Four-star OT commit Samuel Bailey: 'My heart is with Florida'

Four-star offensive tackle commit Samuel Bailey is sticking with Florida's message, even as other schools keep calling. "My heart is with Florida," Bailey told Tyler Harden of Swamp247, 247Sports' Florida site.

Harden posted on X at 2:27 p.m. ET Sunday that Bailey "remains confident in Florida, but other programs aren't backing off." Harden also wrote that Bailey "was at Tennessee on Saturday, but certainly took notice of the Gators' win over Texas from afar."

Four-star OT commit Samuel Bailey remains confident in Florida, but other programs aren't backing off.

He was at Tennessee on Saturday, but certainly took notice of the Gators' win over Texas from afar.

"My heart is with Florida."

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— Tyler Harden (@ttjharden8) October 18, 2026

How he got here

In the publicly available part of his Swamp247 story, Harden writes that "just under three weeks ago, 2028 four-star offensive tackle Samuel Bailey committed to the Florida Gators. His decision came after he saw Florida knock off Ole Miss in the Swamp."

"On Saturday, he visited another SEC school and saw that school pull off a big win of its own," Harden writes. According to the story's summary, Bailey talked with Swamp247 about his belief in Jon Sumrall and the Gators and about where his recruitment stands now. The rest of the story is for 247Sports VIP subscribers.

(More recruiting: Five-Star OL Commit Maxwell Hiller Wasn't Surprised by Florida's Bounce-Back at Texas.)

Sources: Tyler Harden (@ttjharden8), Swamp247 / 247Sports.