SEC daily: Elite QB's decommitment deemed a hack; Tide loses DB

Media outlets everywhere jumped the gun on a decommitment from four-star quarterback Deondre Francois Thursday night after Francois amended an earlier tweet saying his account was hacked and he’s sticking with Florida State.

Earlier today, Francois let out a tweet saying he had “decommitted from the University of Florida State”. He deleted the tweet and went silent on Twitter for about an hour.

With media outlets going crazy, he later released the following tweet:

I apologize for the inconvenience. It was a mistake. My Twitter account was hacked. I am still 100% committed to FSU #Tribe15

— Dre (@Deondre_3) January 29, 2015

Francois visited Florida last weekend, and he’s now publicly said he’s sticking with FSU twice now, even though he sent out the decommitment tweet.

Could Florida land Francois on National Signing Day? Things could get very interesting.

Onto the news…

SEC daily recap: Thursday, Jan. 29

Eastern Division

• Florida’s McElwain should draw first blood against Harbaugh
• Assessing the Vols’ 2015 class a week before NSD
• Longtime Mizzou athletic director stepping down in August
• Tennessee grabs commitment from four-star linebacker

Western Division

• Alabama loses commitment from four-star cornerback
• SEC’s best teams of the last decade: Crimson Tide 2011
• Elite offensive lineman commits to LSU

Recruiting

• Former four-star RB teaches recruits lesson in humility
• Teams that do most with the least in the SEC
• Countdown to Signing Day: SEC’s top recruits No. 6
• Revisiting top offensive linemen from the 2011 class