Miami Palmetto High School WR Brashard Smith has the Miami Hurricanes in his top five that also includes Auburn, Florida, Oregon and Tennessee.
Smith says UM made the cut thanks in part “because it’s home,” and he also credits his relationship with the coaches.
He’s talking regularly with wide receivers coach Rob Likens as well as coordinator Rhett Lashlee.
“They just say that I need to stay home and put on for the crib,” Smith said. “They text me, I do Zoom calls with the whole offensive staff. We’ve talked about the whole playbook.”
And that hurry-up spread offense is another reason Smith is serious about UM.
“I hear from my coaches and teammates how I’m a good fit for Miami’s kind of offense,” Smith said. “And it does fit me - the motions, running the routes, the quickness of it.”
The next step in his recruitment?
“I don’t know right now when I’ll decide, I’m not doing it yet,” Smith said. “If I am going to (do it before signing day) it’ll probably be during the season.”
Smith has visited all of the schools in his top 5 other than Oregon.
“I’m open to all five, no one’s ahead,” he says.
