Nationwide Competitor Recruitment Analyst Sam Spiegelman the Nationwide Recruiting Director joins Adam GorneyDottingTheEyes.com’s Jeremy Birmingham and CaneCounty.com Marcus Benjamin to deal with the three matters and decide whether or not they take into account every assertion to be FACT or FACT.
1. Miami is Georgia’s greatest risk to five-star DT Elijah Griffin.
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Benjamin: FACT. The five-star tight finish loved his go to to Miami over the weekend, and Miami has lots of elements that Elijah Griffin sees as essential: the climate, the tradition and the chance to develop underneath the Hurricanes’ Corridor of Fame line of defense coach Jason Taylor. Contenders South Carolina, Oregon and USC simply cannot match Miami in these areas.
Georgia has change into the clear favourite, however Miami will push each facet of its program to encourage Griffin to decide to the Hurricanes till he indicators. My guess is that the highest expertise will decide to the Bulldogs if he needs to indicate his promise in the summertime. However that definitely will not be the top of his recruitment.
Griffin’s journey appears much like that of Justin Scott, who signed with Miami in 2025. The Chicago native was favored to decide on Notre Dame, however selected Ohio State as a substitute. In the long run, the Hurricanes had been in a position to break in to show Scott over, and the potential of a late turnaround may have been the sport right here once more for Miami with Griffin.
Spiegelman: FACT. Oregon, USC and Colorado all had five-star defensive ends on campus, however Miami’s current observe report is under Mario Cristobal this matter can’t be ignored. Griffin likes what Miami is promoting, and this official go to represents a giant alternative for Cristobal, with Jason Taylor making an attempt to lure Griffin away from Georgia. As robust as that job is, the Hurricanes have made massive splashes on the place previously, and she will’t be dominated out.
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2. Ohio State is a official contender for 2026 five-star DE Jahkeem Stewart.
Birmingham: FACT. There will likely be loads of skeptics in regards to the Buckeyes’ probabilities, and it is honest to be skeptical, however there is no doubt that Jakim Stewart’s curiosity is actual. He’ll go to USC subsequent week and LSU continues to make it troublesome for him to go away his house state, however the curiosity and visits to Ohio State are greater than superficial.
Stewart is nearly definitely going to reclassify, and that may add a complete new dynamic to his recruiting, however nothing concrete about these plans will occur for a number of extra months. The underside line? Maintain watching this one. Ohio State would not have even tried any such recruiting a number of years in the past, however the sides are an actual risk to drag off this coup.
SPIEGELMAN: FACT. Jakeem Stewart has already visited Columbus a number of occasions, and the employees is cautiously optimistic about his long-term probabilities with the Louisiana five-star. USC made main strikes this offseason as nicely after including the New Orleans native Eric Henderson to his workers. Stewart has been to LSU a number of occasions, and there may be nonetheless a really excessive likelihood that if he indicators in December or subsequent yr, will probably be with the State Tigers.
At this level, Ohio State, LSU and USC match as official contenders. Nonetheless, regardless of all of the hype surrounding Bucky and USC, I nonetheless like the place LSU is long run
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3. Keelon Russell flipping from SMU to Alabama would be the greatest QB flip of the summer season.
Gorny: FACT. Certain, there might be extra quarterback turnover on this class, with Julian Lewis, Deuce Knight and lots of others being closely pursued, but when we restrict the time to simply the summer season, then sure, Kylon Russell would be the greatest. And that is a giant deal, as a result of Russell might be the right-handed model of Michael Penix Jr. who coaches Cullen DeBoer had in Washington. I believe he is extra of a Jaden Daniels sort, tall and lean within the pocket who could make all of the dynamic throws after which run when wanted as an added risk. There might be extra main quarterback shakeups later, however Russell would be the greatest this summer season
Spiegelman: FACT: Russell is a Rivals250 quarterback flipped to Caleb DeBoer’s Crimson Tide, the primary huge shakeup for Alabama’s new head coach, who’s following within the footsteps of his predecessor. Not solely is Russell extraordinarily proficient, however he is Alabama’s first hand-picked QB on the freshman employees, and it is no shock that he has two state titles and counting in his again pocket.
Colorado, Indiana and Auburn are all within the operating to sway five-star QB Julian Lewis, who can definitely rival Russell’s upside. Nonetheless, I am unsure if a verdict will likely be handed down this summer season. TCU commit Ty Hawkins is being pursued by Oregon and SMU after the Russell flip, however with no visits on deck, that appears unlikely.
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