Three Miami Recruiting Questions Heading Into Spring Practice

Are the Hurricanes on the verge of another top-10 recruiting class?

To sign a top-10 recruiting class, the Miami Hurricanes need to conquer several tasks, with three in particular.

The Hurricanes hold four verbal commitments for their 2025 recruiting class. Led by quarterback Luke Nickel, it's an excellent group thus far. With Miami's spring practice beginning Monday, March 4, the next month is pivotal to adding roughly 18 to 20 more top recruits to UM's class.

Here are three questions that will help answer how Miami can gain the recruiting momentum necessary to continue to recruit at an elite level and finish inside the top-10 recruiting classes.

1) Will the Canes beat Florida and Florida State for getting recruits to visit Coral Gables instead of Gainesville and Tallahassee for spring practices?

Many recruits state they will visit each of the Big 3 for unofficial visits. Due to time restraints, parents not being able to get off work, etc., those plans are often reduced.

Simply put, Miami must be the program that wins out when it's only one or two unofficial visits for the in-state programs. That one unofficial visit to Coral Gables often leads to an official visit in the summer and eventually signing with Miami or whichever school gained the extra unofficial visit in the first place.

2) Will the Canes add another big-time public commitment before spring ball concludes?

There's nothing like recruiting momentum. If Miami gains a big-time commitment from a top-100 prospect, such as a player inside of On3's 2025 Industry Top Football Recruits, that would certainly help on multiple fronts.

There's the "splash" with a recruit announcing for UM via social media, plus that recruit can then help Mario Cristobal and his staff recruit thereafter. It does not need to be elite defensive back DJ Pickett or linebacker Zayden Walker to make this happen; it wouldn't hurt though.

3) Will the Canes get over the recruiting hump with top recruits?

Should I or should I not take an official visit to Miami? That's a question elite recruits are going to ask themselves about the Canes and several other programs while weighing which spring practices to visit.

When the Canes do host a young man for an unofficial visit, or even communicate with him via text, direct message, or phone call, that communication must hit the mark.

It's such a fine line with making everything come together. Does each UM coach connect with a top recruit? How about his parents? What about the high school head coach?

It's amazing how often the little things make all the difference in the world. Miami did a tremendous job during the 2023 spring practices to get top recruits on campus. That trend must continue in 2024. If it does, the Canes have a great shot to have another top-10 recruiting class.