Mark Barnes likes to call Zion Nelson a “throwback” player, but the coach really means Nelson is sort of a throwback personality. The offensive lineman has virtually no social media presence and kept his recruitment close to the vest. It made Nelson’s official visit with the Miami Hurricanes last weekend fly under the radar and Miami’s interest in him almost entirely invisible.
On Thursday, the two-star tackle from South Carolina became a somewhat surprising addition to the Hurricanes’ Class of 2019. The senior flipped his commitment from the Appalachian State Mountaineers to Miami with less than a week until the early signing period begins Wednesday.