Friday was a big day for the Scarlet Knights, because as expected, they received two commitments from a pair of teammates out of New York. However, earlier in the day before camp started up one of the top JUCO OL Malcolm Pridgeon also decided to verbally commit to Rutgers, but in a surprising twist of events Rutgers247 has confirmed that Pridgeon is no longer committed to the Rutgers. 247Sports very own Alex Gleitman, was able to talk to Pridgeon about what exactly happened regarding the whole situation.

“I’m not committed to Rutgers,” Pridgeon told 247Sports. “It was a little misunderstanding. I’m uncommitted right now.

"I verbally committed on Friday, but that’s not locking a deal. After the visit I talked to my family and they think I should finish up with school and take all of my official visits before making my decision in the Fall. I told Coach Kyle Flood that and told him I was going to wait, so I’m not committed to Rutgers right now.”

Malcolm is a 6-foot-8, 303lbs Offensive Tackle who currently holds over 20+ offers from schools all over such as; Alabama, Arizona State, Nebraska, Texas Tech, and many more to go along with Rutgers. So expect Rutgers to still try and recruit Malcolm till the end, but the staff will also continue to look elsewhere for lineman. Stay tuned right here for the latest on Pridgeon’s recruitment.

Quotes for this story provided by 247 Sports' Alex Gleitman