{"id":5646,"date":"2017-02-04T17:58:37","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T22:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/?p=5646"},"modified":"2017-02-04T17:58:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T22:58:37","slug":"miami-hurricanes-announce-10-early-enrollees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2017\/02\/04\/miami-hurricanes-announce-10-early-enrollees\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Hurricanes Announce 10 Early Enrollees"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Miami Hurricanes Announce 10 Early Enrollees<\/h2>\n<p>With National Signing Day behind us,\u00a0and the spring semester underway, the University of Miami football program has announced\u00a0ten early enrollee recruits. They\u00a0have already begun classes and will participate in spring football.<\/p>\n<p>The Hurricanes have innovated a new technique by actually creating a website that allows viewers to get insight on the new Hurricanes. The <a href=\"http:\/\/miamisquad17.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>site<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is the moniker in which the current batch of recruits have taken on. Included on the site is a video breakdown of the recruits from former UM greats, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jon-beason-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jon Beason<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/duke-johnson-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Duke Johnson<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/bryant-mckinnie-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Bryant McKinnie<\/strong><\/a><strong>, Jon Vilma,<\/strong> <strong>D.J.\u00a0Williams<\/strong>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/steve-walsh-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Steve Walsh<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited about this year\u2019s early enrollees,\u201d head coach <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hurricanesports.com\/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28700&amp;ATCLID=211432660\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Richt<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0said. \u201cAs a group, they embody the qualities we\u2019re looking for as Hurricanes. These young men will get a head start on all aspects of our off-season program, which will give them the opportunity to compete right away.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Before @JonVilma51 broke down <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Squad17?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Squad17<\/a> early enrollee Jonathan Garvin&#39;s film, he discussed his recruiting process: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s0vzY1KD11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/s0vzY1KD11<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NZFHKGNlHE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/NZFHKGNlHE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miami Hurricanes Football (@CanesFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanesFootball\/status\/824989962357575681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Enrollees<\/h3>\n<p>The Hurricanes will look for key contributions from this class to compete in certain key positions. <strong>Cade Weldon,<\/strong> a 6&#8217;3, 204-pound\u00a0quarterback from Tampa, Florida will participate in an open quarterback competition after three-year starter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/brad-kaaya-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Brad Kayaa<\/strong><\/a> declared early for the NFL Draft. <strong>Navaughn Donaldson,<\/strong> a 6&#8217;6, 335-pound offensive tackle from Miami Central High School,\u00a0will look to shore up\u00a0a shaky offensive line which took the blame for Miami&#8217;s four-game losing streak during October. With both senior safeties, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jamal-carter-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jamal Carter<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/rayshawn-jenkins-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Rayshawn Jenkins<\/strong><\/a> graduating, <strong>Amari Carter<\/strong> out of Palm Beach Gardens High School\u00a0will look to compete for a starting position in the openings at the position.<\/p>\n<p>With the Hurricanes fresh off its first bowl win in over a decade, the Canes look to carry that momentum through spring ball and into next season. Miami hasn&#8217;t had a 10-win season since Larry Coker was head coach in 2003. 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