It might have been coincidence that Alvin Mathis was just talking about the Miami Hurricanes the day before they finally offered him, but then again the three-star outside linebacker tends to talk about Miami a lot.
Mathis’ father and uncle have always been his two football sounding boards, and they always made sure to teach him about the Hurricanes.
They showed him documentaries and YouTube videos. They taught him to model his game off Ray Lewis. The day before Miami finally offered Mathis on April 9, the linebacker happened to be on the phone with his uncle, who told him how much he wished the Hurricanes would offer.