Alligator Alley

"First of all, the four-star DE told Rivals' Blake Alderman that he is no longer visiting Florida. The change of plans came as a surprise because Walker seemed set on taking the trip, but he didn't cancel it on his own.

According to multipe reporters who I spoke with in the press box at the Trop, Alabama linebacker coach Lance Thompson was on the field immediately after the Under Armour All-American Game and confronted Walker about his visit to UF. Although minor, that is a recruiting violation by the Tide. College coaches are not allowed to meet with players until they've been dropped off at their hotel and/or been released by the Under Armour staff.

Several players I spoke with told me Walker was visably upset in the locker room afterward and did not ride back on the team bus to the hotel in Orlando. I'm not sure who he left with or where he went, but as of now he is not coming to Gainesville this weekend.

On another note, I just wanted to say that some of you are ridiculous for tweeting me that this is my fault. Two weeks ago I reported that Walker was applying for early enrollment at UF, that's it. I did not say he was flipping and I did not say he was visiting. It was accurate information and I was not asked to keep it quiet.

Last Saturday night, a couple of websites FIRST reported that Walker would visit UF after the UA Game. When Walker arrived at the team hotel on Sunday, he CONFIRMED the visit with ESPN's Derek Tyson. And throughout the ENTIRE week of practice, Walker told every single reporter (including me on Wed.) that he was visiting and dozens of stories were written about it.

Yet, somehow I was in the wrong? People need to stop blaming myself or other media members for doing our job. If Walker wanted the visit to be a secret, he would have denied it on Sunday when he met with Tyson and then not talked about it all week. If he had, everyone would have reported that it wasn't happening. My post two weeks ago obviously did not deter him from making plans to visit Florida AND also annoucing it to the media.

How about blaming the coach who made illegal contact and probably pressured him into cancelling the trip? I'm not the bad guy here, and I think it's a shame that Walker wasn't able to visit UF like he wanted to."

-Zach Abolverdi aka "Crucial"