Premature as it is to celebrate verbal commitments three months before Signing Day, the Miami Hurricanes have had a nice recruiting run the past 48 hours and it deserves mention.
On Sunday morning Miami got a commitment from four-star Loganville, Georgia running back Storm Johnson and later in the day Belle Glade three-star athlete Greg Dent pledged his allegiance to the Canes. Tuesday morning it was Booker T. Washington four-star running back Eduardo Clements who decided to end the suspense and commit to ‘The U’.
Johnson is a bigger-bodied back who plans on enrolling early in January. He chose Miami from almost three dozen scholarship offers, other finalists being Penn State, Oregon, Kentucky and Michigan State.
Regarding Dent, he decided to follow Glades Central teammate TE Clive Walford to Coral Gables. Dent is slated to play cornerback for the Canes and committed after not ‘feeling the love’ after a recent visit to Florida State.
Clements’ pledge might be seen as a surprise to come, though rumors swirled for months that the Booker T. back was a silent commit. Back in April, the Herald’s Manny Navarro penned a piece where he questioned Clements favoring Georgia.
The UM beat writer talked of Miami coaches losing their stranglehold on local recruiting, yet a few months later Clements stuck with the hometown Canes – which should squash out any premature rumors about the Canes no longer being the program to beat in the Tri-County area. Some kids will wind up elsewhere, but for kids like Clements, it’s nothing more than flirtation and weighing out one’s options.
Take some recruiting trips, get out of your hometown and be the big fish in a little pond, regarding the hype that comes when visiting many smaller college towns.
Clements is Miami-bound regardless of the crop of running backs also signing on with the Canes next year; Darion Hall, Maurice Hagans and the recently committed Johnson. Unafraid of competition, Clements is a hometown kid with the mindset head coach Randy Shannon is looking for. Shannon talks about big time local kids from winning program, which Clements is.
Other Booker T. alum currently playing for the Canes, Clements’ former teammates Brandon Harris, Thearon Collier and Davon Johnson. Clements comes from good high school stock and will bring a can-do attitude to The U, like his former teammates.
A lot can happen over the next three months, but at 6-2 and with almost two dozen verbals ready to sign in February, things are indeed looking up for the Canes entering year four of The Shannon Era.
CB, do you know what the school name is in Loganville that Storm (what a great name for a 'Cane) Johnson goes to ? Maybe I can get to a game and wear my 'Canes jersey and throw up a U…..
How's about the Mickey Andrews news huh…..that should help with recruiting as well….
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Ron – Storm Johnson goes to Loganville High in Loganville, GA, Kid looks like a baller. With him… Clements… Hall… M. James… L. Miller…. the Canes will finally be loaded at running back again… thankfully.
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2011 National Champions, welcome aboard!
all the "big time" programs have 9-14 4 and 5 star guys on their "commits" list.. hopefully we end up with a couple more by the time signing day comes. it's no coincidence that the schools that are atop the recruiting rankings list on a consistent basis are also the ones competing for MNCs
Loganville High is literally minutes up the street from my house. I am going to have to go and check this kid Storm Johnson out at one of his games. I want to see what this guy is all about. ALLCANES thanks for posting some good news on this board about the verbal commits for the Canes in a week where many fans weren't happy about our near loss at Wake.
This team will be BCS bound 2010!!!
ATL CANE FAN said…
Loganville High is literally minutes up the street from my house. I am going to have to go and check this kid Storm Johnson out at one of his games. I want to see what this guy is all about.
ATL, I am going Friday night. Game on at 7:30, but they do some sort of walk to the stadium so I'm going early to get a good spot. Got to show some early U love to Storm. This is the reg. season ender so you best make this game if you want to see him. Hope to see you there. I'll be in my #1 jersey, look for me !
Hated by many, loved by few, WE are the U
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Anonymous…WTF does that mean?
Hey ATL…I spoke to coach Godfree at Loganville H.S.
Storm will be playing in the game Fri. night. He's #5
Coach Godfree says Miami is getting a good one…..
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Anonymous…WTF does that mean?
…. safe to say it's a reference that title number six will be Miami's soon enough, based on all the new talent coming in.
The five-time champs are due for another in the coming years.
Would be nice to have an even year NC !!!
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…. safe to say it's a reference that title number six will be Miami's soon enough, based on all the new talent coming in.
The five-time champs are due for another in the coming years.
In that case, I smell #6, & 7 coming soon too! J12 & all the Bulls are only sophomores……
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bottom line we were completely outcoached. had we played within ourselves we would have won. no excuse for this. Not enough run too much long ball. 4 turnovers is just embarrassing. if you cant protect the qb you cant throw the long ball, we payed for it every time.coaching staff needs to take a hard look at the play calling. keep J12 comfortable and you win.i bet Davis is thinking that he won with a lesser team against us again.