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Tallahassee (FL) Godby High School TE Brandon Holifield has set up his official visit to UM for the weekend of Dec. 10.
"I talked to coach (Brennan) Carroll - we were talking about it and he gave me that weekend or the one following it," Holifield said. "I decided since my birthday was Dec. 7 I'd come down then."
It's his birthday present.
Holifield, who is not graduating early, says he's "not sure" if he'll be taking any other visits.
Asked if he does take visits where he would go, Holifield said, "I can't leak that information right now. But I think I'll take at least two more (visits)."
So where does that leave the level of his Cane commitment?
"I can say they have nothing to worry about at this point," Holifield said.
Holifield is staying in regular contact with Miami coaches.
"They talk about the team, how it's going, give me updates on the recruiting, the scandal," he said. "With the scandal they just say they would still accept my scholarship, that everything's going okay, that the punishment won't affect my scholarship so I'm not really worried about it. And we talk about the other commitments - say the program we'll have next year and everything."
Given UM's lack of an impact player at tight end, Holifield hopes he can play an early role.
"Coaches said it depends on how fast I learn the playbook, the system," Holifield said. "I'm not sure if I'll play right away, but whenever I touch the field I'll do my thing."
* Holifield has just gotten back on the field after a groin injury that he suffered in the season's second week.
Of what he's working hardest to improve, Holifield said, "I'm looking to get a little bigger. I'm at 205 right now, want to get to 225, 230 by the time I get down there. And if I don't they'll help me put it on."
"I talked to coach (Brennan) Carroll - we were talking about it and he gave me that weekend or the one following it," Holifield said. "I decided since my birthday was Dec. 7 I'd come down then."
It's his birthday present.
Holifield, who is not graduating early, says he's "not sure" if he'll be taking any other visits.
Asked if he does take visits where he would go, Holifield said, "I can't leak that information right now. But I think I'll take at least two more (visits)."
So where does that leave the level of his Cane commitment?
"I can say they have nothing to worry about at this point," Holifield said.
Holifield is staying in regular contact with Miami coaches.
"They talk about the team, how it's going, give me updates on the recruiting, the scandal," he said. "With the scandal they just say they would still accept my scholarship, that everything's going okay, that the punishment won't affect my scholarship so I'm not really worried about it. And we talk about the other commitments - say the program we'll have next year and everything."
Given UM's lack of an impact player at tight end, Holifield hopes he can play an early role.
"Coaches said it depends on how fast I learn the playbook, the system," Holifield said. "I'm not sure if I'll play right away, but whenever I touch the field I'll do my thing."
* Holifield has just gotten back on the field after a groin injury that he suffered in the season's second week.
Of what he's working hardest to improve, Holifield said, "I'm looking to get a little bigger. I'm at 205 right now, want to get to 225, 230 by the time I get down there. And if I don't they'll help me put it on."