The Bank (12/2)

DMoney

Tuesday at 7:08 AM 3 min read

The hay is mostly in the barn. Miami has 29 commits and is poised to sign a Top 10 class on Wednesday. Here's the latest on what to expect in the next couple days:

- The Canes are battling Wisconsin for a pair of four stars down the stretch. The first is LB Karsten Busch (Louisville, KY). The 6'2, 233-pounder is a long athlete who plays all over the field. But unlike many previous LB signees, Busch has extensive experience at his future position. Coach Heatherman traveled to Louisville to watch him in person and loved what he saw. Busch also passed the eye-test on his Miami visit. I think the Canes get this one done.

- The second Miami/Wisconsin battle is for RB Amari Latimer (Atlanta, GA). The 5'11, 230-pound bruiser is a legit basketball player who leaned out and put up video-game numbers as a senior with 2,171 yards (10.1 YPC) and 40 TDs. He's also a very good receiver who can make contested catches. His brother, Geimere, is a rising senior at Wisconsin, and Latimer committed to the school in the summer.

Of the two, I'm more confident in Busch, but I also lean Miami with Latimer. CanesInSight was the first to identify both as Miami targets in the October 13th edition of the Bank.

- The Canes are also playing defense against other schools. You never truly know, but the staff expects to sign all of their commitments on Wednesday.

- Miami has swung big on the committed Top 100 defensive linemen, but I don't think anything gets done there. For a while, Nolan Wilson (Picayune, MS) was trending for a flip but that ship has likely sailed. That's the "blue, blue chip" I referenced on the show a while back.

- As we've discussed previously, Miami is emphasizing senior film. With summer OVs and commitments, this process allows Miami to jump on risers and cut ties with droppers. Some names that have stood out in particular are St. Augustine WR Somourian Wingo ("maybe the best senior WR film in America"), CB Camdin Portis ("ideal nickel and great character reports"), DT Keyshawn Stancil (Raleigh, NC), DT Frederic Sainteus (Naples), TE Gavin Mueller (Chicago), and TE Israel Briggs (Fresno, CA). A source also told CanesInSight that the 2026 OL class might be the best position group class since Mario arrived at Miami.

- The calendar has caused a lot of problems (see Kiffin saga), but it's streamlined roster management in some ways. The class will be wrapped up on Wednesday. The next step is roster retention, which is a stricter process in the pseudo-cap era. Once that's wrapped, all the focus shifts to Portal priorities and acquisitions. Of course, the personnel department is working many different things at once and getting ahead, but this order makes everything cleaner. The program has all the resources and alignment needed for another successful offseason.

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The Sphinx

Tuesday at 12:13 PM

90scane said:
Sorry but we have 3 DT that can contribute. Jones and Russell POSSIBLY. A freshman maybe can play similar to Simpson. The good news is the numbers are higher this year. IMO we need one DT and one DE.

Blount is in the mix for both but he looks more like a DE. At DE, we need Lightfoot and Picket to keep adding weight. Get to 245lbs and they likely can help out as every down DE. Scroggins, Lowe, Charles, Blount, Lightfoot, Picket get us close.

I think that’s exactly the point I’m trying to make. That we know we have 3 contributors, and we feel good about Stancil’s prospects. But it all hinges on one of the three you listed to pop. And no one knows how they will pan out so it’s a crap shoot with those three. Even if all of that comes to fruition like we hope, we still need an impact DT in the portal.

And hopefully we only need one because I agree that we need a strong DE just as badly.

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SouthsideAtl

Tuesday at 12:16 PM

Torocane said:
Wisconsin is going to take out a restraining order against us lol

Maskoff407

Tuesday at 12:40 PM

I agree on the OL. Cantwell is the leader of the group, but Ben Congdon and Joel Ervin are going to be fire!! Congdon legit might be the best of them and well over 300lbs now

Udynasty

Tuesday at 12:42 PM

TomAce said:
Found the post

Staff LOVES Stancil. They view him as a "whale " type recruit.

However he was not the whale that D$ mentioned after Stancil committed.

Gables Cane

Tuesday at 12:45 PM

Wilson was the whale. I think.

