Miami lands another promoted dedicate in CB Antoine

Eli Lederman, ESPN Personnel WriterJul 20, 2024, 05:21 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World.Coach Mario Cristobal landed Miami’s second-highest rated dedication of the 2025 cycle Saturday when previous LSU commit Jaboree Antoine, No. 54 in the ESPN 300, offered his pledge to the Hurricanes.The four-star cornerback from New Iberia, Louisiana,

initially devoted to LSU on Jan. 27, then pulled his promise from the Tigers and reopened his dedication on June 23 following check outs to Miami and Florida State.Less than a month later on, Antoine joins the Hurricanes as the leading protector and the second-ranked possibility in the program’s 2025 class, tracking only luxury offending guard S.J. Alofaituli, who devoted to Miami earlier this month.Editor’s Picks

1 Related Antoine’s promise comes as Cristobal’s 15th addition in the 2025 class because June 1, including 6 from within the ESPN 300. The No. 2 prospect in the state of Louisiana this cycle, Antoine stands alongside Alofaituli and four-star safety Hylton Stubbs as one of three top-100 potential customers presently bound for Miami in a 2025 class that ranks 10th in ESPN’s latest team rankings.A collarbone injury kept Antoine from all but five games of his junior season at Westgate High School last fall. Then in January, Antoine dedicated to LSU over finalists Texas and Tennessee, landing with the Tigers as one of the cornerstones in Brian Kelly’s 2025 class.Antoine’s promise lasted up until late June, and LSU, Miami and Florida State

remained in the mix in recent weeks before he limited to the Tigers and Hurricanes previously today. Now promised to the Hurricanes, Antoine headings a protective class that consists of Stubbs, inside linebackers Elijah Melendez(No. 4 ILB)and Gavin Nix(No. 5 ILB), defensive end Herbert Scroggins(No. 27 DE)and cornerback Chris Ewald(No. 29 CB), among others.Antoine’s commitment brings Cristobal’s tally to 10 ESPN 300 pledges in one of college football’s fastest increasing classes in 2025.

With the nation’s seventh-ranked cornerback in the fold, Miami moves on positioned to continue climbing as the Hurricanes chase after a third straight leading 10 class.