A handful of quarterback recruits in the class of 2023 have had a major change of heart—aka a de-commitment—making a switch from one college program to another.
All but Reese Mooney, the most recent to back off a pledge (Vanderbilt in mid-May), have long gone public with their new college plan. Each decision was relatively simple to explain at the time and again in hindsight.
Elite 11 finalist Malachi Nelson, who was committed to Lincoln Riley at Oklahoma only to change his mind for USC once the coach took over in Los Angeles, made almost an expected change from one program to the next. LaNorris Sellers did similar, following multiple assistant coaches from Virginia to Syracuse. Drew Viotto backed off of Eastern Michigan once Minnesota offered, another common path in the de-commitment game (going from the FBS to Power Five).
