Monica McCarley, the mother of five-star edge rusher Colin Simmons told Steve Wiltfong of 247 Sports that defensive line coach Jason Taylor is amazing and if anything she wants her son to be coached by him on the Miami football program. Simmons took an official visit to Miami the weekend of June 9.
LSU and Texas each have a 247 Sports crystal ball projecting that they will receive a commitment from Simmons. Wiltfong who is the 247 Sports Director of Football Recruiting logged the crystal ball projecting Simmons to LSU on July 13. On3 projects Texas with a 58.