Gainesville (Fla.) Eastside quarterback Anthony Richardson was one of the small handful of recruits on campus at the University of Florida Saturday to take in the teams spring open football practice. This trip to campus was Richardson's first time back on hand for the first time since opening his recruitment up last month and de-comitting from the Gators. During the return trip, the local signal caller enjoyed his time around both the coaches and current players.

"It was great getting back there and being around the coaches and the players and great overall being back," Richardson said. "I watched the practice and then got to sit and talk with Coach [Dan] Mullen and Coach [Brian] Johnson and we just talked for like an hour or so. Just talking about school and things I need to work on and little small talk."

As a former UF commit for the 2020 class, who backed off that early verbal pledge, the Florida staff made it crystal clear that he is still wanted.

"They just told me to follow my heart and go wherever my heart takes me," Richardson said. "They just do what they always have been doing with me, you know, being honest and keeping everything one-hundred. They just keep me close like a family member, and not like a recruit or a player."

One of the highlights of the trip on Saturday included the 6-foot-3 1/2, 230-pounders time on the sidelines of the Gators practice and seeing the coaching staff working with the other quarterbacks on the roster.

"It's always good to see how they are out there and the style they coach with and to see what they have done with their quarterbacks now and ones they have coached in the past. It's a big key for me to see them coaching and what the can get out of the players. I love watching Coach Mullen coaching and he really knows what he's doing and if you make a mistake he won't count it against you. QB is a hard position, and he knows that. Things may not come easy, but he knows the loopholes to get his guys to play the best."

Since opening his recruitment back up last month, Richardson has reeled in a handful of new offers. Where things sit now, four programs stand out the most to Richardson, with one team as the outright leader.

"The visit doesn't change anything really," Richardson said. "Florida has always been my leading school for a while, so it's Florida, Penn State, Michigan, and UCF that I am looking at, they would be my top four schools that I am deciding from. Florida is the leader right now though, I am just really comfortable with them."

Richardson hopes to make a commitment shortly after the end of his spring football season, but isn't exactly sure on a dead set date just yet. The plan of action for now is looking into some official visits, with one date in mind for a Big10 trip.

"I think Penn State official visit is going to be on April 26th, that weekend," Richardson said. "I have reached out to Michigan asking about dates they would want to have me in. I talked with Coach Mullen today about one, and he said since I am close I can schedule it whenever."

The 247Sports Composite, an industry generated average, currently ranks Richardson as the Nation's No. 487 overall prospect in the 2020 recruiting class.