In another South Florida recruiting battleground victory for the Miami Hurricanes, Miami Palmetto five-star defensive tackle Leonard Taylor chose UM over the Florida Gators in a decision announced on CBS Sports HQ on Thursday afternoon.
“For the next three to four years of my college life, I’ll be attending the University of Miami,” Taylor said on the live stream in a CBS studio as he pulled out a Hurricanes cap with family around him. “Go ‘Canes!”
Taylor is rated as high as the nation’s top defensive tackle and No. 4 player overall by 247 Sports. That’s the highest national ranking any Miami recruit has had since offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson in 2010 (No.