After a long flirtation with the Miami Hurricanes, Pensacola (FL) Pine Forest 3-star DB Martin Emerson Jr. has decided to stick with his original commitment and sign with the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Miami had been heavily pursuing the 6’2” 185lb Emerson Jr. throughout the 2019 recruiting cycle. When Manny Diaz left Miami to be the head coach at Temple, things looks like they were done between Miami and Emerson Jr. But then, Diaz returned to Miami, and the game was afoot once again.
Emerson Jr. took advantage of the new NCAA rule allowing a player to return to a school for a 2nd Official Visit if that team undergoes a head coaching change and spent time in Coral Gables a couple weekends ago.