Nebraska added another commitment on Friday as athlete Ronald Thompkins announced his verbal pledge to the Huskers. The Grayson (Ga.) High athlete made the announcement on Twitter. He told Husker247 afterwards he just felt the timing was right for a commitment.
"I just wanted to do it today (Friday)," he said. "There was no specific reason. I've never been to Nebraska. I have a lot of trust in people that have been up there and a lot of them are telling me how it is up there, and that's pretty much why I decided I could go ahead and make the commitment."
Thompkins was previously a Florida State commitment, but he stepped back from the Seminoles in September, following a knee injury he sustained during the season.
Grayson's recruiting coordinator, Kenyatta Watson, said Thompkins is close to 100 percent at this time, and that he just ran a 4.5 40-yard dash at Alabama the week prior to the commitment.
The four-star athlete had offers from 20 schools at the time of his commitment. Alabama and USC, each of whom had offered, reached out earlier this week, but Thompkins was already set on his decision. Both Thompkins and Watson said the recruit is finished with other schools and is focused on Nebraska.
Nebraska now holds nine commitments, with three of them slated to be involved at the running back position. Thompkins joins Thomas Grayson and Rahmir Johnson, both of whom committed in the spring.