As if there wasn’t enough reason for Florida and Florida State not to like each other, five-star cornerback commit Levonta Taylor from Virginia Beach (Va.) Ocean Lakes decided to add some fuel to the fire on Tuesday.
The 13th-ranked player in the ESPN 300 took to twitter to claim that he is better than Florida All-American cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III was at the same stage in high school. Hargreaves was the No. 3-ranked player in the class of 2013 and won MVP of the Under Armour All-America game.
It started when a fan tweeted to Taylor "@iamlevonta is another Vernon Hargreaves." Taylor responded with "I’m better" with a winking smiley face emoji. It didn’t end there though. Taylor went on to send out two more tweets about his comparison to Hargreaves.
I'm better 😉.. https://t.co/JPLaJKwici
— Levonta Taylor (@iamlevonta) June 9, 2015
Vern is real but I'm on a higher level than he was in high school. I can't speak on college yet I have another year of high school left!
— Levonta Taylor (@iamlevonta) June 9, 2015Taylor did give Hargreaves credit at one point, but never backed down from his claim of being better than Hargreaves was in high school.
Like I said @_VH3 is the real deal . I'm not taking anything from that man & what he earned . Give credit where it's due💯
— Levonta Taylor (@iamlevonta) June 9, 2015Taylor certainly will have a lot to live up to in college, but in a rivalry that has never had a shortage of trash-talking, the No. 1-ranked cornerback in the country should fit right in.