Parrish lands offer, visit from Thomas Brown within same week

Stefan Adams

Nov 28, 2018 3 min read

2020 Columbus RB Henry Parrish already owned offers from the likes of Power 5 schools such as Indiana, Iowa, and Pitt, but had his recruitment ratcheted up a notch over the weekend when he received a verbal scholarship from running backs coach Thomas Brown and the Canes after making a visit for UM’s game vs. Pitt on Saturday.

“He called me, he couldn’t make it in person after Miami’s game, so he just called me over the phone,” Parrish said of Brown. “It felt great. My cousin always told me to be patient, that it would come. So, I was just staying humble and being patient, and it came.”

Parrish’s relationship with the Canes is very new, but Miami is already starting to make in-roads with the star running back.

“We just started talking really over the weekend,” Parrish said. “He tells me how the program was, all the great running backs that have come through there. And how they use the running back in different ways, like how DeeJay Dallas returned the punt for the touchdown.”

Even though UM came through with the offer, Miami has let him know that their interest in him is legit: Brown was at Columbus’ practice yesterday to watch Parrish play.

“I seen coach Brown yesterday at practice,” Parrish said. “I didn’t get to shake his hand cause I was in the middle of practice, but he was out there. It was cool.”

Now that Parrish has an offer from the Canes, what about Miami has his attention?

“It’s not that it’s close to home, but I don’t know, I just like the U,” Parrish said. “It’s hard to describe, it’s just that feeling.”

Despite an injured shoulder in the first round of the 8A Playoffs against Coral Gables, Parrish has stayed right on course with his huge junior season to help carry Columbus to their semifinal matchup this week against Deerfield Beach.

“My junior year is going great actually - 28 TD’s and 1,800 yards,” Parrish said. “I ain’t done yet, though.”

With word getting out about Parrish’s talents, schools like Florida, Bama, and LSU have begun to take interest and any one of them could be close to pulling the trigger now that Miami has thrown their hat in the ring.

While he has no current visits set up, Parrish is in no rush to end the process and will take his time with everything.

“I’m going to commit sometime next year, my senior year,” Parrish said.

What does a school need to show that will set them apart from the rest for Parrish?

“The one that’s showing the most love to me, that’s where I’ll be attending.”

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Zbrod95

Jan 14, 2022

fincane said:
I've said this before about other positions but just because those 3 1000 yard rushers are available doesn't mean Miami has a shot. So is Miami gonna spend time chasing RBs who haven't reached out and tell a guy who got plenty of power 5 carries hold on just for him to go some place else? The portal is different. Guys will let you know real quick if they have interest because they want to find a spot.

So Miami wouldn’t have a shot at Travis Dye with multiple of his former coaches here? Miami couldn’t go get Jared Broussard who’s from Dallas? Or FCS transfer Dante Miller, Minnisota transfer Ky Thomas, Buffalo transfer Dylan McDuffie or Stanford transfer Nathaniel Peat? I could go on and on.

Miami fans always have excuses to take average SFL players.

DMoney

Jan 14, 2022

Zbrod95 said:
So Miami wouldn’t have a shot at Travis Dye with multiple of his former coaches here? Miami couldn’t go get Jared Broussard who’s from Dallas? Or FCS transfer Dante Miller, Buffalo transfer Dylan McDuffie or Stanford transfer Nathaniel Peat? I could go on and on.

Miami fans always have excuses to take average SFL players.

Our track record with local backs is about 100 times better than with backs from the rest of the country.

The local backs have been pros, and the other backs have been busts.

Dwinstitles

Jan 14, 2022

Zbrod95 said:
So Miami wouldn’t have a shot at Travis Dye with multiple of his former coaches here? Miami couldn’t go get Jared Broussard who’s from Dallas? Or FCS transfer Dante Miller, Minnisota transfer Ky Thomas, Buffalo transfer Dylan McDuffie or Stanford transfer Nathaniel Peat? I could go on and on.

Miami fans always have excuses to take average SFL players.

Should of gotten that GT running back that dudes a fuqin animal and fast

Dwinstitles

Jan 14, 2022

Zbrod95 said:
So Miami wouldn’t have a shot at Travis Dye with multiple of his former coaches here? Miami couldn’t go get Jared Broussard who’s from Dallas? Or FCS transfer Dante Miller, Minnisota transfer Ky Thomas, Buffalo transfer Dylan McDuffie or Stanford transfer Nathaniel Peat? I could go on and on.

