Arkansas wide receiver prospect Josh Johnson decided to decommit from IU on Monday. He had been an IU commit since Nov. 16, 2015.
Several hours after his Twitter announcement that he planned on reopening his recruitment, 247sports reported Johnson had verbally committed to Iowa State.
Johnson, a 5-foot-11, 170-pound receiver at Central Arkansas Christian, was IU’s first commitment in the 2017 class.
“I want to truly thank the Hoosier family and coaching staff for everything they have done for me and my family!!” Johnson said via Twitter on Monday. “After talking with my parents and really thinking it out, I have decided to open my recruitment back up and decommit from Indiana University.”
Johnson was offered by Iowa State and its new 36-year-old coach, Matt Campbell, on Feb. 15. He then began receiving offers from other major programs, such as Notre Dame.
On March 6, Johnson attended the IU football junior day. Three weeks later, Johnson decommitted from IU and reportedly switched to Iowa State.
IU now has four commits in the 2017 class.
IU Coach Kevin Wilson has often spoken about how IU does not have many early commitments both because IU likes to take its time to find out which prospects are the best fits as well as wanting the recruits to not rush into a decision and decommit later.
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