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Tampa Wharton cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III committed to the Florida Gators on July 26. / Gator Country file photo by Katie Young

Emerging from the Under Armour All-America Game registration, five-star defensive back Vernon Hargreaves III (Wharton/Tampa, Fla.) could hardly contain his excitement about the upcoming week, especially with all of the free gear the participants receive.

“This is awesome. My dad coaches at South Florida and they are sponsored by Under Armour,” Hargreaves said. “So I had a lot of stuff coming in, and now I have even more stuff. I don’t even know what to do with all of it.”

Hargreaves was all fun and games during registration, but the 5-foot-11, 185-pound defensive back is all business when it comes to his expectations for the week.

“I don’t really set expectations,” Hargreaves said. “Whatever happens, happens. Good, bad, or ugly, it doesn’t matter. I’m just going to do my best at whatever I do.”

The Tampa native committed to the Gators back in July, but he still maintains weekly contact with Florida coach Will Muschamp and defensive backs coach Travaris Robinson. In their talks, Hargreaves said they rarely broach the subject of football.

“I talk to Coach Muschamp or Coach Robinson once or twice a week,” Hargreaves said. “Most of the time when I talk to them, it’s not even about football, but about life, girls or whatever.”

Throughout this week Hargreaves will be surrounded by not only fellow Gators commits, but also some recruits who are still considering Florida. He said he plans on recruiting others to come to Florida as hard as he can.

“I’m going to be texting their phone and all of that,” Hargreaves said. “I’m not sure about who I want to recruit yet, but if I find somebody that has Florida near the top, you better believe [I’ll recruit them].”

Hargreaves will be wearing No. 24 for the Black Team in the Under Armour All-America Game which will be televised nationally Jan. 4 on ESPN at 5 p.m.

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DrewLaing

Drew Laing is a junior at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. Before college, Drew lived in Lakeland, Fla., his entire life. He began in journalism during his senior year of high school and has continued studying it throughout college. In addition to his internship at Gator Country, he is the Editor-In-Chief of The Samford Crimson and a collegiate correspondent for USA Today. Drew enjoys the finer things in life like Tampa Bay Rays baseball and PB&J sandwiches.

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