The No. 732 overall prospect and No. 61 cornerback in the On3 Industry Ranking (and No. 32 cornerback in the On300) will officially visit Miami June 13 in addition to a spring visit March 22. He last visited
Miami Jan. 18 for the Hurricanes’ junior day and said Miami is currently the only school he’s locked in an official visit with, although he said Texas and Florida are also in positions to get official visits from him. He plans to take six visits total and will announce a thorough official visit schedule following his spring visits.
Howard already held relationships with Miami cornerbacks coach
Zac Etheridge and safeties coach
Will Harris during their time on Houston and Florida’s respective staffs and has maintained his relationships at Miami. He said Miami’s decision to hire Harris away from Florida had a positive impact on how he views the Hurricanes thanks to the relationship he previously had with Harris.
“When I came on my unofficial (to Miami) on junior day, that’s when I got my offer,” Howard said. “I felt a good relationship with the coaching staff before the coaching staff (changed), so they were always going to be in my top regardless. But the coaches that were recruiting me, I was getting recruited by Florida and I was being recruited by Houston, and they both left and went to Miami, so that’s just the best of both worlds right there. They talked to me and let me know I’m still on their leaderboard, and I just went ahead and locked in an official in because I had a good relationship with those coaches before they left. So I’m just going to continue the relationship I had with them there, because I know it’s good over there. I have trust with them, I built a relationship with them, so that’s why I locked in my official visit.”
Etheridge has maintained daily contact with Howard and his father, a former defensive lineman at Ole Miss. He said Harris has offered suggestions on how Howard can improve his game, which he said he appreciates. He’s excited to return to Coral Gables this spring and summer.
“Of course, the school, Miami’s a beautiful sight,” Howard said. “I’ve toured all of the campuses and it’s a beautiful sight to see. I mean, they’re building something special over there. From the palm trees to the ducks, it’s a beautiful sight to see and I fell in love with it. I like it a lot. That’s why I set my official.” He plans to announce a commitment on his birthday July 23.