Home cookin: UF coach cooks at Patchan home visit
When Armwood coach Sean Callahan said two-way senior lineman Matt Patchan was getting recruited "harder than anyone I've had," he wasn't kidding.
Patchan, a 6-foot-8, 265-pound tackle, received the full-court press by Florida Wednesday, with five Gators coaches visiting for dinner.
According to Patchan's mother, DeAnne, Gators offensive line coach Steve Addazio even put on an apron and helped her cook beef tenderloin.
"It was great," DeAnne said. "I think coach (Urban) Meyer really liked it."
Patchan, whom Callahan said will announce his decision next week in a press conference, had narrowed down his college choices to Florida, LSU and Miami, where his father, Matt, played.
All three schools made their home visits this week. Which one will win out?
"I don't even know," DeAnne said. She then joked, "He's trying to make us all crazy."
-- JOE SMITH
Times photo of Armwood senior lineman Matt Patchan
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