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Four-star safety Jernard Albright decommitted to South Carolina on June 7, 2026.<\/p>\n
Courtesy of Jernard Albright via 247 Sports<\/p>\n
The first commit of South Carolina\u2019s 2027 recruiting class has changed his mind.<\/p>\n
Four-star safety Jernard Albrght \u2014 who became the Gamecocks\u2019 initial 2027 pledge after a Christmas Day commitmen<\/a>t \u2014 told Noles247 on Sunday that he\u2019s flipped to Florida State.<\/p>\n Albright \u2014 the No. 12 safety in America, according to the 247 Composite Rankings<\/a> \u2014was supposed to take an official visit to Florida State next weekend and then head to South Carolina the week after.<\/p>\n South Carolina was the first Power 4 school to offer Albright, handing him an offer last May. A few months later, he told Rivals that South Carolina was the school standing out the most.<\/p>\n \u201cI hear a lot from them,\u201d he told Rivals reporter Chad Simmons in September.<\/a> \u201c(Defensive backs) coach Torrian Gray texts me and my mom a lot. He\u2019s definitely a good guy, doesn\u2019t lie, and is real about the program. He makes me feel like a top guy and I feel like he can develop players.\u201d<\/p>\n A native of Springfield, Georgia, the 6-foot-2, 205-pound defensive back made 50 tackles and had a pair of interceptions as a junior \u2014 including a 109-yard pick-six back in October. He initially chose the Gamecocks over Georgia Tech, Michigan, Ole Miss and Texas A&M. Florida State didn\u2019t offer him until September.<\/p>\n With Albright\u2019s decommitment \u2014 and the April flip of four-star CB Aamaury Fountain from USC to Florida<\/a> \u2014 South Carolina\u2019s 2027 recruiting class is down to eight commits \u2014 none of whom are defensive backs.<\/p>\n South Carolina 2027 recruiting class<\/p>\n This story was originally published June 7, 2026 at 1:32 PM.<\/p>\n
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