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DB Godfrey open to leaving Florida for college

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

Many of the top prospects in the state of Florida don't give any serious thought to leaving the state. They might go through the process, but at the end of the day some just want to stay home.

When you have three powerhouse programs in your home state that have combined to win ten national championships in the modern era it's easy to understand why that would be the case.

Others are more open to the possibility of leaving the state and even playing for an upstart program. Those are the prospects Kentucky is targeting in Florida. Andre Godfrey is one of those players and the 5-foot-10, 182-pound defensive back from Miramar (Fla.) is giving serious thought to Kentucky.

"Kentucky is the most recent (offer) I got. I got that a few days ago," Godfrey said. "Besides that I've got Western Michigan, Rutgers, Boston College and Louisville recently just to name a few."

Those offers are added to his previous list which included South Florida, UCLA, West Virginia and Washington State.

Jimmy Brumbaugh is recruiting Godfrey's area for Kentucky and he's made a positive impression on the three-star prospect already even though they have only spoken on three separate occasions.

"Coach Jimmy is a cool, laid back guy. He's real down to earth," Godfrey said. "I can talk to him about anything. He's like an uncle I'd say.

"He's talked to me about how they lost a couple of senior DB's and they're looking to rebuild. He's the defensive line coach and the defensive backs help the D-Line tremendously. He said it's a young team and he's looking for me to come in and play."

Even though local schools and some big name SEC programs are showing interest in Godfrey he's interested in Kentucky. It's more about relationships and opportunity.

"I would definitely be interested in Kentucky. I don't really care too much about the big-name school thing so long as I like the coaches and I can play early," he said.

Godfrey has spent time around the Miami program and earlier this year he said an offer from the Hurricanes would put them near the top of his list, but he has consistently maintained that he does not have any favorites. He is likely to start to set up summer visits in the weeks ahead and a trip to Kentucky is a distinct possibility.

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