This morning, LB recruit Kellen Wiley (Seffner) announced he is not visiting Miami this weekend.
I’m told this is NOT a drop situation. The staff really likes Kellen Wiley.
Miami has decided to move this weekend’s visitors (including Mykah Newton and Malachi Toney) to after signing day.
There are a couple reasons for this. First, these players have playoff games for their high school teams tomorrow. So it would have been a shortened, lower-quality visit.
Second, and most importantly, the team is in lockdown mode as it pushes towards its goal of an ACC Championship. There are usually a lot of recruits in the building on Sunday unofficials. That’s not happening this week. Everyone is completely locked in on getting ready for the home stretch.
Recruiting will continue, obviously, and remains paramount. But the decision was made to avoid visits during such a key time for the program.
The unfortunate part with Wiley is that, unlike Newton and Toney, he isn’t a commit. So the timing is off. But again, this decision applies to every recruit set to visit and is being made for the sole purpose of winning on Saturday, winning next week, and accomplishing the team’s goals for the season.
