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Gainesville defensive end Keith Wells appeared a lock to sign with Florida State in February following a commitment announcement at his school last summer.

But the 6-foot-5, 270-pound Wells now appears determined to spend the next four weeks testing the waters around the ACC and SEC.

“Right now, I’d say I will visit Tennessee, Miami and FSU,” Wells said. “And if anyone falls through, I’ve got schools like Clemson, Notre Dame and Alabama.

“I’m still not exactly sure which remaining three visits I’ll take. More than likely it will be FSU. If not this weekend, it’ll be my last visit. I’ll probably go to Tennessee next weekend and Miami on Jan. 25.”

Florida State’s prospects of regaining ground with Wells might be as simple as picking up a telephone.

“They’re not communicating with me a lot,” Wells said. “I guess they’re just wanting to see what I’m going to do. Me and the guy who was recruiting me at FSU just haven’t communicated like we used to.

“I don’t like that. It shows that they’re not concerned, as far as recruiting me and getting me to come there.”

If Wells withdraws his commitment to the Seminoles, he admitted that winding up at Notre Dame might be a long shot.

“Notre Dame still hasn’t offered,” he said. “I guess they want to get me there on an official and evaluate me and my game film.

“But I won’t seriously consider going up there unless they offer me a scholarship.”