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Elite DB Brody Jennings on Miami official: 'I had the time of my life'
Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin High School athlete Brody Jennings spent last weekend at Miami for his official visit under tragic circumstances. His father, Bradley, passed away just before the trip was to begin for the family. The group would follow through and see Coral Gables once more as the Hurricane staff worked to make the weekend as uplifting as possible. Advertisement "My dad passed a few days ago, so I couldn't really think," Jennings told local media. "I came on the visit and had the time of my life. I came here to have fun. It was about football, but more about family and football at the same time. He (Mario Cristobal) is not just a football guy, he's a family guy -- all the coaches are family guys. Father figures. "My dad wanted me to be strong. He liked Miami a lot. He liked the school a lot and I like it a lot. We wanted to still see everything." Jennings has considerable connections to the area and Miami program itself, with two siblings attending UM, including his sister currently on the track team. The bigger picture with the people and the place all came together for a memorable time on campus. Advertisement "It's been great," he said. "I don't know if any other schools are topping this official visit. Not even in just seeing everything, but the coaches. Coach Cristobal is a great coach. Coach (Will) Harris ad Coach (Zac) Etheridge -- great coaches, and the whole staff was great. "I've been here multiple times to see what the program is about is something serious. It's like that for real. It's a great program to play in with great people to be around. My family is from Miami. They've been down before and they enjoyed the visit, too. They enjoy the school and they're Miami Hurricanes fans already, so it would be great playing around the hometown of my parents." CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2027 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State TRANSFER PORTAL: Full coverage | Player ranking | Team ranking | Transfer search | Transfer Tracker RIVALS CAMP SERIES: Rivals Five-Star heading back to Indy | Rivals Five-Star roster | Schedule/info Jennings has of course been committed to play at Michigan for nearly one year. He remains on board with the Big Ten power, but all involved know this recruitment has more layers to be determined. Advertisement "It's gonna come down to the wire," he said. "That's not gonna stop Miami from recruiting me. Miami is coming really hard, Michigan is still coming hard. Miami wants me really bad. "Miami is a great school. Academics, private school. I could be successful with the school and life after football. There is a lot to offer." Florida is set to host Jennings this weekend. Georgia and Michigan get the next two weekends of official visits later this month. The four-star recruit says Sherrone Moore and company are keeping an open mind as visits continue to go down. "They know great players will visit other schools," Jennings said. "They know how hard I worked to get here, so they support me even though other schools will be on me." Marcus Benjamin contributed to this report.
USA Today
28-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Elite DB committed to Big 10 school will visit Florida State this weekend
Florida State is currently evaluating defensive back prospects in the 2026 cycle. Four-star Brody Jennings, who is currently committed to the Michigan Wolverines, is near the top of their list. The Seminoles made an offer to Jennings back in November. However, he's never visited FSU up until this point. They will change this weekend as Jennings has set up an unofficial visit to FSU after speaking with head coach Mike Norvell recently per Noles247. Jennings is a legacy recruit because his father Bradley played for the program and was part of the 1999 National Championship team. However, when Norvell traveled from Tallahassee to Jacksonville to see Jennings at Mandarin High School, he made it clear that the program wants Jennings, but that he needs to make the right choice for himself. 'It was great. He was telling me if I wasn't going to go to Florida State, make sure I pick a school that's right for me and nobody else and not to care about anybody else's opinion. My dad went to Florida State so he was basically telling me don't try to come to Florida State just because of your dad,' Jennings said. Jennings is the No. 325 recruit nationally and the No. 25 cornerback according to the 247Sports composite rankings. The 6-foot-1, 175-pounder is the No. 51 prospect from Florida as well. This visit is also important because Jennings will be getting to chop it up with defensive backs coach Patrick Surtain Sr. a little bit more. 'Great. We're building a strong relationship,' said Jennings. 'By going this week, down there to Florida State, we're going to keep building on the relationship — trying to get it strong. He's a great person. He coached great DBs, some which are in the NFL. He has great experience so he's a great coach.' Surtain currently saw two of his former players, Renardo Green and Jarrian Jones, make waves as rookies in the NFL in 2024. Hopefully, that pedigree can get Jennings to change his mind in the near future. Contact/Follow us @FSUWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida State news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow Matthew on Twitter @StarConscience
