Interesting.
Posted: February 9th, 2017, 10:42 pmby bigbluebazooka
:D
Spoiler:
Orange City University five-star running back Lorenzo Lingard committed to Miami on Thursday picking the Hurricanes over a number of top schools like Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Auburn, Texas and Florida.
Lingard, who is ranked by 247Sports as the nation's No. 2 running back and No. 10 overall prospect in the class, was in Coral Gables on Wednesday for an unofficial visit. He told InsideTheU once he left campus that Miami was in his top group along with both Texas and Clemson, but apparently it didn't take long for the Richt and offensive coordinator Thomas Brown to separate themselves from the rest of the pack.
"Coach Brown is a great dude," Lingard said. "He was a standout type of person to me when I first met him just with his character and everything. Same with Coach Richt. From the time I first met him, he has been the same way. No change and no giddy up. He's the same humble guy and that's what I like about him. He told me that he prepares his players to be young men and even though he's at Miami now, he told me that he still helps out those guys that he recruited at Georgia. That just shows me that Coach Richt is a great guy."
Lingard is in line to become the highest ranked recruit to sign with Miami since Duke Johnson back in 2012.
"It's close to home," Lingard said when asked what standouts out about the Hurricanes besides his relationship with the coaches.
"It was definitely one of the best trips that I have took," he added while referencing Wednesday's visit.
"I wanted to see what the coaches were like when they weren't so busy and how the school operates during classes. I spoke to the coaches a lot but the thing that stood out to me was talking with the academic deans and professors on the business side of the school. That's something that I want to major in and they just gave me the deal on how they do things there."
Lingard (6-0, 180) ran for 1,418 yards and 22 touchdowns this past season at University. He has already accepted an invitation to play in the 2018 Army Bowl.
Lingard, who is ranked by 247Sports as the nation's No. 2 running back and No. 10 overall prospect in the class, was in Coral Gables on Wednesday for an unofficial visit. He told InsideTheU once he left campus that Miami was in his top group along with both Texas and Clemson, but apparently it didn't take long for the Richt and offensive coordinator Thomas Brown to separate themselves from the rest of the pack.
"Coach Brown is a great dude," Lingard said. "He was a standout type of person to me when I first met him just with his character and everything. Same with Coach Richt. From the time I first met him, he has been the same way. No change and no giddy up. He's the same humble guy and that's what I like about him. He told me that he prepares his players to be young men and even though he's at Miami now, he told me that he still helps out those guys that he recruited at Georgia. That just shows me that Coach Richt is a great guy."
Lingard is in line to become the highest ranked recruit to sign with Miami since Duke Johnson back in 2012.
"It's close to home," Lingard said when asked what standouts out about the Hurricanes besides his relationship with the coaches.
"It was definitely one of the best trips that I have took," he added while referencing Wednesday's visit.
"I wanted to see what the coaches were like when they weren't so busy and how the school operates during classes. I spoke to the coaches a lot but the thing that stood out to me was talking with the academic deans and professors on the business side of the school. That's something that I want to major in and they just gave me the deal on how they do things there."
Lingard (6-0, 180) ran for 1,418 yards and 22 touchdowns this past season at University. He has already accepted an invitation to play in the 2018 Army Bowl.