Four-star recruit from Pensacola Jacob Copeland announced today that he is signing with the Florida Gators during a ceremony that aired live on ESPN.
As soon as Copeland put on a Florida cap on his head, his mother, who was wearing Alabama and Tennessee gear, got up from the table and walked away in disgust on national TV.
#ESPN300 WR Jacob Copeland selects #Gators over #Alabama and #Vols … mom not happy, walks off set pic.twitter.com/cbv57nDuYJ
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When mom doesn’t approve of your school choice. pic.twitter.com/sPvKBalHDT
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Early this morning Copeland spoke about the enormous pressure put on him in having to choose a school
Throughout this entire recruiting process I never been as stressed as I am now. I cried and cried all last night about God leading me in the right directions. Now I don’t have over much as a day to decide on a school that’ll change my future after football. 😔
In the end Copeland went with his heart instead of his mother’s wishes.
Via CBS Sports
“We had a lot of conversations back and forth about where I should go to school,” Copeland said while being interviewed on television during the awkward situation. “God led me and my gut led me to where my heart desired. I can’t go with my mind, I got to go with my heart.”
Eventually Copeland’s mother came to her senses and gave her son a big hug.
Jacob Copeland gets a hug from his mom after she walked off following his choice of Florida. pic.twitter.com/WMenTWLEls
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