It only took one visit to the University of Florida for William Harrod‍ to know which school he wanted to play college football for over the next few years.

Harrod, who took an official visit to Florida this past weekend, announced via Twitter on Monday that he had committed to the Gators.

Inside the Gators secured an exclusive interview from the 2019 offensive lineman out of Fort Washington (MD.) to discuss why he made his decision:

“Just the atmosphere there,” Harrod said of why he committed to Florida. “When you get on campus, if you know you have that feeling that you want to go there, then you know you want to go there.”

Harrod apparently got that feeling early on.

Over the weekend, Harrod posted a since deleted tweet soliciting someone to make an edit for him. To most people, this was a sign that he was in the process of announcing his pledge to the program.

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When asked if there was a specific moment when he knew that he wanted to commit to Florida, the four-star recruit said that Friday was the day where he was sure of his decision.

“Probably at the end of the first day when I got done looking over everything,” Harrod said. “Looking over the campus; I thought in my head that this is where I want to be playing college football.”

Along with attending Florida’s season opener Saturday night, Harrod had a chance to speak with head coach Dan Mullen as well as offensive line coach John Hevesy. The only coach from Florida’s staff who he had met prior to his visit was safeties coach Ron English.

“I loved it. Even though it was a smaller team, the fact that so many fans came out and watched them to support the team; that’s all you can ask for, support from your fans. It can’t get any better than that.” - William Harrod

Despite not having met most of the coaches in person until a few days ago, Harrod said that the Gators became a serious contender in the past few months due to the level of contact he had with the program.

“Good communication,” Harrod said. “I could tell they were really serious about me getting down there. I became way more interested in them during the course of time.”

Harrod also shared his thoughts on Hevesy as a person and how that influences his coaching style. The 6-foot-5, 305-pounder said that he is ready to play for Hevesy in the coming years.

“It’s straightforward,” Harrod said of Hevesy’s personality. “That’s why he’s a great coach. I like his personality, how he communicates with his players and I can’t wait to work under him.”

Harrod, who was accompanied by his brother and father on the visit, said that his family was supportive of his choice to leave the state of Maryland for college.

“They loved it,” Harrod said of his family’s reaction to his decision. “They knew it was a good choice. They were fully supportive of it. They didn’t deny anything or question it.”

As of right now, Harrod has no plans to use his remaining officials or even take an unofficial visit to any other school but Florida.

Harrod made it clear that he is locked into Florida and said that he intends on signing early in December.