Preston Glasco has reopened his recruitment, and the 6-foot-3 Grayson (Ga.) cornerback is now squarely in the crosshairs of three SEC programs.
Glasco told 247Sports that he has decommitted from UConn after months of pressure from Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama. The Huskies had held his pledge, but Glasco said earlier this week that he let UConn coaches and fellow recruits know he plans to open things back up for the stretch run.
The interest from the SEC has been steady, and it has gotten more serious as the season has gone on. Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama have all hosted Glasco on game day visits in the first few weeks of the year - Alabama on Sept.
5, Georgia on Sept. 12 and South Carolina on Sept. 19.
He already had an official visit to Georgia in June, and both Alabama and South Carolina have offered him while he was on those recent game day trips.
Alabama is next up on the calendar. The Crimson Tide are set to host Glasco on an official visit this upcoming weekend, and he made it clear to 247Sports that the timing matters.
"I feel like it's a big weekend. This is becoming crunch time, as far as the recruitment," Glasco told 247Sports earlier this week.
"As I head into October, I just want to make sure that I really do my due diligence and soak up all the things I want to know about Alabama as far as Tuscaloosa itself. I get some more time to gel with players and coaches and just get the feel for it."
Glasco’s rise to this point wasn’t immediate. Injuries slowed him down through his sophomore and junior seasons, which left him with limited film and forced Power Conference schools to wait until they had more than a month of high school tape before deciding whether to push for him in December.
That patience has paid off. Glasco is now a 3-star prospect in the 247Sports recruiting rankings, checking in as the No. 68 cornerback and the No. 89 player in Georgia.
247Sports director of scouting Andrew Ivins describes him as a tall developmental corner with real upside. Glasco was measured at around 6-foot-2 ½ and 190 pounds in the spring after his junior season, and the report notes that he carries a higher center of gravity but still moves with quick, efficient feet for a player with such long limbs.
He works to keep cushion in off-man coverage, will try to jam receivers to disrupt timing, and shows encouraging physicality in run support on the perimeter. His length gives him an edge at the catch point, though he still needs to improve in locating the football and continue developing his deep speed.
Now, after backing off his UConn commitment, Glasco has three SEC heavyweights fully in the mix.
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