While the faxes were still coming in, this past Wednesday on National Signing Day, Al Golden and his staff were already getting locked in on the 2015 class.
They did this by offering 2015 Miramar (Fla.) offensive guard, Leeward Brown.
The six-foot-four, 330-pound mammoth of a human being, Brown, was pumped up when he received the offer from the 'Canes.
"They called my head coach while I was in school. I got to talk to Al Golden, the offensive coordinator James Coley, and the (offensive) line coach, Art Kehoe," Brown said.
"They told me that they had watched my film, that they like me a lot, and that they would like me to be a 'Cane," said Brown.
The Miami offer was Brown's third. The other two being from, South Florida, and Temple.
Brown did make the short trip down to Coral Gables a couple weekends ago for the 'Canes first junior day of 2014. He noticed a few things he liked about the hometown Hurricanes.
"First of all, the campus is beautiful," said Brown. "Plus, you know, I got my Miramar brothers on campus there, Malcolm Lewis and Tracy Howard."
For someone who has never seen Leeward play, here is how he describe's his game.
"If you line up in front of me, I know I'm going to beat you every time. You ain't going to touch my quarterback. I'm going to go after you every play like you trying to kill my family," said Brown. "I think of it like, my quarterback is my momma, and you ain't going to touch him. Same thing if we running the ball. My running back is my momma, and you ain't going to touch her either."
The dark horse in Brown's recruitment is West Virginia. Obviously, his former coach Damon Cogdell is now a defensive assistant there, and many current teammates are committed to the Mountaineers. Leeward plans to attend the West Virginia Spring game.
**Here are his highlights:
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/o/967476/leeward-brown Notice the wide frame and long arms.
*Photo taken by CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
