“I was shocked and also a little disappointed,” McClain said. “I have a bond with Coach (Jeremy) Pruitt, so it kind of messed me up a little.”
McClain talked about where his commitment stands immediately after hearing the news.
“It impacts it a little bit,” McClain said. “I am keeping an open mind now. I would consider myself as probably a soft verbal now. But I am still going to talk to the coaches (at Florida State) a little bit more and get a better understanding of what is going on and what is to come.
“I will talk to (defensive ends) Coach Sal (Sunseri),” McClain added. “I will also talk to Coach Pruitt. I haven’t talked to any of them yet.”
At this point, McClain hasn’t set any visits to anywhere. He shared potential visit destinations if he does in fact decide to look around.
“If I do look around, it will probably be North Carolina, Florida, Miami, or Virginia Tech,” McClain said.
As for what his gut is telling him he will do, McClain shared that before the end of the conversation.
“It is telling me that I probably should stay, but once again I am keeping an open mind,” McClain said. “I am not really sure.”