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CANES NAB REDWINE, KING A PAIR OF THREE-STAR LOCAL RECRUITS LATE
It hasn’t been a five-star recruiting season for the Miami Hurricanes, but so far at least they’ve managed to pick up a couple of noteworthy additions on Wednesday morning.
Despite being late to the party with scholarship offers, UM was able to flip a pair of three-star local recruits and All-Dade First Team selections in Miami Killian cornerback Sheldrick Redwine (6-2, 190) and Booker T. Washington linebacker James King (6-2, 210).
Redwine had been committed to Louisville and King to Florida Atlantic University. Now, they’re staying home.
“There’s nothing like staying home and putting on for your home city,” Redwine said. “It’s a dream school growing up. The opportunity came. I just couldn’t pass it down.”
Both players had high profile high school teammates who were previously committed to UM’s signing class and signed: Booker T. Washington four-star running back Mark Walton and Killian four-star safety Jaquan Johnson.
Johnson, one of five early enrollees at UM, went back to Killian Wednesday, morning to support Redwine.
“Jaquan had a huge impact on me,” Redwine said. “He texted me ‘Come to the U’, we’re going to grind together. We’re going to shine together.’”
Redwine had three interceptions and was one of the best cover corners in the state as a senior. King racked up 65 tackles as a senior for the three-time defending state champion Tornadoes.
“UM came in last week and offered me,” King said. “I was expecting the U to come in, but things happen and now I’m going to Miami. I just have to work hard and try to become the next Denzel Perryman or Ray Lewis.”
From The K to The U. pic.twitter.com/luaGRg8lLB
— David Furones (@DavidFurones90) February 4, 2015
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A FEW SWINGS AND MISSES
UM’s two additions are being celebrated, but Miami did swing and miss at a handful of other recruiting targets.
Four-star cornerback Marcus Lewis out of Washington, D.C. signed with Florida State; three-star receiver Antonio Callaway of Booker T. Washington picked the Florida Gators, Orlando four-star running back Dexter Williams chose Notre Dame and Plantation American Heritage quarterback Torrance Gibson, who stuck with his commitment to Ohio State.
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STILL WAITING ON
In all, Miami has officially announced the signings of 14 players not including five early enrollees.
The two commitments they had entering the day who had yet to have their names added to the signee list by 11:30 a.m. included four-star offensive lineman Tyree St. Louis (6-5, 300) of Bradenton IMG Academy and three-star receiver Terrell Chatman (6-3, 180) of Baton Rouge, La.
St. Louis, who visited the Florida Gators late, will stick with his commitment to Miami according to his school’s Twitter account. Chatman, meanwhile, has yet to announce if he will choose UM or TCU or Arizona State. He's expected to announce at 3:30 p.m.
Here is the tweet IMG Academy sent out.
Where will be Tyree St. Louis call home next fall? Click to find out! #NationalSigningDay pic.twitter.com/EyEIPWezJO
— IMG Academy (@IMGAcademy) February 4, 2015
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MCINTOSH FIRST TO SIGN
Richard McIntosh, a burly 6-5, 278-pound defensive end from Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, was the first Hurricanes commitment to get his signed National Letter of Intent through the fax machine in Coral Gables.
"I'm just excited to become a Hurricane and I'm ready to get this process done," said McIntosh, a three-star prospect who had 71 tackles and 11 sacks as a senior and passed on offers from Clemson, Florida, Georgia Tech, Louisville and Missouri to sign with the Canes.
"I didn't know I was going to be the first one, but I wanted to hurry up and get it in. It's special, something I'll remember the rest of my life."
McIntosh, committed to Miami since the summer, never visited any other schools. He said he didn't need to. Now, he's looking forward to enrolling in the first semester this summer and helping strengthen the UM defensive line.
"I'm just looking forward to bonding with all the players, getting to know the school," McIntosh said. "I'm a quick learner so I'm looking forward to learning the plays."
McIntosh was one of four Hurricanes commitments (they had 13 entering the day) to turn their signed National Letter of Intent in before 8 a.m. Wednesday. The others: three-star Venice offensive lineman Tyler Gauthier (6-5, 305), Miami Edison three-stary safety Robet Knowles (6-1, 185) and three-star defensive end Jamie Gordinier (6-4, 235) from Red Bank Catholic, N.J.
Aside from Johnson, a U.S. Army All-American, UM will have the nation's No. 1-rankd JUCO tight end Jerome Washington (6-5, 260), three-star JUCO offensive lineman Jahair Jones (6-5, 310), Royal Palm Beach three-star linebacker Charles Perry (6-1, 205) and three-star defensive end Scott Patchan (6-5, 237) of Bradenton's IMG Academy around for spring football.
UM COMMITMENTS STILL ON THE FENCE
1. Terrell Chatman, WR, Baton Rouge, La., 6-3, 180, 3-stars (Miami, TCU or Arizona State), 3:30 p.m. (TWITTER: @trellc66)
REMAINING RECRUITING TARGETS
Austrian Robinson, DE, Trinity-Pawling School, N.Y., 6-6, 255, 3-star (Miami, Maryland, Mississippi), noon (TWITTER: @UG_Aus)
Kendrick Norton, DT, Jacksonville Trinity Christian, 6-3, 305, 3-star (Miami or Auburn), 2 p.m. (TWITTER: @norton_kendrick)
Shelton Johnson, DE, Delray Beach Atlantic, 6-5, 220, 3-star (FSU, UM, Virginia Tech, Michigan), 3 p.m.
Kevin Scott, DT, Los Angeles Bishop Mora Salesian, 6-5, 280, 4-star (Miami, Mississippi, USC), 4 p.m.
LINKS/NOTES
> Coach Al Golden will host his usual National Signing Day press conference at 4 p.m. He will also make a radio appearance on 790TheTicket at 2 p.m. and will appear on ESPNU's Signing Day Coverage.
> For more on UM's 18 commitments heading into Signing Day including the opinions of scouts click on the link.
> Here's a link to the Top 150 recruits in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.
> Here's the link to follow me on Twitter.
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