LifeWallet Sports Recruiting and Spring Practice Buzz Space March 21, 2024

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LWS Recruiting and Spring Practice Buzz March 21

• Big visitor weekend (March 23/24)
• Miami recruiting about to rev up

LB

• Tarvos “Tj” Alford II: Watch this recruitment closely, Miami may sneak this out out. Tide is changing
• Likes where Miami stands w/Adirika, Wallace, Marecelin
• Miami has a lot of guys at the top of the LB board
• Gavin Nix, Zayden Walker, Ty Jackson
• Don't be surprised if names come of the board quickly at LB. Guys will try to lock in spots before they're gone

WR

• Miami in a great spot for Dallas Wilson and Cortez Mills
• Mills was initially believed to be a strong F$U lean, no longer the case. Miami in a good spot.
• Miami has more that a legit shot here. Wilson very open
• Oregon commitment not as strong as initially believed
• Mario doesn't care if a prospect is leaning elsewhere or committed elsewhere
• Miami wants Jaime Ffrench Jr. in this class
• Tyler Williams, very close relationship w/the coaches
• Lots of WR interested, spots limited
• Miami still recruiting Caleb Cunningham hard even though we're not in his Top 5.
• Joshua Moore, Beard is a huge fan, had huge SO year. Staff thinks he's got a very high ceiling
• Koby Howard, Miami has not aggressively pursued, Geo doesn't expect this to change

QB

• Miami all in w/Nickel

RB

• Situation in flux, lots of visitors
• Names to watch (Miami wants two).
• Pringle, Merrit very high on him
• Ousmane Kromah, Miami VERY high on him. Geo mentioned him 2x in the RB review
• Byron Louis, Miami wants in this class, O$U competition here
• Alvin "A Train" Henderson another in the mix

OL

• Solomon Thomas is a PRIME flip target
  • Staff feels good about him being in this class. Going to be a long, drawn out process though
  • Nothing imminent
• Jaelyne Matthews is a priority.
• Seuseu "SJ" Alofaituli Miami staff big fans, they feel like they could wrap this up on a visit
• Lamar Williams, nothing new here, solid
• Josh Petty, Miami very involved, pushing hard for visit for spring game
• Gabe Smith Miami likes as OG, watch recruitment closely (parallels to Cooper and McCoy)

CB

• Ewald, Miami inside track here
• Hanks Jr, Gator legacy, Miami in front

Upcoming Commitments

• Names he mentioned today are the ones that could commit soon (RB, CB and S in particular, look at the names mentioned above)
  • [Note: this podcast was before Pringle committed]
• Miami about to go on a commitment run at LB, WR, RB, DB and OL.
• HUGE emphasis on DBs this cycle

 

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• Miami in a great spot for Dallas Wilson and Cortez Mills
• Miami has more that a legit shot here. Wilson very open

Geo very upbeat on the Wilson recruitment (and this was before the weekend).

• Ousmane Kromah, Miami VERY high on him. Geo mentioned him 2x in the RB review

I was wondering what happened with Kromah. @DMoney mentioned him, then didn't list him in the RBs we have the most traction with. Got the distinct impression for Geo that he leads for RB2 in this class and I'd be very happy with that. Louis is the other in strong competition for RB2.

• HUGE emphasis on DBs this cycle

yep, its personal this cycle. That's why I don't see Mario letting U$C sneaking Drake-Stubbs out of the state without a knock down, drag out fight.