earnestgraham:
“My son was raised to understand the business as it exists but there has been new levels of disconnect with this program that I have NEVER ever experienced. No calls, no communication and the dryest experience imaginable. I’m just going to START there.”
Myles said the emotions have calmed since last Thursday and he also said he learned a big lesson from the experience.
“I learned a lesson at a young age. I learned it the hard way to not commit to a coach but commit to a program,” Myles said. “I’m glad my dad did what he did and I back him in whatever he does. I think it will end up helping the university in that way, helping us as a program to be…
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Author : Orlando Sentinel
Publish date : 2023-12-30 04:35:00
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