While Miami awaited CanesFest fall scrimmage, a quarterback became first 2025 UM commit
The Hurricanes got their first commit for the recruiting class of 2025 on Friday night, when quarterback Luke Nickel of Alpharetta, Georgia, pledged his allegiance to Miami.
Nickel, 6-2 and 200 pounds, is entering his junior season at Milton High. Last season, according to Max Preps, Nickel played in 14 games and completed 197 of 337 passes (58.5 percent) for 2,507 yards and 24 touchdowns, with eight interceptions. He rushed for 208 yards and three touchdowns.
Nickel’s older brother Jack is a 6-4, 225-pound redshirt freshman tight end who enrolled at Michigan State in January 2022.
Nickel told 247Sports that MIami “was the best fit for me’’ after visiting Miami in late July and meeting the players, coach Mario Cristobal and offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson. “I want to be part of that and win championships there.’’ He chose UM over several offers that included Florida State, Penn State and Ole Miss and Stanford.
The Canes already have three-star quarterback Judd Anderson, of Jones County in Gray, Georgia, committed to the class of 2024.
This story was originally published August 12, 2023 at 7:11 AM.
