Miami Football: Will Recruiting Be Doomed After Hurricanes Latest Allegations?

The Miami Hurricanes were back in the news a couple weeks ago when there was another Yahoo! report that head coach Al Golden and special teams coach Michael Borrow supposedly knew there were recruiting violations between equipment manager Sean Allen and Hurricane recruits.

With the Nevin Shapiro scandal still being investigated, it was a report many fan's and future Hurricanes didn't want to see. For those who are unfamiliar with the investigation, it is still ongoing with no end in sight.

So what does that mean to future Hurricane recruits? Are a lot of players going to skip out on going to Miami because of an uncertain future?

The Miami Herald believes that may be the case; I honestly don't think it will be a big deal.

Unless Miami is nailed with 20 less scholarships per year like Penn State was, there will be no problem with players wanting to come to Miami. I believe coach Golden proved that last year when he went out and recruited a top 10 class while the allegations were still a hot topic.

Even with the new allegations, which I honestly believe are a joke, I think the Hurricanes will have no problem getting solid recruits.

In fact, just a few days after the new allegations, ex-Alabama recruit and four-star defensive back, Artie Burns verbally committed to Miami. Then, just a week later, four-star safety recruit Jamal Carter chose Miami over FSU and LSU.

So much for the theory of the allegations hurting the recruiting scene.

The Hurricanes will most likely only be able to recruit about 15 players next year, and already have ten verbal commits according to espn.com. 

There might be some issues down the road where they won't be able to have a full recruiting class, but it won't deter any good players from coming to Miami.

I mean let's face it, the University of Miami produces NFL-type players and every single recruit knows that if you go to Miami, the chances of making it to the NFL are better than being on almost any other team in the country.

That, along with what Golden is doing in Miami, means the future will be bright down in Coral Gables.

Regardless of what the haters believe, Miami will be relevant again.