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[Soapy]

Hurricanes land four-star linebacker David Vallos following late push; latest on five-star Prince Egboh
Eddie Fernandez -- 247 Sports Miami Insider

Four-star linebacker David Vallos has committed to the University of Miami, picking his childhood team over Ole Miss and Florida.

Vallos, who is teammates with former Miami target and Florida State commit Luis Bueno, became Miami's top priority at the position following Bueno's commitment to the Noles. A similar prospect, Vallos had been trending towards Ole Miss before Miami made the call and the final push.

"Once they said they wanted me and really started pushing for me, I knew I'd be a Hurricane," Vallos told CBS Sports, "I always wanted to be a Hurricane so I just needed them to feel the same way and once I felt that after my visit, it was a wrap."

A bit of a throwback as a downhill, thumping linebacker, Vallos will need to continue to work on his flexibility, agility and coverage skills if he's going to be an every down player at the next level. Similar to his teammate, there are concerns about the competition level that Vallos has faced in high school but in a marquee game earlier this year, Vallos showed the ability to handle that step up in competition.

In less exciting news, Miami did lose out on five-star receiver Prince Egboh who chose Georgia over the hometown Hurricanes. Egboh took to social media following the announcement to defend his decision, citing the loss of offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson as one of the reasons he ultimately couldn't pick Miami.

"I just don't know where the offense is going," said Egboh, "I'm hearing this and they telling me this but when you watch them play, they don't really have a [passing offense] for real anymore, not since [Dawson] left so I just couldn't commit to a program that wasn't going to get me the ball like that."

2027 Miami Recruiting Class
CB Jason Wall [CB #2]: 5'11", 189lbs | New Palestine, IN [IMG] | 5-star
TE Orlando Lord [ATH #2]: 6'4", 235lbs | Ocoee, FL | 5-star
CB Adrian McCune [CB #3]: 6'0", 183lbs | Moultrie, GA | 5-star
WR David Tompkins [WR #5]: 5'9", 191lbs | Fort Myers, FL | 4-star
CB Max Hakim [CB #4]: 5'11", 197lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4-star
T Alex Kenyon [LT #2]: 6'7", 294lbs | Venice, FL | 4-star
T Enrique Sendejo [LT #4]: 6'6", 307lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4-star
QB Bernie Flowers [QB #20]: 5'11", 191lbs | Lakeland, FL | 4-star | Miami, Florida
LB Eric Dixon [LOLB #5]: 6'4", 233lbs | Tampa, FL | 4-star
RB Quincy Dukes [ATH #24]: 6'0", 190lbs | Daytona Beach, FL | 4-star
LB David Vallos [LOLB #12]: 6'4", 233lbs | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 4-star
G Jesus Angel [LG #11]: 6'1", 292lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4-star
G John Armah [LG #12]: 6'2", 299lbs | Las Vegas, NV | 4-star
P Andy Hocker [P #3]: 6'1", 191lbs | Buffalo, NY | 3-star

2027 Miami Recruiting Board
WR Prince Egboh [WR #3]: 6'3", 194lbs | Miami, FL | 5-star | Committed to Georgia
S James Rheem [FS #4]: 6'0", 192lbs | Tampa, FL | 4-star | Committed to Florida State
LB Luis Bueno [ILB #5]: 6'3", 231lbs | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 4-star | Committed to Florida State

[James]

All the writing you do in this is impressive. I struggle with churning out stuff.

[Soapy]

Week 9 Preview: at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Record: 4-4, 2-3 ACC
Head Coach: Major Applewhite
Offensive Scheme: Spread
Defensive Scheme: 4-2-5

Notable Results
at #14 Purdue (5-2): L 28-10
at Georgia Tech (4-3): L 24-17
at California (3-4): W 27-17
at SMU (4-3): W 31-14
vs. #10 Duke (5-2): L 34-23
at NC State (3-4): L 31-24

Team Leaders
Passing: Jeremy Hecklinski (59 cmp%, 2165 yards, 15 TD, 7 INT, 131.9 passer rating)
Rushing: Tate Carney (350 yards, 5.2 ypc, 2 TD)
Receiving: Micah Mays (42 receptions, 560 yards, 4 TD)
Blocking: 26 sacks allowed
Defense: Wesley Williams (21 tackles, 5 TFL, 6.5 sacks, PBU)

Last Meeting
CFB 2024 Regular Season, Week 13 - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
(4-7, 2-5 ACC) Wake Forest Demon Deacons 14 - 31 Miami Hurricanes (10-1, 6-1 ACC)
--- QB Hank Bachmeier: 22-39, 331 yds, 2 TD, INT, sacked 4 times
--- WR Taylor Morin: 7 rec, 120 yds, 2 TD
--- QB Cam Ward: 25-35, 256 yds, 2 TD, sacked once
--- HB Damien Martinez: 17 att, 70 yds, TD, 7 rec, 62 yds, TD

Injuries
WR Jeremiah Smith (season)
CB Devin Cook (season)
LT Uber Ajongo (season)
RT Jack Hines (out)
CB Travon West (out)

