2021 Miami DT commit Savion Collins competed out at the Rivals 3-Stripe Miami camp 2 weeks back and turned in a top-notch outing, just missing out on the DL MVP honors.
“I feel like I did good,” Collins said. “I put everything I had on the field, so if I didn’t win MVP, it’s okay.”
In fact, it was his Hurricanes' classmate in Donell Harris that won the DL MVP on the day, and Collins said it was well deserved.
“Donell’s the most experienced player I know in my class and he’s getting better, so we’ll let him have it,” Collins said.
While many recruits come out to camps with the main goal of getting exposure, for Collins, camps are about getting better and working on similar concepts in new ways.
“The stunts we did were new to me,” Collins said. “We do stunts at my school obviously, but how they set it up, that was different. Besides that, it was pretty straightforward.”
The event took on a little more buzz when Miami head coach Manny Diaz showed up about an hour into the proceedings. Diaz was in the stands to watch his son play, and although he couldn’t do any recruiting due to NCAA rules, had a roster in hand and was intently evaluating players.
“I saw coach Diaz was out there but he couldn’t talk to us,” Collins said. “I just gave him a nod. I’m still solid in my commitment.”
Obviously, a lot has changed since Collins gave his commitment to Mark Richt back in September. What has he seen from “The New Miami” and new head coach Manny Diaz that makes him comfortable keeping his commitment?
“The vibe. I went for underclassman day,” Collins said. “The coaching staff is great to be honest, I could see them going far.”
On the trip, Collins felt that there wasn’t much new to learn about Miami, it was just about getting to know the coaching staff better. The Southwest star felt there was a noticeable change in the weight room, though.
“We didn’t do too much different. They got our height-weight, we just went around looking at the weight room, all that stuff,” Collins said. “Their technique in the weight room though, that’s tough. It makes me feel like I’m squatting wrong!”
As of now, Collins has other Power 5 offers from Florida, NC State, and UVA. While Collins will make other visits, he said they will only be school trips with coaches and teammates. Aside from that, Collins is spending his spring improving his game.
“I’ve just been working, eating, getting faster. I’m doing shotputs, so I gained a lot of weight. They said I weighed 287 today, the fastest time I had was 4.9. My goal is to get down to a 4.7.”
“I feel like I did good,” Collins said. “I put everything I had on the field, so if I didn’t win MVP, it’s okay.”
In fact, it was his Hurricanes' classmate in Donell Harris that won the DL MVP on the day, and Collins said it was well deserved.
“Donell’s the most experienced player I know in my class and he’s getting better, so we’ll let him have it,” Collins said.
While many recruits come out to camps with the main goal of getting exposure, for Collins, camps are about getting better and working on similar concepts in new ways.
“The stunts we did were new to me,” Collins said. “We do stunts at my school obviously, but how they set it up, that was different. Besides that, it was pretty straightforward.”
The event took on a little more buzz when Miami head coach Manny Diaz showed up about an hour into the proceedings. Diaz was in the stands to watch his son play, and although he couldn’t do any recruiting due to NCAA rules, had a roster in hand and was intently evaluating players.
“I saw coach Diaz was out there but he couldn’t talk to us,” Collins said. “I just gave him a nod. I’m still solid in my commitment.”
Obviously, a lot has changed since Collins gave his commitment to Mark Richt back in September. What has he seen from “The New Miami” and new head coach Manny Diaz that makes him comfortable keeping his commitment?
“The vibe. I went for underclassman day,” Collins said. “The coaching staff is great to be honest, I could see them going far.”
On the trip, Collins felt that there wasn’t much new to learn about Miami, it was just about getting to know the coaching staff better. The Southwest star felt there was a noticeable change in the weight room, though.
“We didn’t do too much different. They got our height-weight, we just went around looking at the weight room, all that stuff,” Collins said. “Their technique in the weight room though, that’s tough. It makes me feel like I’m squatting wrong!”
As of now, Collins has other Power 5 offers from Florida, NC State, and UVA. While Collins will make other visits, he said they will only be school trips with coaches and teammates. Aside from that, Collins is spending his spring improving his game.
“I’ve just been working, eating, getting faster. I’m doing shotputs, so I gained a lot of weight. They said I weighed 287 today, the fastest time I had was 4.9. My goal is to get down to a 4.7.”
