The early signing day period is fast approaching in December and while Miami continues to retain their 20 commitments in the 2023 class, every Canes fan has the same yearly question at this point of the season “who is coming in the Spring?”

After speaking to quite a few of Miami’s commitments the past few weeks, these commitments so far are the ones that have confirmed with CanesCounty.com to arrive for spring practices at the University of Miami.

Rivals100 5-star CB | Cormani McClain - Lakeland

Rivals100 5-star OL | Francis Mauigoa - IMG Academy

Rivals100 5-star DE | Jayden Wayne - IMG Academy

Rivals100 4-star LB | Malik Bryant - Orlando Jones

Rivals100 4-star WR | Nathaniel “Ray Ray” Joseph Jr. - Miami Edison

Rivals250 4-star TE | Riley Williams - IMG Academy

4-star CB | Robert Stafford - Eau Gallie

4-star TE | Jackson Carver - Loomis Chafee (CT)

3-star OL | Connor Lew - Kennesaw Mountain (GA)

3-star OL | Antonio Tripp Jr. - IMG Academy

3-star OL | Frankie Tinilau - Immaculata La Salle





*That is 12 out of Miami’s 20 commitments in their 2023 recruiting class that have confirmed they will be enrolling early. Miami is up to 20 commitments with Antione Jackson confirming his reclassification from the 2024 class to 2023, that we reported on some time ago.

*This is not a final list as our CanesCounty.com staff is working to get the full and final list of commitments set to enroll early for Miami’s 2023 class. We will have more updates coming to this post, stay tuned!

Update interview with Stafford on Rivals:

Patterson gives an overall recruiting update covering his relationship with Miami on Rivals:

So many issues in this game

Garcia probably is not the answer. The play calling did not help today, but big time QBs make big time plays. He did not do that.

Henry Parrish is a godsend

WR core is getting healthy. That’s a plus whenever TVD is healthy

DL is ELITE

The three 2023 LB commits might be even more important than the OL coming in

Kam Kinchens for MVP still. Please don’t mention the missed tackle. He more than made up fort it with plays throughout the game.

Now that the Savior Garcia us playing?

No dates or visits are set, but Bama is in the mix as one potential official. Update on Rivals:

I never thought I would say this but I think we have been poor at the WR position for over a decade and I don’t understand it. How the hell in the state of Florida do we struggle at that position of all positions. Yes there has been a bright spot here and there but for the most part overall it’s been sad IMO.

Miami gained another surprise commitment to the 2023 class with three-star safety Kaleb Spencer late Friday evening. Spencer flipped from the Sooners Friday evening. The timing was unexpected for the Miami staff.

Spencer, a Virginia native, is a dynamic athlete that also played linebacker and visited Miami for the North Carolina game. He is the first official safety on the board for Miami. A concerning situation at DB that looked bleak just earlier this week is all of a sudden a strength. Miami now has the 7th-ranked class, tops in the ACC and Florida.

He committed to Oklahoma in May of this year. He also held offers from Boston College, Duke, Louisville, LSU, Michigan State, Penn State, Pitt, Tennessee, Virginia, and Virginia Tech.

These kids are already buying in and haven't practiced on Greentree yet.

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Will we win first of all can't just guarantee it the way we have been playing but you should be able to just like some our losses already why is Jaylon fumbling this year and is it me or does he look slower this year

Our guy Geo Millian got a chance to speak to some recruits at the game and it was overwhelmingly positive despite the result. I think many kids are seeing the potential of coming to Miami over the short term success.

Central is loaded with players that need to be Miami focuses. Stanquan Clark and Rueben Bain are the obvious names but LaWayne McCoy is part of the Miami Gardens Ravens group that needs to be the core of 2024. He was exceptional at receiver despite playing with multiple division one targets in the same offense.

On defense, Central has upwards of seven underclassmen that should have a Miami offer already, even if just a speculative offer.

Columbus 2024 WR Jose Leon is another player from that Miami Gardens Ravens group that is so good. He will explode in recruiting sooner than later. Could be a faster version of Restrepo.

easily could be 0-5 last five games. Only one game left with a sure win (GT) - Dabo and Clemson may do to Mario what Dabo did to AG several years ago. We are making progress, however.

In a complete surprise to everyone, the top cornerback in the country Cormani McClain commits to the Canes

He is the biggest cornerback commit in program history and staffer Demarcus Van Dyke deserves a ton of praise for this relationship with Cormani and his mom. This completely overshadows the current landscape of the season and proves Miami can still save a top 5 class in 2023 with momentum going into 2024

After talking to numerous sources:

As promised, we will be having our monthly recruiting q&a session. A lot was answered in the month of September when we launched this, looking to answer all the questions you may have in October after the Canes 3-4 start. 3..2..1.. Go!

For those thinking that Miami has a shot at the five-star, those chances are slim to none. I'm hearing that Florida has jumped into the lead over Alabama. McClain has an announcement date set for October 27th. Miami has a punchers chance but will have to pull a hail mary in a week to land the lockdown cornerback.

Same angry aggrieved bigots from the old lounge. Welp..deuces

A look at some top prospects who could change their minds:

So many people were acting like he was a better option then Van Dyke but it appears to me from the small sample amount that he needs more time to develop.

Watkins updates visits to FSU and Miami on Rivals:

We have the worst LB core in college. Corey Flagg gets killed all the time. He is either out of assignment or he can't read where to go he always takes bad angles and gets blocked easily. Keyontra Smith just can't cut it he is a better player than Flagg but it's time for this old group to go bring some new energy. They can't tackle worth a damn. Also James Williams needs to learn the technique of tackling all he has is aggression and a lot of time that has him doing stupid penalties or trying to tackle with a shoulder and missing the tackle.

This is about to be a long season but I know there is light at the end of this tunnel.

I think Miami still has the right guy. Cristobal was brought in to change the program, not win a championship with a Manny Diaz roster in year one. You see the growth from a number of the players this staff has brought in. I think the talent evaluation has drastically improved under the new regime and the pieces (Highsmith, Radakovich) are in place for a bright future. The NIL game is still in Miami's favor and that will be huge in recruiting.

Patience and support will be needed going forward if this staff is going to have any chance. Once the full overturn happens, I fully expect this team to take the necessary steps forward