Friday, Hun (Princeton, N.J.) four-star defensive tackle Fred Hansard revealed to Bleacher Report's Tyler Donahue that he's closing in on a collegiate decision and wont take any further visits before his choice is announced.

Rutgers fans can exhale as the Scarlet Knights are one of his three finalists.

"I'm ready to make my decision," Hansard, the 6-3, 305-pound senior told Bleacher Report. "I've talked to my parents and we sat down for a long time to make sure we're all on the same page. I know there's still going to be some recruiting here and there but I'm trying to have a regular senior year and focus on winning another [Mid-Atlantic Prep League] championship."

The other two schools in the running for his services are Florida and Tennessee, both of which he's visited once this Summer -- Tennessee in June for Orange Carpet Day and Florida in July for Friday Night Lights.

Meanwhile, Alabama, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Pittsburgh and USC round out the schools in his previously released top nine, which missed the final cut.

Most analysts believe Florida will be his pick, following his recent four-day visit to the Sunshine State, which he returned from highly-impressed.

Hansard had this to say about Tennessee and Florida -- the two programs recruiting him hardest he said at the time -- when NJ.com went in-depth with him in July.

"Definitely coach Mac (Jim McElwain) from Florida and coach (Butch) Jones (are recruiting me the hardest). They have been going at it, like back and forth. Like, every single time I text coach Mac, you know, coach Jones will text me 15 minutes later. It's like the same thing with those two.

"So it's cool. I would say they are recruiting me the hardest out of any schools in my top nine. I would say Tennessee and Florida have been recruiting me extremely hard. Like, Rutgers is up there, but I don't know if they're up there with Tennessee. Like, every single time I talk to one coach, it's like six-seven more that talk to me. And they talk to my parents, they text my parents every single day. It's just been crazy."

Hansard also discussed with Donahue his recent trek to Rutgers -- the last school to host him before his announcement -- for Rising Knight Day.

"[Head coach Chris] Ash is doing big things with recruiting and they're just on the right path to become great," he said. "Coach Ash, his staff and the strength and conditioning guys bring a lot of new energy to the team. They're hyped, and now the players there have that same kind of energy. The committed recruits do too."

According to the report, Hansard plans to take his official visits following his collegiate pick, which could occur any day now via a video on Bleacher Report.

He is currently the No. 3 player in the NJ.com Top 50, after accumulating 32 tackles, 12 tackles for loss with three sacks, while also playing offensive snaps at left tackle in 2015, despite missing three games due to injury.

The first-team All-MAPL selection holds upwards of 35 offers. He had originally planned to make his decision on May 14, but instead took the last three months to thoroughly vet his options.

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