CJ Ingram’s latest offer from Florida could have him walk in father’s footsteps

One of the biggest recruiting storylines on the gridiron and hardwood in the Gainesville area took a new turn Friday afternoon.

CJ Ingram, the rising senior from Hawthorne, received an offer from Todd Golden and Florida basketball Friday.

Ingram, of course, is the son of Gators legend Cornelius Ingram. “CI” played at UF from 2004-08. He starred for the football team, winning national titles in 2006 and 2008, but he also played in 19 basketball games for Billy Donovan in 2004-05 as a freshman.

Like his father, CJ plays both sports at Hawthorne. On the gridiron, he’s started at quarterback the last two seasons. In 2023, he shined with over 2,950 total yards and 38 TDs. The Hornets won their second straight state title, and Ingram was the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 1R Player of the Year, with his father as his coach.

Rated as a consensus 3-star recruit, CJ’s received football offers from USF, Pittsburgh and Florida.

Gators head coach Billy Napier visited Ingram at Hawthorne in January and gave him an offer at WR.

Ingram equally excels on the hardwood, though. Last season, he averaged 24 points and 3.7 steals per game. That earned him Florida Dairy Farmers Class 1A Player of the Year for the second year in a row.

CJ, who was the Sun’s Small School Football and Boys Basketball Player of the Year this past school year, has told the Sun at multiple points the pride he holds in basketball.

In addition, he told Swamp247 on Thursday that he plans to focus on basketball.

Ingram’s spent much of the summer playing in basketball tournaments. He missed the Hornets’ spring football game last month. Friday morning, though, he landed on ESPN Recruiting Director Paul Biancardi’s list of best prospects at Jay Bilas’ Basketball Camp.

Hawthorne’s CJ Ingram (1) against Newberry during the district basketball championship game in…

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Author : The Gainesville Sun

Publish date : 2024-06-15 00:25:29

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