Wild week for the Canes on the trail. Both sports moved. Some of it good. Some not.
Here’s what happened.
Football: Tyler Ford In
Miami landed Tyler Ford on Tuesday. Big offensive lineman out of Gainesville, Georgia. 6-6, 315. Picked the Canes over Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Kentucky, and Texas A&M.
Real one. Ford was a priority for the staff and they pulled him out of state away from schools that wanted him bad.
That’s two O-line commits this month. Sean Tatum was the other one (he came in the week before this one). Trenches matter. Cristobal’s whole thing, basically.
Football: Stevens and Miami Part Ways
Miami and Ah’Mari Stevens split this week. The four-star receiver out of Chaminade-Madonna had been pledged to the Canes since January 2025. He ended up announcing at LSU on Friday after a visit to Baton Rouge, but the separation itself was mutual. Miami had seen the signs and was already moving on. Stevens was reportedly lining up other visits and the staff called it first.
On paper it sounds worse than it actually plays. Nick Lennear, who committed back in March, is the far better prospect by the industry rankings. No. 5 player in Florida per Rivals. No. 26 nationally. Stevens was outside the top 275.
Miami’s headline receiver commit in the 2027 class didn’t really change. The name just went from Ah’Mari to Nick.
Football: Linton Out Too
Same week, Miami and 2027 OT Zaquan Linton went separate ways. Linton committed last July out of Palm Beach Central. Per 247Sports, the split was mutual. Tatum and Ford had already filled the gap on the line so the immediate depth hit isn’t bad.
Still two commits gone in one week though. Nobody’s putting that on the staff highlight reel.
Class sits at eight now. Six from Florida. Top-10 nationally per the services. Number one in the ACC.
Basketball: Cyril and Lewis Both Aboard
The hardwood side might’ve had the better week.
Miami officially announced Somto Cyril on Thursday. Georgia transfer. Six-eleven, 260. Led the SEC in blocks per game last season. Set Georgia’s single-season field goal percentage record at 75.9.
Miami needed a center after losing Ernest Udeh Jr. to the NBA Draft. Cyril fills it. Two years of eligibility left.
Then Tuesday came Acaden Lewis. Villanova transfer guard. Runner-up for Big East Freshman of the Year. Averaged 12.2 and 5.3 dimes a night. Three years left.
So Jai Lucas, in his first portal cycle as head coach, walked away from one week with a starting point guard and a starting center. Not a bad seven days.
What to Watch
Bryson Tiller in the basketball portal is reportedly down to Miami and Missouri… that’d be a real add if it falls the right way. A few uncommitted South Florida 2027 football guys getting close to decision dates too. More receiver targets to pair alongside Lennear in the 2027 class wouldn’t hurt either.
That’s the week. More next Sunday.
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