University School’s Josh Sanguinetti makes his college football decision

Josh Sanguinetti kept his recruiting process relatively quiet. The lone glimpse into his decision came from the list of top-eight schools he put on Twitter back in September.

But on Wednesday, as he made his way to the stage at University School’s auditorium, he made his decision clear — and it wasn’t a team on that initial finalists list.

Sanguinetti, the safety from University School ranked as the No. 50 overall player from the state of Florida this recruiting cycle according to the 247Sports composite ranking, is signing with Indiana and will unite there with fellow Broward County standout Tiawan Mullen.

“Well, Josh is one of the most skilled guys I’ve ever coached, period,” University School coach Daniel Luque said after the ceremony. “He has a knack for the football and to see him play at the next level in the Big Ten, I think there’s going to be some great things.”

The finalists that he initially named at the start of the high school football season: Auburn, Florida, Michigan, Miami, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ole Miss and Stanford. That list was still pinned to the top of his Twitter timeline heading into Wednesday.

Sanguinetti holds the University School record with 24 interceptions but a lackluster senior year (29 tackles, one interception and two pass deflections) compounded with some miscommunications on the recruiting trail left Sanguinetti trying to figure out his future.

His official visit to Indiana last weekend sealed the deal, he said.

“That made it really easy,” Sanguinetti said, “because when I went there, I just fell in love with it. It just felt like it was the place I was supposed to be. Coach [Tom] Allen has a vision for the program. I just want to be part of that.”

Sanguinetti, 6-2 and 171 pounds, wasn’t the only U School player making his decision on Wednesday.

In total, University School had 20 student-athletes from eight sports sign national letters of intent. Included in that group is star basketball player Vernon Carey, who made his Duke commitment official.

The rest of the football signees: Linebacker Moezies Telfort (Florida A&M), defensive end Alejandro Perez (St. Thomas University) and running back Michel Hurt (St. Thomas University). They joined running back Kenny McIntosh (Georgia), and receivers Zay Flowers (Boston College), Jordan Irizarry (Albany) and Christian Wells (Appalachian State), who signed in December.

This story was originally published February 6, 2019 at 10:15 AM.