Miami is in prime position to grab one of the top quarterbacks in the upcoming class. The top guys as of right now are St. Frances (MD)'s Michael Van Buren and Langston Hughes (GA)'s Air Norland but conversations have been had with the likes of five-stars Dylan Raiola and Julian Sayin.
Sayin is a player Miami has had a relationship with and was considering before committing to Alabama. Him playing for the RAW seven-on-seven program will pay dividends, seeing as he will likely be on campus multiple times before spring practice starts for HS.
Raiola hearing from Miami right before he decommitted and him not immediately jumping to Nebraska shows me he is keeping his options open. He was building relationships with local wide receivers Jeremiah Smith and Joshisa Trader for the purposes of getting them to Ohio State. If Raiola has completely taken OSU out of the equation (hearing Jayden Davis is the guy for OSU now) and Miami continues to build that relationship with the top prospect in the country, pushing the idea of the elite WR duo staying home could make things very interesting.
There are other targets (have an article coming out today) but I would say Miami is going to shoot for the top of the list in Raiola and Sayin or get their guy in Van Buren or Norland. Van Buren is being pursued heavily by Maryland, LSU, Penn State, and Oregon while Norland has Texas A&M and Auburn vying for a commitment from him.
The 2024 quarterbacks seem to be coming off the board very early, as 11 of the top 25 have already locked in with schools. Miami will have momentum coming out of the dead period and another elite prospect day will likely getting multiple of their QB targets on campus. With the way Cristobal pushes, watch out for a QB commit sooner than later.
Sayin is a player Miami has had a relationship with and was considering before committing to Alabama. Him playing for the RAW seven-on-seven program will pay dividends, seeing as he will likely be on campus multiple times before spring practice starts for HS.
Raiola hearing from Miami right before he decommitted and him not immediately jumping to Nebraska shows me he is keeping his options open. He was building relationships with local wide receivers Jeremiah Smith and Joshisa Trader for the purposes of getting them to Ohio State. If Raiola has completely taken OSU out of the equation (hearing Jayden Davis is the guy for OSU now) and Miami continues to build that relationship with the top prospect in the country, pushing the idea of the elite WR duo staying home could make things very interesting.
There are other targets (have an article coming out today) but I would say Miami is going to shoot for the top of the list in Raiola and Sayin or get their guy in Van Buren or Norland. Van Buren is being pursued heavily by Maryland, LSU, Penn State, and Oregon while Norland has Texas A&M and Auburn vying for a commitment from him.
The 2024 quarterbacks seem to be coming off the board very early, as 11 of the top 25 have already locked in with schools. Miami will have momentum coming out of the dead period and another elite prospect day will likely getting multiple of their QB targets on campus. With the way Cristobal pushes, watch out for a QB commit sooner than later.
