Friends like playing and bonding together...it's prolly part of the reason they have package deals. When Kool worked him out (at that time)maybe he didn't think player C was better than player B on his board? Just cuz a kid doesn't do well at camps doesn't necessarily mean he's garbage. His film was good enough in pads for OSU to offer they're just in on some bigger fish now. He is a 4* recruit it's not like the kid is a scrub!
How good do you think he would be on a shatty team? His stats would likely be cut in half and he still would be a Tweener. There is no way around this... He is still a good kid, don't get me wrong, it's just he just don't compare to a four star Joe Jackson or even a three star Garvin.
Never compared him to anyone...on film he's in the backfield first on many plays....hes no scrub IMO which means with hard work he could possibly pan out...who knows? It would be different if Miami had a bigtime DE prospect already committed. Also, If he is a project ...
it's not like this staff hasn't picked up one before. Like another poster said....nothing to lose here....it could help spark the pipeline!