National title teams are often built around two or three really big recruiting classes. Miami pulled off some of the most impressive recruiting feats to build the 87-92 run that saw the ‘Canes play for four national titles and remain in the top three for six consecutive years. Jimmy Johnson recruited in the 1987-1988 classes and Dennis Erickson helped to close on the 1989 class that Johnson had lured in all the way up to signing day. These were classes that kept the Miami “team of the 80’s” legacy in tact and brought the “NFL U” moniker to life and the “Miami Rule” as well.
Hurricanes’ Football recruiting history: 87-89
