How Did Miami Do With Head-to-Head Recruiting Battles Versus FSU & Florida?
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When looking back over the Miami recruiting class, it’s full of backstories about when and why the Canes brought in the prospects that they did.
One of the recruiting notes that’s been overlooked, surprisingly, has been Miami’s wins over in-state rivals Florida State and Florida, as well as some of the losses, too. Here’s the simple list of prospects won and lost that involved Miami.
To be clear, this was about prospects that truly made decisions based on just a few schools, including Miami and at least one of FSU or UF also in that same final group of schools.
It could be due to taking official visits to both programs, and/or a recruit simply announcing publicly that the decision is coming down to the Canes and one of the Seminoles or Gators.
There’s some gray area here because many of the prospects for all three of these recruiting classes held offers from the traditional Big 3 – Miami, FSU and UF – but really only looked at one of them. At any rate, here’s a look at the recruiting battles won and lost, directly at one another.
Miami’s Recruiting Wins Over Florida State
Rueben Bain, defensive end, Miami (Fla.) Central
Damari Brown, cornerback, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heritage
Florida State’s Recruiting Wins Over Miami
Hykeem Williams, wide receiver, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Stranahan
Conrad Hussey, safety, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Saint Thomas Aquinas
Edwin Joseph, defensive back, Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna
Miami’s Recruiting Wins Over Florida
Samson Okunlola, offensive tackle, Braintree (Mass.) Thayer Academy
Francis Mauigoa, offensive tackle, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy
Malik Bryant, linebacker, Orlando (Fla.) Jones
Mark Fletcher, running back, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heritage
Tommy Kinsler, offensive tackle, Ocala (Fla.) Trinity Catholic
Cormani McClain, cornerback, Lakeland (Fla.) High School – committed, not signed
Florida’s Recruiting Wins Over Miami
Jaden Rashada, quarterback, Pittsburg (Calif.) High School
Andy Jean, wide receiver, Miami (Fla.) Northwestern
With all three of Florida, Florida State and Miami making a concerted effort to keep top Sunshine State players home, look for even more head-to-head battles to take place during the next several years.
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