Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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prep profiles Irish Among Five Standouts For Five-Star Running Back Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heri- they're another school that will be there tage junior running back Sony Michel when the top five comes out," Michel came to San Antonio for the 2013 U.S. said. "Coach Alford is a great person Army All-American Bowl to be intro- besides the fact that he's a great coach. duced as one of the six commitments for He'll give you great advice and lead you the 2014 game. in the right direcWhile on site he tion." Sony Michel took the time to disBesides the Irish, ✪✪✪✪✪ cuss the different asthe nation's No. American Heritage High pects of the recruit3 running back School ing process with the knows of two other Fort Lauderdale, Fla. grade-school aged schools that will Status: Offered players present for make the cut in his Position: Running Back the FBU Camp, finalists. Ht.: 5-11 · Wt.: 190 where he had his "It's going to be 40-Yard Dash: 4.5 humble beginning Florida and Florida 247Sports Ranking: No. 2 player in Florida, No. 3 all-purpose running back in the country as a player. State in there, too," and No. 18 overall recruit nationally As he pays it forMichel shared. ward, he's also ac"Those are the three tively deciding what steps he'll take in schools that stand out to me the most. his own recruitment. "Florida and Florida State are home. "It's still a hold right now," the 5-11, They're a little bit different than Miami 190-pound five-star player said. "I'll do because they have college towns. Miami most of my evaluating over the summer. is just Miami." In an effort to take the next step, the I'm going to take some unofficials and decide which ones will be official visits." Florida native knows which factors will Two of the programs he plans to see mean the most to him "The people I'm going to be around, are Georgia and Miami. Notre Dame, which he visited last summer with for- the coaching staff and the type of offense mer teammate and 2013 Irish inside line- a team runs," Michel listed. "But it will backer signee Michael Deeb, is a strong mostly be about the people I'm going to contender because he already has had be around because I have to be there for a chance to see the campus and begin four or five years. "I don't even know about the unofbuilding a relationship with his recruiter, running backs/slot receivers coach Tony ficial visits yet, but I want to get my official visits over with early so I can get my Alford. "Notre Dame is right in the mix, and decision made."