Following his official visit to see the Florida Gators this past weekend, Belleview (Fla.) North Marion four-star Michael Tarquin had a change of heart, electing to flip his verbal commitment from the Miami Hurricanes to UF.

The 6-foot-5, 290-pounder originally pledged that commitment to the in-state Hurricanes back in April and made several trips to Coral Gables following that. The Gators former coaching staff originally offered Tarquin, and that tender was then reaffirmed by the new coaching staff in Gainesville. The local Gators continued to chip away over the following months with Miami's struggles on the field, and their efforts finally paid off by adding him to the 2019 class following a string of consecutive visits starting last month.

Living right in the backyard of The Swamp, Tarquin has visited in the past before his commitment to the Hurricanes, and had somewhat of a feel for the coaching staff in Gainesville already.

“They’ve just been recruiting me a lot and it’s 40 minutes away," Tarquin said of the Gators.

The No. 9 ranked Gators currently sit at a 9-3 record following a successful first season and a Peach Bowl bid, compared to last year's four win season. Seeing the efforts Dan Mullen has put into the Florida program in his first year has been hard to ignore, especially in the trenches under offensive line coach John Hevesy.

"Him being at Florida has really help their unit and I think that is one of the biggest takeaways about them, he's been a big impact," Tarquin explained of Hevesy. "I don't know too much about how things were before with the old staff, but I think the biggest thing Coach Hevesy brings is he's really big on things from a technical standpoint. People don't realize how big technique is for offensive line, and I think he's huge there. He's doing a great job and I think that is helping the team a lot, things have changed a lot from last year to this year."

This season, Tarquin injured himself during preseason drills and underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum last month. He is on track to graduate high school early and is expected to be cleared for contact by the time spring football rolls around. He was seen sporting a brace on the labrum during visit to campus last month.

With his commitment to Florida now official, Tarquin is the sixth member of the Gators 2019 recruiting class along the offensive line. He joins four-star offensive tackle Wardrick Wilson, four-star offensive guard William Harrod, three-star offensive guard Riley Simonds, three-star offensive guard Kingsley Eguakun, and three-star offensive guard Ethan White

The 247Sports Composite, an industry generated average, currently ranks Tarquin as the Nation's No. 283 overall prospect in the 2019 recruiting class.