FSU football: Can Noles maintain No. 1 recruiting class in ACC?
By Kelvin Hunt
I had Miami fans in an uproar last year when I told them their recruiting ranking was fool’s gold.
Miami capitalized on South Florida talent during the NCAA Dead Period and signed several players that likely would have gone elsewhere.
Despite finishing with an 8-3 record and No. 18 in the final rankings, the Canes only have two commitments in their 2022 class and find themselves ranked No. 60 nationally.
Miami can talk about beating FSU four straight years and how bad the Noles have been lately, but FSU still has never finished as low as Miami’s 2019 recruiting class at No. 27.
Miami doesn’t have the resources to compete with elite programs, and it shows. The 41 de-commitments since 2018 should tell you all you need to know.
The Canes haven’t won anything in two decades, and that’s not going to change because of that. They’ll get some players here and there because they are located in arguably the most talent-rich state in the nation, and South Florida produces a ton of talent.
However, in normal years, most of that talent goes elsewhere, just as it will in the 2022 recruiting cycle. Miami doesn’t have the cache’ to go nationally and cherry-pick who they want nowadays.