We're about to enter the heart of recruiting season for the next three months. Here is the latest from the Hecht:

- While Texas A&M should be considered the favorite, Miami remains in contact with OT Mark Matthews (St. Thomas Aquinas). The Canes are also in contact with OT Oluwasemilore Olubobola (Jersey City, NJ). Both of those situations could move fast.

- In terms of the big name guys, communication is particularly strong with CB Gabe Osborne (Oklahoma City, OK) and DT David Folorunsho (Chicago, IL).



- One name trending for the Canes that the staff loves- DT Ezekiel Ayangbile (Houston, TX). He is the son of former Pro Bowler Duane Brown.



- The Canes are looking for a second TE to pair with Demarcus DeRoche (Cardinal Gibbons). Things have cooled with Anthony Cartwright (Detroit, MI) and Jaxon Dollar (Charlotte, NC) remains a longshot. One name to know- 6'5, 220-pounder Jordan Karhoff (Columbus, OH).



- Ty Keys (Poplarville, MS) and Brennen Lacey (Dallas, TX) remain the names to know at running back.

- Two hyper-athletic, multisport names at LB that have Coach Hetherman's attention: AJ Randle (Raleigh, NC) and Jarrell Chandler (Knoxville, TN).



- The Canes hit at West Boca last year with Javian Mallory, and are looking to go back to the well. DT Jamar Thompson remains a strong option, and the staff loved their in-person view of CB Loia Valade, who moved to South Florida from Tennessee. He is a legit 5'11, 180 with verified 4.4 speed. Keep an eye on that name.



- The Canes continue to big-game hunt at DE. All the top names remain in play, with Jabarrius Garror (Mobile, AL) recently joining the mix. They are looking to make a splash at this spot.

 

Everyone died at the Alamo. We don't want that. We want a "remember the Alamo" moment instead.

Maybe Mario is Santa Ana in this example?

 

I think the fact that Indiana just won a national championship with a team made up of mostly unknown transfers and UM also beat multiple teams consistently ranked in the top 5 in recruiting shows there might be a different way of doing business. And we narrowly beat an Ole Miss team that was made up of mostly transfers in the semi final game (which also beat teams that regularly rank as the top recruiting schools). Seems to me the way to win is put your biggest chunk of money towards elite, proven transfers, and then hit on player evals of high upside HS recruits (Bain, Toney, etc) . Maybe 2025 was just statistical outlier, but I think its was the culmination of where cfb was trending.

Correct.

 

So you’re telling me if i set up my PlayStation on an automatic loop we can get every recruit

 

I think the fact that Indiana just won a national championship with a team made up of mostly unknown transfers and UM also beat multiple teams consistently ranked in the top 5 in recruiting shows there might be a different way of doing business. And we narrowly beat an Ole Miss team that was made up of mostly transfers in the semi final game (which also beat teams that regularly rank as the top recruiting schools). Seems to me the way to win is put your biggest chunk of money towards elite, proven transfers, and then hit on player evals of high upside HS recruits (Bain, Toney, etc) . Maybe 2025 was just statistical outlier, but I think its was the culmination of where cfb was trending.

 

No. That’s just good old fashioned bulls.hit. “BigDikDaddy” doesn’t rhyme with Detroit.

I went to UM on an academic scholarship combined with some grants and loans. I played football in high school. I was good - like All County good - but not great and being 6’0” tall on a good day while playing line isn’t a recipe for big time offers. Once I got to campus, I considered walking on. I worked up enough nerve to go to The Hecht Center, but a few stops prior to it, Kerlin Blaise and some other monstrous freak got on to the bus. Both dudes had to be 6’5” or better. When the bus got to Hecht, they both got off and I did not.

Timing is everything, you would have been the first guy off the bus under the Manny era…

 

Thanks, Captain obvious (Bud)

 

Who is the best recruiter(s) on our staff? Would this guy(s) be viewed the same at lets say Texas, ND, or OSU? It's something I've thought about for a while in regards to us always struggling around this time.

We may need a Seider-type recruiter to help out so that Mario can be more of a closer rather than the coach who seems to do most of the heavy lifting.

If you're not sure! Then how do you know what we may or may not need?...judging by beards room and harris room and jt room we got some dogs already!

 

So you’re telling me if i set up my PlayStation on an automatic loop we can get every recruit

See already playing dividends