Miami football has added a slew of commitments to its 2023 class recently including a 3-star QB. The Hurricanes are also battling Florida for Jaden Rashada.
The Miami football program has landed three verbal commitments in the 2023 class in the last week and with Jaden Rashada’s decision looming this Sunday, the Hurricanes might not be done.
The whole recruitment of Jaden Rashada has been interesting to follow. Oregon seemed like the favorite at one time, as did Ole Miss. But recently, Florida has emerged as the top contender after hosting him for two visits in June, one of them being an official visit.
Rashada, who is ranked 42nd overall in the 2023 class according to the On3 consensus rankings and seventh among quarterbacks, was supposed to decide last weekend, yet he pushed his decision back to this weekend and some thought it was to visit Miami.
And despite the fact that Miami football took the commitment of three-star QB Emory Williams, this week, a prospect ranked No. 880 overall and 43rd at the position, Rashada is now expected to take an official visit to Coral Gables before announcing his commitment.
Can Miami beat out Florida, and Texas A&M?
Mario Cristobal is one helluva recruiter and of all the head coaches in the mix for Rashada, he’s known him the longest and has probably had the strongest relationship from his time at Oregon, when the Ducks recruited him heavily.
Rashada is out of Pittsburgh, California, but seems like he is destined to play his college football in Florida. Texas A&M hosted five-star QB Dante Moore for an unofficial visit last weekend and the Aggies seem to be shifting their focus to him.
Surely, A&M would take the commitment of Rashada, who also visited there in June. Yet, the Aggies never seemed to build the same buzz that Florida did.
Now, Miami will get its chance. Florida is the leader according to the On3 prediction machine and has a 46 percent chance to land his commitment, while Miami is second at 18 and the Aggies are in third at 16 percent.
Rashada’s visit to Miami shows that the Hurricanes are still a clear contender and at the very least, they will get the chance to make the final in-person sales pitch before Sunday.
We’ll see what the buzz says coming out of this visit but there still haven’t been any crystal ball projections yet, which tells you this thing is still wide open with days to go.