Jones football and track star Levonte “Kermit” Whitfield is exploring his options. After decommitting from the University of Miami in March, the rising junior is enjoying the recruiting process. Whitfield is will take a visit to Columbus on Wednesday.
"Good coach coming back to teach the game he loves," Whitfield said of Buckeyes' first year head coach Urban Meyer. "I know he'll put the ball in my hands."
OSU is among the top six schools Whitfield is considering, others include Florida State, Miami, Florida, West Virginia and Clemson. Personal coach and trainer Ricky Argro said Whitfield’s top two choices are Miami and Florida State.
“I want him honestly wherever he’s comfortable,” said Argro, who graduated from FSU in 2006. “It may not fit everyone else. I never push kids to FSU at all.”
While the Tigers sprinter has made it known he would like the Noles to offer him, Whitfield has also been an avid Hurricanes fan all his life and his head football coached is a UM alum, Kenard Lang.