Plantation American Heritage five-star athlete James Williams He shocked everyone when he got engaged to Miami on Tuesday night after spending the weekend in Athens visiting the Bulldogs.
Landing the best player in the state of Florida is a massive victory for the show, especially as they seek to add some top-notch local talent, such as five-star defensive tackle Miami Palmetto Leonard Taylor, who will announce their engagement between Florida and Miami on August 6.
On the surface, a victory over a show like Georgia, which signed the No. 1 recruiting class in 2020, is pretty huge in itself. But the fact that Georgia was widely considered the favorite to get the best player at The Sunshine State makes the victory even sweeter for Miami.
The 247Sports Crystal Ball’s nine predictions were at Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs with an “8” as the average confidence score. The old Miami committee had made it clear in the past that it wanted to see the hurricanes win and that a decision would come from it in December, so the “smart” money fell to Georgia to finally secure the commitment and sign the action. . -all defender.
This is not the first time that Miami has been in this position.
Go back to the beginning of February. Deland four star security Avantae Williams He was preparing to announce his engagement on National Signature Day, and Florida was the unanimous favorite with the 13,247 Sports Crystal Balls in favor of the Gators.
No one had expected Miami, fresh from a 6-7 season and three consecutive losses to FIU, Duke and Louisiana Tech, to land in the No. 2 spot in the United States over Florida, which had just won an Orange Bowl.
But that is exactly what happened. Williams rejected the Gators in favor of the hurricanes and credited the relationship he established with the Miami staff for years. And although the situation was less dramatic, the UM staff did it again on Tuesday with the addition of player number 9 in class 2021.
While there is still a way to go until the pen meets the role for Williams, he said on Twitter that his recruitment is closed. If that’s true, Williams would be the Hurricane’s top-rated signer since Miami Northwestern’s five-star defensive tackle Marcus Fortson in 2008 and second-highest in the 247 Sports era.
