DeAndre Jordan reminds us of Cyrus Kouandjio’s post-signing day flip from Auburn to Alabama. (USATSI) DeAndre Jordan’s flip from a verbal commitment to the Dallas Mavericks to signing a new deal with the Los Angeles Clippers rattled the NBA community and gave the media its story of the summer. But in college football, this type of last-minute change of heart happens annually with recruits on national signing day and frequently with high profile names on the coaching carousel. Below, we’ve outlined five notable moments that can stack up to DeAndre Jordan memorable change of heart. While these stories lack the emojis and Twitter drama that came with Jordan’s free agency, they all had a similar impact on the teams and people involved. 1. SMU’s Eric Dickerson and the Trans-A&M: Though the Hall of Famer maintains that no one from Texas A&M bought him the brand new Trans-Am that Dickerson began to drive shortly around the time he committed to the Aggies, there were plenty of folks in College Station who felt betrayed when the star running back signed with SMU on National Signing Day. 2. Urban Meyer’s first resignation: Following a scare after the 2009 SEC Championship Game, then-Florida coach Urban Meyer announced that he would resign after the team’s bowl game to address his stress-related health issues. Shortly after that, news came that Meyer would not resign but instead take a leave of absence. He returned to the team for spring practice and coached the entire 2010 season before retiring in Dec. 2010 and then coming out of retirement in late 2011 as the next head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes. …
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