DaMarcus Smith on the Fence with Louisville?

DaMarcus Smith ‘still committed’ to Louisville | Jody Demling - Recruiting

Seneca High School quarterback DaMacrus Smith woke up this morning with a bunch of text messages on his phone inquiring about his future plans.

The All-State quarterback then found out Miami Northwestern quarterback Teddy Bridgewater had also committed to the Cardinals and said "I was a little shaken."

But after talking with his mother and high school coach, Smith reports that he’s "still committed," to the University of Louisville and will sit down and talk with the U of L coaches after tomorrow’s bowl game to "see where I fit in their plans at."

"Deep down in my heart, Louisville is where I want to be," Smith said. "I can’t just make a decision based on emotion because someone else said they are coming there. I look forward to the competition.

"I am a competitor and deep down in my heart I know I am the best and I just have to keep working hard and try to come on there and prove it."

Smith, a four-star quarterback, committed to the Cardinals last winter just after Charlie Strong was named head coach at U of L. He had talked about taking some other visits and schools had still been calling until recently he left Seneca and enrolled at Jefferson County High School in an accelerated program to try and help him graduate this month so that he could enroll at U of L in January and participate in spring practice.

"That’s still the plan right now," said Smith, who threw for 3,150 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior after sitting out his junior year with a knee injury.

Smith, a four-star prospect, played in the national Elite 11 Quarterback Camp last summer in California. Bridgewater, a five-star prospect, was also at the camp.

"Deep down in my heart, Louisville is where I want to be and I can’t worry about it," Smith said. "I can’t lie, I am forced to think about it all but that’s where I want to be."

This kid is an absolute fool if he stays committed to Louisville at this point. He will take a red shirt and sit 3-4 years waiting at UofL and by that time the coach that lured him there will be gone. I don't expect him to commit to UK but I would not be at all surprised if he decided to go to Oregon or Boise. Maybe he should talk to Mossakowski and get some advice about how that all turns out.