Faculty soccer season is upon us, and right here comes the flips.
Bryce Davis, the No. 53 total participant within the Rivals250 for the 2025 recruiting cycle out of Greensboro (N.C.) Grimsley Excessive Faculty, has had a change of coronary heart a month and alter after declaring for Clemson.
The four-star defensive finish flipped his dedication from Clemson to Duke simply hours after opening his senior season. The in-state Blue Devils had made a livid run at Davis in July forward of his pledge to the Tigers. Manny Diaz and co. by no means took their foot off the gasoline with the elite edge defender from down Tobacco Highway.
“I’ve an amazing relationship with Duke,” Davis informed Rivals. “They’re near dwelling … I like what they’re doing over there constructing the tradition underneath Coach Diaz. He is had some nice defenses, some nice edge gamers previously, and what they’re telling me is the reality.”
Duke hosted the 6-foot-5, 265-pound defensive finish for an official go to in June.
Even after he dedicated out of state, Diaz, Harland Bower and the remainder of the Blue Devils teaching workers continued to respectfully push for Davis.
It lastly felt proper for Davis after a lot consideration.
“We constructed relationships which might be actual,” he detailed. “They revered my resolution however let me know what they needed to provide. They did not rush me or pressure me; they constructed actual, genuine relationships. They did not push me away; they confirmed me what they needed to provide.”
