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.

 

Lightfoot would be foolish to leave. He could double his stock by returning

How do tyou double your stock if you’re going to be a 1st round pick?

He’d have to play insane ball to finish the season to go R1 imo. Not a knock on him as a player. Just a lot of good ends this year. And next year he’d be the unquestioned #1 end here. Pre NIL he’d be as good as gone.

 

Good things, missed some recruiting hype! Been kind of dead on the trail…we cleaned up too fast. It got kind of boring. Jajajajaja

 

Someone talk to me about Ramos? Tape looks good. Looks like a tough kid? Miami always pivots well after a miss or decommit with this staff.

 

Carter, Davis, Lightfoot, Blount should all be back & be a fantastic dline next year

 

go watch the sr tape he is punishing dudes and nasty.

yeah and we offered back in late January. Dude doesn’t seem to have taken any other visits besides ASU and Utah. Which the one to Utah is also a good indicator as well….
https://www.canesinsight.com/threads/updated-mark-matthews-commits-to-tamu.208321/post-8315140

 

Auburn continues to own us on the trail even when they suck

All the drugs

 

DT and OL.

 

 

Not if he gets a Day 1 grade

Man if Lightfoot keeps playin like he’s currently playin den we can kiss the baby bc he’s outta here

 

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Not sure how tapped in this "D$" guy is, but I expect us to go 16-0, win the natty, then get whoever the **** we want whenever the **** we want

Me too brother.