When spring rolls around and college coaches start pouring down to Miami-Dade and Broward counties in record numbers, keep your eye on the schools that are starting to feel comfortable in an area that has long been open to schools from across the nation.

Buying into the fact that the University of Miami should get every top athlete that comes out of this region is absurd.

It has never happened that way.

In the 1960s and ’70s, top-flight prospects left this area the same way they are fleeing now.

It might have been a different time, with less emphasis on recruiting, but the objective is still the same.

With National Signing Day coming up Wednesday, you can watch as schools outside this area continue their climb, using local prospects to fuel their programs. The perfect example is what has happened with Charlie Strong and Louisville.

The love affair with the Louisville program goes back decades.

But even when Howard Schnellenberger was coach of the Cardinals, with many Florida ties, Louisville never came in and snapped up some of the best talent in the area like Strong is doing now.

By getting quality players the past two years, including Northwestern standouts Teddy Bridgewater, Eli Rogers and Michaelee Harris, the Cardinals have played hard ball in the Big East, rebuilding with youth and winning games.

After coming away with three of the top players in Miami-Dade County a year ago in Bridgewater, Gerrod Holliman and Andrew Johnson, Louisville is back at it again, outrecruiting Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coact Conference and other Big East schools in this area.

To measure the quality of players Louisville is adding to its list for the class of 2012, all you have to do is look at the credentials players such as Keith Brown (LB, Norland), James Burgess, Jr. (LB, Homestead), Abraham Garcia (OL, University School), Brandon Radcliff (RB, Columbus), Pedro Sibea (DL, Homestead) and Brandon Snell (WR, Carol City) bring to the table.

Brown was an early UM commit. So was Burgess. Sibea and Snell could emerge as role players in their first season.

Louisville is not the only program that knows its way around South Florida.

West Virginia, Minnesota, UCLA and now Mike Leach’s Washington State program have also come in and started the pipeline rolling with Norland safety Feddie Davey.

If you happened to watch or attend this year’s Orange Bowl, you know what the 305 and 954 area codes’ talent infusion has done to elevate the Mountaineers.

This class will only keep that ball rolling with Imarjaye Albury (DT, Northwestern), Torry Clayton (RB, South Dade), Darreal Joyner (WR, Central), Devonte Mathis (WR, Miramar) and Hallandale safety Sean Walters, who is already in Morgantown.

• Here is a list of South Florida Football Bowl Subdivision commitments:

Alabama: Amari Cooper, WR, Northwestern. Alabama-Birmingham: Eddie Garcia, OL, Columbus. Bowling Green: Erick Hallmon, OLB, Cardinal Gibbons. Cincinnati: Errol Clark, LB, Central. Connecticut: John Green, WR, Varela; Chauncey Lanier, DB, Nova. FAU: Jarvon Anderson, DB, Braddock; Adrian Burton, DB, Blanche Ely. FIU: Chris Ayers, P, South Broward; Jerry Baker, LB, Archbishop Carroll; Johnnie Durante, WR, Dr. Krop; E.J. Hilliard, QB, Northwestern; DeAndre Jasper, WR, Jackson; Jeremiah McKinnon, S, Southridge; Jeremy Smith, WR, Flanagan. Florida: Willie Bailey, DB, Hallandale; Bryan Cox, Jr., DE, St. Thomas Aquinas. FSU: Ricardo Louis, WR, Miami Beach. Georgia: Marshall Morgan, PK, American Heritage. Illinois: Teko Powell, DT, Norland. Iowa: Greg Mabin, WR, Calvary Christian; Daumantas Venckus, DE, Cypress Bay. Louisiana: Christen Hill, LB, South Dade. Louisville: Keith Brown, LB, Norland; James Burgess, Jr., LB, Homestead; Abraham Garcia, OL, University School; Brandon Radcliff, RB, Columbus; Pedro Sibea, DL, Homestead; Brandon Snell, WR, Carol City. LSU: Avery Johnson, WR, Blanche Ely. Marshall: Gunnar Holcombe, QB, University School; A.J. Leggett, DB, South Miami. Memphis: Chris Morley, DB, South Plantation. Miami: Den Bush, S, Columbus; Vernon Davis, DB, Coral Reef; Ereck Flowers, OL, Norland; Jelani Hamilton, DE, St. Thomas Aquinas; Larry Hope, DB, American; Duke Johnson, RB, Norland; Danny Isadora, OL, Cypress Bay; Malcom Lewis, WR, Miramar; David Thompson, QB, Westminster Christian; Herb Waters, WR, Homestead; Josh Witt, LB, Cypress Bay. Miami of Ohio: Fred McRae, WR, Chaminade-Madonna. Michigan State: Macgarrett Kings, RB, University School. Minnesota: Jordan Hinojosa, DL, Central; Dinero Moss, DB, Piper; Brian Nicholson, LB, Central. Mississippi: Robert Conyers, OL, Braddock. Navy: Brandon Clements, DB, Coral Reef; Brad Mills, OL, St. Thomas Aquinas. Northwestern: Traveon Henry, RB, Pine Crest. Notre Dame : Justin Ferguson, WR, Flanagan. Purdue: Andy Garcia, LB, Hialeah; Billal Marshall, QB, Dade Christian; Dion Witty, DB, Coral Springs. Tennessee: Daniel Gray, DB, Boyd Anderson. UCF: Dareen Owi, WR, Norland. UCLA: Fabian Moreau, RB/WR, Western. USF: Daniel Perry, DE, University School. Utah State: Delroy Hamilton, LB, Hallandale; Bruce Natson, WR, Boyd Anderson. Virginia Tech: Donaldven Manning, DB, Central. Wake Forest: Ryan Janvion, S, Dade Christian; Kevis Jones, LB, Northeast. Washington State: Feddie Davey, S, Norland. West Virginia: Imarjaye Albury, DT, Northwestern; Torry Clayton, RB, South Dade; Darreal Joyner, WR, Central; Devonte Mathis, WR, Miramar; Sean Walters, S, Hallandale. Western Kentucky: Julian Leslie, DE, Coral Reef. Western Michigan : Leo Alba, DB, University School; Daniel Braverman, WR, University School; Gabe Hantsbarger, TE, Highlands Christian; David Reed, S, Miami Beach. Wisconsin: Hugs Etienne, DB, South Plantation.

• The 4th annual South Florida High School Football Signing Day TV Special and Celebration will take place on Wednesday at Dave & Buster’s in Hollywood.

The celebration show starts at 5:30 p.m., and the live TV show begins at 7 p.m. on NBC6.

The event will be hosted by Joe Rose and Adam Kuperstein.

For questions, more information or to confirm a player or coach’s attendance, please visit www.southfloridahighschoolfootball.com, call 954-533-8556, ext. 224, or email bsaal@arenaadv.com.

We are always looking to help promote our area recruits for the current classes of 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. All you have to do is send a DVD and information about the athlete to: Larry Blustein, P.O. Box 3181, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009.