Maurice Smith had been waiting for Sunday since his recruitment kicked off as a sophomore at Miami Central. The offensive lineman grew up a fan of the Miami Hurricanes and waited patiently — at least at first — for his hometown team to finally offer him a scholarship.
It finally happened Sunday, but by then, Smith said, he was tired of waiting. The offer was still exciting, of course, even if it won’t guarantee an automatic commitment like it might have had it come a year ago. Miami now has to convince Smith to flip his pledge from the Boston College Eagles.