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Former Rutgers commit Justin Herron at the Maryland Crab Bowl

(Photo provided by Herron, used with permission)

Justin Herron, 6-4, 285-pound Bullis (North Potomac, Md.) offensive tackle and former Rutgers commit, has flipped his commitment from Rutgers to Wake Forest, he revealed to NJ.com Wednesday.

"It was two big things," Herron told NJ.com. "The coaching changes from coach Wrobo (Damian Wroblewski) leaving to coach (Ron) Prince leaving, that was huge. Because they recruited me and I had a good connection with those two. And since they left, I didn't really feel the connection I did before.

"Secondly, it was the size of the school," he continued. "I go to a small school now, and I felt that Wake Forest would be a better place for me because its what I'm used to. And then the educational aspect of the school was top notch, and I thought it would be a great fit for me."

Herron, who took an official visit to Wake Forest last weekend, called Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood Tuesday to give him the news.

"I called coach Flood last night," Herron said. "I told them first. I didn't have anyone else be the middle man for me. I just thought it was the best thing to do."

Flood, although disappointed in Herron's decision, asked him to take an official visit this coming weekend (the weekend of Jan. 31.). And new offensive line coach Mitch Browning reached out to Herron Wednesday morning, in a last ditch effort to retain his services. However, Herron says he is solid to Wake Forest at this time.

Dave Cohen, former Rutgers defensive coordinator, became the Wake Forest defensive line coach in January, after being released by Rutgers in December. There has been speculation that Herron's relationship with Cohen could have also played a part in his decision to de-commit.

Herron is the 12th player to de-commit within Rutgers' recruiting class of 2014. He is ranked a three-star recruit by the recruiting services.

Herron made it a point to say his flip to Wake Forest "had nothing to do with the coaches." Find out what he was talking about here.

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