TrumpyCane

Tuesday at 12:47 PM

TrumpyCane thinks the ACC revenue share helps us get extra $ this year since we were the most watched ACC team

Fightinibis

Tuesday at 12:54 PM

that oh so familiar pain gut shot:

"Miami has swung big on the committed Top 100 defensive linemen, but I don't think anything gets done there"

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bacane

Tuesday at 12:57 PM

Are there concerns & where are the most significant retention battles?

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TheATLCane

Tuesday at 12:57 PM

Fightinibis said:
that oh so familiar pain gut shot:

"Miami has swung big on the committed Top 100 defensive linemen, but I don't think anything gets done there"

Justin Scott?

Shogungts

Tuesday at 12:58 PM

DMoney said:
CB Camdin Portis ("ideal nickel and great character reports"),

Great character you say

BeastMode

Tuesday at 1:39 PM

TOcane said:
Bummer on no top 50 guys on the Dline. Other than that I like the class a lot.

Biggest miss by this staff this year was top DL guys. Kind of crazy to think since the product on the field plus nil is top notch.

Maybe next year class we see it pay dividends

Dwinstitles

Tuesday at 1:40 PM

BeastMode said:
Biggest miss by this staff this year was top DL guys. Kind of crazy to think since the product on the field plus nil is top notch.

Maybe next year class we see it pay dividends

Production doesn’t mean they come, I always said that. Relationships and money always win, it’s undefeated

Cane44

Tuesday at 1:41 PM

The Sphinx said:
If we can bring Moten back to pair with Scott backed up by Simpson, one of Jones/Russell/Newton, a portal DT plus Stancil (I think he will see the field next year) then that’s 6 contributors inside that we can depend on. The rest is gravy.

someone is gonna get hurt and you listed too many unknowns... I don't mind starting Scott/Moten as our home grown guys, but need a legit 3rd DT from the portal to pair with Simpson.

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bacane

Tuesday at 1:43 PM

90scane said:
Sorry but we have 3 DT that can contribute. Jones and Russell POSSIBLY. A freshman maybe can play similar to Simpson. The good news is the numbers are higher this year. IMO we need one DT and one DE.

Blount is in the mix for both but he looks more like a DE. At DE, we need Lightfoot and Picket to keep adding weight. Get to 245lbs and they likely can help out as every down DE. Scroggins, Lowe, Charles, Blount, Lightfoot, Picket get us close.

What about the DE possibly DT from Alabama who missed most of the season? He got some time as a freshman.

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tdjones34

Tuesday at 1:48 PM

CanesSkins26 said:
Need a starting caliber edge badly. Would out that right after qb.

We need a stud DE if one is available
Starting is vague if they aren't head shoulders as good as Lightfoot blount and lowe they are depth like scroggins and pickett

JHallCanes

Tuesday at 1:55 PM

P-Tizzle said:
With the way the current freshman class is playing and have developed, I fully trust our staff.

And we do have a 5* DL coming in next year…..Hayden Lowe. Can’t forget about him and his return.

He would have played big minutes this year. Likely ahead of Lightfoot according to people that know more than me

His loss was actually pretty big. Total cyborg.

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CanesSkins26

Tuesday at 1:56 PM

tdjones34 said:
We need a stud DE if one is available
Starting is vague if they aren't head shoulders as good as Lightfoot blount and lowe they are depth like scroggins and pickett

Lowe hasn’t played a real snap yet and Lightfoot isn’t an every down player (to this point). We need a proved stud EDGE without question.

KWCOWBOYFAN

Tuesday at 1:58 PM

Are we still blaming Big Joe for the DL recruiting?

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tdjones34

Tuesday at 2:02 PM

CanesSkins26 said:
Lowe hasn’t played a real snap yet and Lightfoot isn’t an every down player (to this point). We need a proved stud EDGE without question.

I can agree with that not just a fringe starter

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90scane

Tuesday at 2:02 PM

CanesSkins26 said:
Lowe hasn’t played a real snap yet and Lightfoot isn’t an every down player (to this point). We need a proved stud EDGE without question.

Blount and Lightfoot are a good start. Lowe and Charles could be elite but how many kids at that age can start or handle many snaps. Give me one nfl day 3 with a high ceiling and let Jason bump him up the boards