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Key Players
QB #12 Jeremy Hecklinski, Rs Sophomore | 85 ovr, 81 spd, 85 acc, 91 thp, 91 sac, 85 mac, 93 dac
HB #30 Tate Carney, Rs Senior | 84 ovr, 88 spd, 94 acc, 90 car, 83 trk, 83 spm, 84 jkm
HB #29 Brian Torres, Rs Freshman | 83 ovr, 89 spd, 91 acc, 80 car, 88 cod
WR #18 Micah Mays, Rs Junior | 84 ovr, 99 spd, 98 acc, 78 cth
EDGE Andrew Hines III, Junior | 83 ovr, 84 spd, 91 acc, 71 str, 79 pmv, 90 fmv, 63 bsh
ILB #48 Donelius Johnson, Rs Senior | 83 ovr, 80 spd, 86 acc, 86 awr, 85 prc, 88 tkl, 77 bsh
CB #25 Jamare Glasker, Rs Senior | 84 ovr, 92 spd, 92 acc, 70 mcv, 92 zcv, 75 press

Hard Rock Bet™
Spread: Miami -6
Moneyline: Wake Forest +265
Over: 49

[Soapy]

All the writing you do in this is impressive. I struggle with churning out stuff.

thanks brother, the fact i listen to so many podcasts helps lmao

[James]

It’s a time thing for me. I struggle with putting stuff together and would rather play the game than write.

[Soapy]

It’s a time thing for me. I struggle with putting stuff together and would rather play the game than write.

i feel you, once you get in the habit of doing it, it speeds up. probably takes me about 5 mins for a write up, max 10 if I have to go back to the highlights to jog my memory of what happened or do research for a recruiting write up

[Soapy]

‣ CFB 2026 Regular Season, Week 9 - Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
(7-1, 4-0 ACC) #1 Miami Hurricanes at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-5, 2-4 ACC)

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MIA | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 22
WF | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6

Hurricanes struggle to finish off drive but able to finish off Demon Deacons
From their own 20-yard line to Wake Forest's 20-yard line, Miami had no problem going up and down the field against the Demon Deacons with quarterback Emory Williams completing 73 percent of his passes and throwing for a season high 302 yards. It's once they got there that Miami struggled.

The Hurricanes had to settle for field goals against Wake Forest with James Rutter hitting all five in Miami's 22-6 win on Saturday.

It was a tougher day for Wake Forest's offense as Jeremy Hecklinski threw four interceptions, negative some of the success that the Deacons were finding on the ground with senior running back Tate Carney averaging 6.3 yards per carry and finishing the game with 51 rushing yards.

It was the first game of the year that Williams did not split time with Keke Hagg, who was dressed and on the sideline but did not enter the game. Miami head coach Mario Cristobal said after the game that the flow of the game was the reason why Hagg did not play.

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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
James Rutter, 41 Yd FG (6:39)
James Rutter, 36 Yd FG (2:58)

Quarter 2
Ray Ray Joseph 4 Yd pass from Emory Williams (6:57)
James Rutter, 31 Yd FG (1:35)
Caleb Carlson, 24 Yd FG (0:01)

Quarter 3
Caleb Carlson, 47 Yd FG (7:03)
James Rutter, 25 Yd FG (2:27)

Quarter 4
James Rutter, 48 Yd FG (1:55)

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Player Stats
QB Emory Williams: 30-41, 302 yds, TD, sacked twice
QB Jeremy Hecklinski: 20-32, 175 yds, 4 INT, sacked 7 times

HB Mark Fletcher Jr: 15 att, 84 yds
HB Tate Carney: 8 att, 51 yds

WR Ray Ray Joseph: 7 rec, 105 yds, TD
WR Davon Momah: 7 rec, 105 yds
HB Drew Pickett: 2 rec, 60 yds

LT Markel Bell: 73.4 PFF grade
LG Frankie Tinilau: 83.3 PFF grade
C Will Larkins: 63.4 PFF grade
RG Juan Minaya: 67.7 PFF grad
RT Francis Mauigoa: 78.0 PFF grade

S Markeith Williams: 7 tkl, INT
CB Damari Brown: 6 tkl, 2 TFL, INT
DE Marquise Lightfoot: 6 tkl, 3 TFL, 3 sacks
LB Cam Pruitt: 5 tkl, 2 TFL, sack, INT
DE Armando Blount: 4 tkl, 3 TFL, 1.5 sacks
S Jaden Harris: 4 tkl, INT
LB Aiden Hall: 15 tkl
LB Donelius Johnson: 10 tkl, 2 TFL
DE Josh Harrison: 7 tkl, TFL, sack

[James]

Not a great game. Need to finish more in the red zone.

[Agent]

Wake Forest was buns if you beat them that bad in a bad performance

[Soapy]

Not a great game. Need to finish more in the red zone.

Agreed, didn't want to turn the ball over so once we got in the red area, defenses play more press so screens, quick game, etc are limited

Wake Forest was buns if you beat them that bad in a bad performance

sesame buns