February 18, 2017 was a very happy day for Rashad Cheney and his family because he committed to his dream school, the Georgia Bulldogs.

Since then, a lot of new schools have entered the race. He has added numerous offers, he has built many relationships with coaches and he has had a lot of time to think about his future.

As sure as he was Athens was for him 11 months ago, he now has decided he needs more time think things over.

"I have decided to de-commit from Georgia," said Cheney. "Georgia is a great school, they have great coaches and there is nothing bad I can say about Georgia, but this is a life decision for me and I just need to make sure I make the right decision."

The 6-foot-3, 263 pound defensive end out of Ellenwood (Ga.) Cedar Grove visited Auburn last weekend and schools like Penn State and Tennessee are coming hard after him, but that really had nothing to do with his decision.

He just wants to clear his mind and make the best decision for his future.

"I have been thinking about this for a while. When I committed, I was just so happy because I had the offer, but I did not really think everything through.

"Georgia is where I am from, it is the school I grew up cheering for and I just did not think about how important the decision was before I committed.

"At the end of the day, this is a business decision for my future. I have to make sure I go to the right school for me. Maybe it is Georgia if they still recruit me, but I just need to look around and make sure of things."

Cheney has no favorites and his recruitment is completely open to all schools at this time. He is going to now take visits as an uncommitted prospect and evaluate all of his options thoroughly.