What I'm hearing...

DMoney

Tuesday at 7:46 PM 2 min read

Spoke to sources this afternoon following the Jatori Williams decommitment. Here is the latest:

- Jatori's decommitment took us by surprise. Miami loves the person and the player. Any suggestion that this was a drop couldn't be further from the truth. This is a Deep South recruiting battle with distance working against us. I expect Miami to keep pushing for Williams full-throttle like they always do with priority recruits.

- When I talk to Miami, the overall sense is excitement and ambition. They are still focused on Plan A+ and not any Plan Bs or Cs. We've been pushing for OT Mark Matthews through his commitment to Texas A&M and haven't slowed down. The Aggies' struggles certainly help. This will be a back-and-forth battle but Miami is playing to win. Money was never the issue.

- EDGE DJ Jacobs remains the biggest focus on defense. Jaiden Bryant, Miami's five-star EDGE commit, is having a dominant senior season. The goal is to pair Bryant and Jacobs as instant-impact pass rushers to replace whatever premium players we lose. DJ and his brother Dawson Jacobs (who is a big 2028 target) are visiting for the Pitt game. Expect the red carpet.

- The name with a lot of juice right now is five-star WR Brysen Wright. I like Miami's momentum here and this weekend's visit is a huge opportunity.

- Expect some movement in and out of the class. This staff is always monitoring senior tape. Two names playing very well: Aston Whiteside (Texas A&M commit) and Quinton Cypher (Ohio State commit).

- The Portal is a long way away, but I suspect Miami will be firmly play for any NFL-type defensive tackle prospects.

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BeastMode

Today at 7:07 AM

Brooks B said:
MikeyCanez said:

And MJC and now Williams. I don't actually think Auburn is shoving us in a locker, they have just gotten the better of us in some key battles recently.

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Auburn is simply paying more! Why else would a kid pick Auburn over Miami? C'mon now!

Kid lives in their backyard. Will likely play early, family can drive 45 minutes to campuses to see him at any time and all his games.

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Brooks B

Today at 7:10 AM

Orig.CaneSawMassacre said:
This was a learning situation I hope Mario has addressed this year!

Learning situation? Only teams that didn't make the playoffs or had an early exit had time to portal shop...

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Brooks B

Today at 7:10 AM

BeastMode said:
Kid lives in their backyard. Will likely play early, family can drive 45 minutes to campuses to see him at any time and all his games.

MJC is from Illinois lol...

Orig.CaneSawMassacre

Today at 7:20 AM

Brooks B said:
Learning situation? Only teams that didn't make the playoffs or had an early exit had time to portal shop...

Indiana was ahead of the game. We did well considering Mario’s policy I am just not sure if we can take the same approach.

Hopefully Mario has a good read on what JRs are going to be coming back.

CaneBear0207

Today at 7:39 AM

BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati said:
Aren’t Round 1 and Day 1 synonymous?

Yes. "Day 1" is a relic from the time when rounds 1 and 2 were on Day 1.

Arehel

Today at 7:41 AM

BeastMode said:
Kid lives in their backyard. Will likely play early, family can drive 45 minutes to campuses to see him at any time and all his games.

Yeah the guy has a weird take.
We're not getting killed at all.

If were getting bodied by Auburn, then let's see them come to Miami and grab the Nick Lennear?
I don't get it. We went into their backyard and grabbed that linemen and have before.
MC is gonna keep going and won't quit.

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Brooks B

Today at 8:05 AM

Orig.CaneSawMassacre said:
Indiana was ahead of the game. We did well considering Mario’s policy I am just not sure if we can take the same approach.

Hopefully Mario has a good read on what JRs are going to be coming back.

I get what you're saying but it ain't like our portal class was trash either bro lol.

Orig.CaneSawMassacre

47 minutes ago

Brooks B said:
I get what you're saying but it ain't like our portal class was trash either bro lol.

It was beyond amazing considering stealing Mensah at the last minute!!

But we could have been better prepared. We didn’t do our homework well enough on the OL and LB for the funds we still had available.

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Brooks B

29 minutes ago

Orig.CaneSawMassacre said:
It was beyond amazing considering stealing Mensah at the last minute!!

But we could have been better prepared. We didn’t do our homework well enough on the OL and LB for the funds we still had available.

Truth.