Miami fans always have excuses to take average SFL players.

I'm not that high on Parrish as well I think we have that already in Knighton but hey what do I know. I'm just here like y'all lol

Zbrod95

Jan 14, 2022

DMoney said:
Our track record with local backs is about 100 times better than with backs from the rest of the country.

The local backs have been pros, and the other backs have been busts.

^ See? Nothing but excuses then y’all get mad at Manny for going after easy recruitments instead of getting into battles. Y’all are doing the same thing.

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fincane

Jan 14, 2022

Zbrod95 said:
So Miami wouldn’t have a shot at Travis Dye with multiple of his former coaches here? Miami couldn’t go get Jared Broussard who’s from Dallas? Or FCS transfer Dante Miller or Stanford transfer Nathaniel Peat? I could go on and on.

Miami fans always have excuses to take average SFL players.

I'm not even from south Florida so I don't care about that nonsense. Have you heard that Travis Dye who is from California wants to move across the country? Nathaniel Peat is from Missouri. When Dye says he wants in then it becomes a different conversation. List all the portal guys you'd like. Doesn't mean a **** thing if they don't have any interest. Just dreamland type stuff.

Zbrod95

Jan 14, 2022

fincane said:
I'm not even from south Florida so I don't care about that nonsense. Have you heard that Travis Dye who is from California wants to move across the country? Nathaniel Peat is from Missouri. When Dye says he wants in then it becomes a different conversation. List all the portal guys you'd like. Doesn't mean a **** thing if they don't have any interest. Just dreamland type stuff.

How do you know they don’t have interest? Did they send a memo? Text? phone call? WhatsApp message?

You’re guessing just as much as I supposedly am.

OldhamA

Jan 14, 2022

Zbrod95 said:
How do you know they don’t have interest? Did they send a memo? Text? phone call? WhatsApp message?

You’re guessing just as much as I supposedly am.

I'd be curious to know if any of these portal RBs have interest - they'd be transferring into a thin, but talented, RB room. You're not guaranteed carries at all if Chaney comes back well from his injury.

DMoney

Jan 14, 2022

Zbrod95 said:
^ See? Nothing but excuses then y’all get mad at Manny for going after easy recruitments instead of getting into battles. Y’all are doing the same thing.

This dude is a 4* player who is averaging 5.3 yards per carry in the SEC. He’s also good in the passing game.

His RB coach and Mario want him because he’s a good player.

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fincane

Jan 14, 2022

Zbrod95 said:
How do you know they don’t have interest? Did they send a memo? Text? phone call? WhatsApp message?

You’re guessing just as much as I supposedly am.

Didn't I just write "Have you heard that Travis Dye who is from California wants to move across the country?" That is not the question of someone who knows. But just throwing out portal names and saying we need to be after them and tell Parrish to get gone is silly if those other guys aint even looking at Miami.

moshated305

Jan 14, 2022

DMoney said:
I am very confident that we are a match.

1. There is an obvious Columbus connection with Mario.
2. Kevin Smith is his coach and, in my opinion, the natural comparison for him as a player (not as heavy).
3. He provides a different dynamic than the other guys with his fluidity and running instincts. Chaney is the size/speed athlete and Knighton is the versatile explosive back.
4. Hometown pull.
5. Henry Parrish, Sr. and David Cooney were teammates and I heard from a source they may be related.

Ole Miss had one of the best running attacks in the nation with Ealy, Conner and Parrish forming a three-headed monster. I can see something similar here. Let's see how quick we set up that OV. Could be sooner than later.

Cooney and Parrish are related.

Zbrod95

Jan 14, 2022

DMoney said:
This dude is a 4* player who is averaging 5.3 yards per carry in the SEC. He’s also good in the passing game.

His RB coach and Mario want him because he’s a good player.

Such a good player that Kevin Smith didn’t even recommend him to be the starter but whatever you say.

DMoney

Jan 14, 2022

Zbrod95 said:
Such a good player that Kevin Smith didn’t even recommend him to be the starter but whatever you say.

Why does he want him here?

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gacaneaddict

Jan 14, 2022

Parrish can help Miami no doubt.

Thing is Parrish, Knighton, and Chaney you would think still has their best football ahead of them. Parrish can be even better in 2022 than he was in 2021 when he averaged 5.3.