The 10 biggest decommitments of June

There were at least 52 Power Four conference decommitments in the month of June as it’s now the busiest time of the recruiting calendar except for the weeks around National Signing Day. Here is a look at the 10 most impactful.

JABOREE ANTOINE’S DECOMMITMENT FROM LSU

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Antoine committed to LSU in January over Texas and others and it was not a shock since he’s a top four-star safety from New Iberia (La.) Westgate and almost all of the top prospects from Louisiana stay close to home. But it just wasn’t meant to be as Antoine backed off his pledge in recent days. The Tigers are still very much a fixture to get him back on the board and now Miami and Florida are pushing very hard as well.

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DERREK COOPER’S DECOMMITMENT FROM GEORGIA

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One of the best prospects in the 2026 Rivals250, it was a major win for Georgia when Cooper committed to the Bulldogs on June 6.

But only a few days later, the Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade Madonna high four-star athlete surprisingly backed off his decision to fully go through the recruiting process.

Georgia and every other national power will be involved with Cooper but at the recent Rivals Five-Star he was spending a lot of time with the Miami commits.

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AKYLIN DEAR’S DECOMMITMENT FROM OLE MISS

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Ole Miss had a big recruiting win in late March when the four-star running back from Quitman, Miss., committed to the Rebels.

It was not a total shock since Dear is an in-state prospect, Ole Miss ran the ball really well when Quinshon Judkins was there and the Rebels could be in the national title hunt this season.

But about three months later, the four-star running back opened up his recruitment and the word is that Alabama could…

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Publish date : 2024-07-02 02:16:41

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