Four-star 2017 QB Kellen Mond decommits from Baylor, lists Auburn/Ohio State/A&M as Top 3
By John TaylorJun 2, 2016, 11:36 AM EDT
Kellen Mond was the crown jewel of Baylor's 2017 recruiting class after committing to the Bears in the summer of 2015. The key word in the preceding sentence is, of course, "was."
As the fallout from the burgeoning scandal in Waco continues, Mond announced Wednesday on Twitter that he has decided to decommit from the Bears. "When I committed last summer," the quarterback wrote, "the primary basis was due to having the leadership of Art Briles and Kendal Briles as a great football foundation."
The former was dismissed as BU's head football coach late last month, although the latter remains — for now — as the Bears' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
THANK YOU! pic.twitter.com/PeVzQwkPxH
— .. Kellen™ ♛ ♰ ♛ (@TheKellenMond) June 1, 2016
Shortly after decommitting from Baylor, Mond announced a new Top Three: Auburn, Ohio State and Texas A&M. Those schools are listed in his order of preference at the moment, with the Tigers the current leader for the 6-2, 205-pounder's services.
No. 2 dual-threat QB in the nation, @TheKellenMond , decommits from Baylor! Hear why & what's next pic.twitter.com/XPTCQA1qeD
— Jeff Jones (@JeffJonesSports) June 1, 2016
Mond, a Texas native who is playing his senior season at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., is rated as a four-star prospect on 247Sports.com's composite board. That recruiting website rates him as the No. 4 dual-threat quarterback in the country and the No. 103 player overall.
Mond's decommitment is the biggest blow to a class that was already decimated.
Prior to Briles' May 26 firing, the Bears held six 2017 commitments and were 34th in the country. Since then, and with Mond's announcement, that 2017 class is now down to just one commitment — three-star athlete Jalen Pitre — and has plummeted to 94th in the rankings.
And that's without even mentioning that seven 2016 signees are attempting to get out of their National Letters of Intent.
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