Miami recruiting

By IZZY GOULD, Times Staff Writer
Published January 27, 2008

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KEY LOSSES

QB Kyle Wright, WR Lance Leggett, WR Darnell Jenkins, OG Andrew Bain, C JohnRochford, OG Derrick Morse, K Francesco Zampogna, DE Vegas Franklin, DT Teraz McCray, LB Tavares Gooden, DB Glenn Sharpe, S Willie Cooper, S Kenny Phillips

HOT PROSPECTS

The Hurricanes already landed a pair of five-star recruits in Arthur Brown and Marcus Forston, who have made it to campus for the spring semester. Now they hope to land four-star recruit Tommy Streeter, who would be the seventh Miami Northwestern oral commitment. The 6-foot-6, 200-pound receiver is interested in several schools, including USF.

LOOKING BACK

The Hurricanes went through a rough season under first-year coach Randy Shannon. But one player who showed promise was true freshman RB Graig Cooper. He was Miami's leading rusher with 682 yards and four touchdowns.

ORAL COMMITMENTS (19)

Travis Benjamin, WR, 5-11/141, Glades Central

Thearon Collier, WR, 5-9/163, Miami Booker T. Washington

Taylor Cook, QB, 6-7/210, Rice (Texas) Consolidated

Jordan Futch, LB, 6-3/202, Hollywood Chaminade

Antonio Harper, LB, 6-4/220, Memphis Melrose

Patrick Hill, FB, 5-10/248, El Camino (Calif.) College

C.J. Holton, DB, 6-2/195, Crawfordville Wakulla

Davon Johnson, Ath, 6-3/220, Miami Booker T. Washington

Zach Kane, Ath, 6-3/220, Toms River (N.J.) North

Jeremy Lewis, DT, 6-3/271, Palm Beach

Brandon Marti, Ath, 6-0/196, Gulliver Prep

C.J. Odom, DB, 6-0/198, Fort Myers

Micanor Regis, DT, 6-3/300, Pahokee

Marcus Robinson, LB, 6-2/210, Homestead

Andrew Smith, DE, 6-3/223, Coconut Creek Monarch

Cannon Smith, QB, 5-11/200, Hargrave Military Acad. (Va.)

Kendall Thompkins, WR, 5-10/165, Miami Northwestern

Brandon Washington, OL, 6-4/315, Miami Northwestern

Joe Wylie, DB, 6-2/171, Lauderdale Lakes Boyd

EARLY ENROLLEES

Marcus Forston, DT, 6-2/286, Miami Northwestern

Aldarius Johnson, WR, 6-2/195, Miami Northwestern

Sean Spence, LB, 6-0/186, Miami Northwestern

Jacory Harris, QB, 6-4/169, Miami Northwestern

Arthur Brown, LB, 6-1/210, Wichita (Kan.) East

John Calhoun, Ath, 6-3/235, Sebastian River

Jake Wieclaw, K , 6-2/180, Lincoln (Ill.) Way Central