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Perhaps not in the recruiting service industry, where wackiness, kookiness, or any sort of indecision helps draw views and sell subscriptions, but for college coaches, nothing beats a boring recruiting process.

To a college coach, when it comes to recruiting, boring is a good thing.

They don't have to spend an inordinate amount of time putting out fires or reassuring those who are supposedly 'committed' to them that they are still where they should end up.

That word -boring- perfectly describes the process for Auburn (Ala.) four-star defensive end/linebacker Mohamoud Diabate‍.

Before committing he wasn't all over the place with a new leader every other week and since pulling the trigger for Florida over the summer he has been steady as a rock. No second thoughts, at least not publicly, and he took his one and only official visit over the weekend when he traveled to Gainesville with his mom and dad.

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With his decision already firmly in place, what exactly does an official visit accomplish?

“It just solidifies my commitment to Florida and lets me know that everything I previously thought was right," explained Diabate. "This was my only visit, there won't be another one.”

While on campus Florida's coaching staff had a simple message for Diabate.

“I need to get ready to come in and work so that hopefully I can work my way onto the field.”

He then spoke about what the visit was like.

“It was a great visit. I got to see many different things at the University. I got to see the college life over the weekend. Overall it was a good experience.”

Over the past several months, along with Jalon Jones, Jaylon Hill and Diwun Black, Diabate has been one of Florida's top 'recruiters' constantly selling the program to others on social media.

Don't for a second think that all of that happens by accident. Some of it is Diabate working of his own volition, some of it is at the urging of the Florida staff.

“It's on my own and they'll tell me, you know, 'we would love to have so-and-so' and I go alright and I go on my own intuition I'm trying to win so I'm going to get who I need to get.”

He spent time this weekend off of social media and doing some face-to-face recruiting on the Gators' behalf.

“I spent time with [Marcus] Banks, Dontae Lucas, Lloyd Summerall, Keon Zipperer. We have a good chance with all of them. They can come in and we can win a National Championship. We have to come in and work and have that desire and that drive."

With his decision out of the way, Diabate will sign with Florida on December, 19 and enroll early for spring ball.

He feels like enrolling early will be beneficial to him.

“It's going to be a lot easier because I don't have to worry about fall camp and all that stuff when I'm coming in I can just worry about getting comfortable and doing what I have to do so that my body can be ready and I can be ready to go when spring comes.”

Service 247 ESPN Rivals Ranking #136 #179 Four-star/#12 WDE