From 247:
If the recruiting rankings hold through the end of the cycle (and that can be a big if because rankings always shift), this could be the best recruiting class the Hurricanes have ever signed in the modern era on paper.
Dating back to the past 20 cycles, the Hurricanes have not signed multiple Top 100 cornerback prospects in the same cycle.
It took the duo of Van Dyke and Robinson just one cycle to change that.
The art of closing is a necessary skill when it comes to talent acquisition via high end high school talent.
So what is different with cornerback recruiting besides the new position coaches in Van Dyke and Robinson?
One key difference worth noting is the location of the targets that have committed with Rogers hailing from Mississippi and Fegans coming from Alabama.
Miami is not gaining a strong footing with the top corners in South Florida in this 2022 cycle either with
Jacolby Spells committing to West Virginia over Miami and with legacy prospect
Earl Little Jr. trending to Alabama.
The Hurricanes didn’t stand pat with only pursuing the top cornerback targets in South Florida this cycle. Van Dyke and Robinson did a nice job of casting a wide net with putting together their board.
This development is nothing to overlook because it could be a breakthrough moment in UM recruiting moving forward because the message is pretty clear: Miami would love to keep the top talent in South Florida home, but if that local talent isn’t as interested in UM as top out of state talent, the Hurricanes are going to take that out of state talent.
In recruiting, talent is the bottom line, and UM added two out of state corners in Fegans and Rogers that are just as talented as any cornerback in South Florida.
