MAC Football

MAC Basketball

The View: Miami signed 13 players from seven different states as they targeted WRs and DBs the most. The prize catch in this class is Josh Williams from Cincinnati. Williams had accepted an offer to Georgia Tech, but when the coaching changes at that school took effect, he changed his mind and picked Miami over Louisville and Cincinnati. This talented skilled player averaged 15 yards per reception and 27 yards per kickoff attempt. He was a 2001 Pre-Season Street & Smith All-American and finished as a Super Prep All-American after this season. Another local talent is LB Matt Vogele who was the Catholic League’s POY & an all state performer. Vogele had several offers, including the Big Ten and SEC. He should continue the long standing Miami tradition at that position. OLB Terna Nande also had several offers and brings great speed (4.45/40) to his position. The Detroit Free Press rates him the #22 player in the state of Michigan. Dontae Wright is a wonderful athlete who could end up playing several different positions on the defensive side of the ball. WR Joey Card is another talented play maker who had several MAC offers while Brian Cooper could become a real load at TE with his 265 pound size and 4.8 speed. The majority of Miami’s singes have a GPA above 3.0.

Analysis: Of all the schools in the MAC this year, Miami was the most secret about their signings. The RedHawks did get some superb talent in Nande, Vogele & Williams. Like my Marshall analysis though, I rate small classes generally lower since there are fewer impact players coming in versus other schools. I guess I was expecting a little more from Miami given their usual cast of high quality players. I rate this class as AVERAGE since compared to other MAC schools, there are fewer impact players and the RedHawks lost out on several players to rival conference schools during this recruiting season. Time will tell if I am right about this class, but Miami could have done a little better in their limited available scholarships.