Miami winner on first day of early signing
Wednesday had drama, twists, turns and trolls
The first and busiest day of the early signing period is in the books.
In typical signing day fashion, Wednesday had a little bit of everything.
It had drama, primarily in the form of Jeremiah Smith waiting almost 10 hours to send his signed paperwork to Ohio State and Mainland defensive lineman/ edge rusher LJ McCray not signing with Florida during his school’s ceremony but delaying until later in the day.
It had twists and turns with players such as Armondo Blount, Adarius Hayes and Izaiah Williams flipping from their commitments on signing day.
It also had an all-time troll job by
Venice cornerback Charles Lester faking he would delay his signing only for Florida State to announce his signing a few
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Meet The Post’s 2023 All-Area Defense Team, minutes later with the words, “Never a doubt.”
“State of Florida Recruiting H.Q.” hosts
Jon Santucci and Chris Boyle discussed what schools had the best day and some of their favorite moments from Wednesday.
Which in-state school had best day?
Boyle: It has to be Miami. They flipped Armondo Blount and Adarius Hayes. They didn’t do it today, but they flipped Jordan Lyle, too. I don’t think there was anyone more active for upper-echelon talent. Miami was far and away the best team today. USF finalizing a Rodney Hill flip from Tulane was pretty impressive, too.
Santucci: Miami had the best close of the in-state schools, which is interesting considering they lost Kendall Jackson and Kevin Riley down the stretch.
But when you flip one of the state’s