DAVENPORT, Fla. -- Florida jumped on four-star quarterback prospect Artur Sitkowski early on in the process, seemingly the favorite to land him early on. But have things changed for the Gators?

Sitkowski, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound prospect, said he hasn't been in touch with the Gators quite as much of late.

"Not lately. I haven't talked to Florida much lately, but I love the Gators," Sitkowski told 247Sports' Luke Stampini. "I love chomp nation. It's a great place. Great place to live, great place to play football. I love the Gators a lot."

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The New Jersey native has been recruited by offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier, who has watched him camp at Florida and was impressed by his ability last summer.

But communication between the two has fallen off in recent weeks.

"The last time I talked to coach Nuss was when he came up to see us in January," Sitkowski said. "That was the last time I talked to him. I talk to the recruiting assistants a lot, but that was the last time I talked to him."

Meanwhile, Miami has been pressing him with a strong effort, led by coaches Mark Richt, Jon Richt and Thomas Brown. Stikowski will visit the Hurricanes shortly.

"I'm going to Miami this weekend," he said. "As of that, right now I'm going to plan some stuff out for the spring. Hopefully get to Florida, get back home to Rutgers, get to UCLA, Wisconsin, LSU."

Sitkwoski is high on the Hurricanes, who have really entered the picture of late.

"I like Miami a lot. I like Miami a lot," he said. "They're really up there high. I want to play with some big-time guys. They've got a good quarterback situation there, I can compete early."

And with a decision on tap soon, overcoming the Hurricanes might be a key hurdle now for the Gators if they want Sitkowski. The IMG Academy prospect said he hopes to make a decision in the spring or summer.

Miami is making their pitch.

"That I'm their No. 1 guy, they really want me bad," Sitkowski explained. "I talk to those guys a lot. Just I'm their guy, they want me really bad. I'm going to get down to visit and hopefully commit soon."

What is the nation's No. 75 overall player and No. 4 quarterback hoping to get out of his trip to Coral Gables?

"Just get more comfortable with the program, the university, talk to some recruits, watch some good basketball," he said. "That's about it."

The big quarterback also explained what he's looking for in a school he can commit to.

"Just where I feel comfortable at, a place I'm going to compete early at and a system that I feel is the best for me," he said. "Where I feel I'm going to be straight-out the best player I possibly can."

Rutgers also remains in the mix.

"Yeah, I like Rutgers a lot. It's the hometown place," Sitkowski said. "There's no other place I want to play football besides Rutgers, but you know they don't compare to the SEC and the Big 10. So I love Rutgers football and it's a place I want to play football at."

The Gators remain in the picture, but it certainly sounds like Florida may have cooled on one of its early targets.

"I like Florida. I love Florida," Sitkowski said. "It's a good quarterback situation. The fans are great. The people are great down there. Campus is great, quarterback situation is great, so Florida is a great place."

247Sports reporter Luke Stampini contributed to this report.

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