Brian Edwards
Miami is still in close contact with Brian Edwards, who decommitted from the Canes last month. I spoke to a source close to Edwards today who gave me some details on his recruitment. In short, Miami still has a good chance here because of two reasons: 1) Often times the biggest deciding factor in a recruitment is relationships with coaches. Ephraim Banda and Edwards are very close and if he does sign with the Canes, then a lot of credit is owed there. 2) Edwards knows he has a chance to play almost immediately. Canes defensive coaches are selling the Miramar standout on the opportunity to play a cornerback/safety role where he would cover bigger receivers as a corner and also be asked to play as a free safety -- remember both safeties in the class right now, Amari Carter and Billy Gibson, excel in run support at this point of their careers. Edwards has more of a coverage skill set with his length and smooth hips for his size.
So why did he decommit in the first place? The answer is simple and what you'd expect -- attention. He felt that his commitment was limiting he attention that other schools were giving him. The program that has made a move with Edwards is Louisville. They are desperately trying to get him up there for an official visit, but he has not set anything up just yet. He will probably take that Louisville visit, but the good news for Miami is that Edwards will take his official visit down to Coral Gables as well.
UF told Edwards that they will offer him if he commits on the spot, which is not something he has been willing to do.
Interesting battle for Mark Richt and his staff as we come down the stretch.
C.J. Henderson
With Henderson's season concluding last week against Coral Gables, he will now fully turn his attention to recruiting. The buzz around Columbus for a couple months has been that Henderson is headed to Gainesville. Every high school teammate of his I asked is positive he's going to Florida as well.
However, Henderson has his official visit to Miami set for the weekend before signing day and he was recently on campus for practice. Canes coaches are convinced that Henderson is not wasting their time and his actions back that up because he is still being extremely receptive to Miami's recruiting efforts.
I'm still predicting UF for Henderson, but the timing of the official visit leaves the door open to a Tracy Howard 2012 scenario.
Antwan Collier
The Southridge do-it-all man has been recruited by Miami for months and although he doesn't have an offer yet, Collier has said before that he would commit on he spot. If Miami misses out on Edwards, the offer could head Collier's way.
Latavious Brini
If Miami wants Brini, he will almost undoubtedly be a Hurricane. With Henderson, Edwards, and maybe even Collier ahead of him on the board, Brini could be in wait-and-see mode for a while. Similarly to Edwards, Miami views Brini as a prospect who could play either as a big corner or as a safety.
**I've also been able to confirm that Canes coaches are on multiple recruits at defensive back who are committed elsewhere, so look for those names to emerge soon. The staff also continues to assess their options of JUCO prospects as well, but nothing is imminent in that department.
Miami is still in close contact with Brian Edwards, who decommitted from the Canes last month. I spoke to a source close to Edwards today who gave me some details on his recruitment. In short, Miami still has a good chance here because of two reasons: 1) Often times the biggest deciding factor in a recruitment is relationships with coaches. Ephraim Banda and Edwards are very close and if he does sign with the Canes, then a lot of credit is owed there. 2) Edwards knows he has a chance to play almost immediately. Canes defensive coaches are selling the Miramar standout on the opportunity to play a cornerback/safety role where he would cover bigger receivers as a corner and also be asked to play as a free safety -- remember both safeties in the class right now, Amari Carter and Billy Gibson, excel in run support at this point of their careers. Edwards has more of a coverage skill set with his length and smooth hips for his size.
So why did he decommit in the first place? The answer is simple and what you'd expect -- attention. He felt that his commitment was limiting he attention that other schools were giving him. The program that has made a move with Edwards is Louisville. They are desperately trying to get him up there for an official visit, but he has not set anything up just yet. He will probably take that Louisville visit, but the good news for Miami is that Edwards will take his official visit down to Coral Gables as well.
UF told Edwards that they will offer him if he commits on the spot, which is not something he has been willing to do.
Interesting battle for Mark Richt and his staff as we come down the stretch.
C.J. Henderson
With Henderson's season concluding last week against Coral Gables, he will now fully turn his attention to recruiting. The buzz around Columbus for a couple months has been that Henderson is headed to Gainesville. Every high school teammate of his I asked is positive he's going to Florida as well.
However, Henderson has his official visit to Miami set for the weekend before signing day and he was recently on campus for practice. Canes coaches are convinced that Henderson is not wasting their time and his actions back that up because he is still being extremely receptive to Miami's recruiting efforts.
I'm still predicting UF for Henderson, but the timing of the official visit leaves the door open to a Tracy Howard 2012 scenario.
Antwan Collier
The Southridge do-it-all man has been recruited by Miami for months and although he doesn't have an offer yet, Collier has said before that he would commit on he spot. If Miami misses out on Edwards, the offer could head Collier's way.
Latavious Brini
If Miami wants Brini, he will almost undoubtedly be a Hurricane. With Henderson, Edwards, and maybe even Collier ahead of him on the board, Brini could be in wait-and-see mode for a while. Similarly to Edwards, Miami views Brini as a prospect who could play either as a big corner or as a safety.
**I've also been able to confirm that Canes coaches are on multiple recruits at defensive back who are committed elsewhere, so look for those names to emerge soon. The staff also continues to assess their options of JUCO prospects as well, but nothing is imminent in that department.
