Urban Meyer

According to Gainesville-Buchholz trainer Jeff Reavis, 5-foot-2 junior setter Gigi Meyer, the daughter of Florida football trainer Urban Meyer, has dedicated to play for Florida Gulf Coast University.

FGCU trainer Dave Nichols cannot scrutinize on recruits until receiving signed letters of objective. The early signing period is in November.

A first-team all-area selection, Meyer had 609 assists, 103 digs and 69 aces for Class 5A Buchholz last season as the Bobcats went 22-9 and into the regional finals.

Gigi's sister, Nicki, is a libero for Georgia Tech.

"She did entrust," said Reavis, who also coaches Meyer's club team that experienced for the upcoming Junior Olympics in Reno, Nev. "She visited over spring break last week and Dave and (assistant) Danny (Mahy) and the school did a pretty good job because she dedicated the day after.

"That's a beautiful campus. Gigi loves the water and the beach and loves to be close to all that stuff, so that really, actually helped."Nichols and Reavis go way back, which helped seal the deal. Reavis was an supporter at the University of Tampa when Nichols was the head coach at Sunshine State Conference opponent Barry University. He said he highly recommended Nichols.

"We wanted to make sure it was the right fit. Dave and I know each other pretty well, and (Meyer) was with the USA High Performance team last summer, and Dave was there," Reavis said. "So he got to see a lot of her there and he really liked her. "And Dave does an actually good job with setters. He's getting somebody who he could start right away. Given the condition he was talking about with her, I think it's going to be a great fit. He was very comprehensive on his plans for her future. He thought she was skilled adequate to fight (for a starting job) right away."

Reavis said Meyer is "basically sound and extremely skilled" and called her a "violent competitor and good leader, so Dave was pretty keyed up about that."

Urban Meyer has led the Gators to two national titles and with a 57-10 record (85.1 percent) has the highest winning percentage in UF history.

"He's much implicated," Reavis said. "He is very obstinate about his daughter, and making sure she has a good experience. He's been very fascinated to hear what I have to say. He wants a coach that will take of his daughter. That's more significant than anything.

"I think he's a tremendous coach, and I'll learn anything I can from him. After 20 years of doing it, coaching is coaching. I'll do everything I can to be around him for five minutes when he's coaching just to see what he's doing."