Rivals nationwide recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr. has predictions on a key recruiting win for the Miami Hurricanes, a USC commit sticking together with his pledge and the Pittsburgh Panthers shedding out on one among their current commitments.
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1. MIAMI WILL KEEP TOP RECRUIT IN SOUTH FLORIDA
The Hurricanes work to maintain high expertise dwelling and it lastly broke via final cycle with Bryce Fitzgerald, the primary No. 1-ranked prospect in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Seaside counties to select this system since James Williams within the class of 2021.
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Derrek Cooper holds that honor within the 2026 Rivals250 and for a number of elements of the cycle, it regarded like he would comply with Jeremiah Smith (2024), Brandon Inniss (2023) and Marvin Jones (2022) to depart the world for out-of-state applications.
However the momentum could also be in Miami’s favor right here. Georgia, which briefly held Cooper’s dedication, stays a major contender as do nationwide powers Ohio State, Texas and others, however the native pull with The U has elevated some confidence contained in the constructing in Coral Gables.
Cooper has an extended approach to go in his recruitment and he has expanded his go to checklist in current weeks, maybe muddying the water a bit – all the higher in contrast with essentially the most acquainted choice on the checklist in Mario Cristobal’s program.
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