Mario Cristobal and the Miami Hurricanes keep adding top-notch prospects to their 2024 recruiting class. This time, it’s Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Saint Thomas Aquinas running back Jordan Lyle who will be joining the fold. It’s a tough loss for Ohio State as he committed to the Buckeyes back on April 29, 2023.

Lyle took an official visit to The U (Dec. 15) and that is probably the final factor for him making the switch to Miami. He’s going to be closer to home by selecting the Canes, too. That could be another prime factor. Here are the statistics for Lyle, per Max Preps, for his 2023 senior season:

113 attempts, 1,259 yards, an 11.1 average, and 20 touchdowns. Lyle is also responsible for 12 receptions, 157 yards, and an 11.2 average.

The 6-foot and 195-pound running back is truly an all-around football player and one that leads by example. He’s often the one that STA coaches use to show other players how to go through a drill and be consistent in doing so.

For the Hurricanes, adding Lyle to an already talented running back room will give the Canes the depth and talent needed to compete at a truly elite level. One could even argue that Miami’s 2024 running back depth chart is as good as any in the nation.

Lyle is the #78 player in the country per the Rivals recruiting rankings.

What 5-star QB Dylan Raiola’s Nebraska commitment means to Ohio State football: Buckeyes Recruiting

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dylan Raiola was one the foundational piece of Ohio State football’s 2024 recruiting class, but now he’ll be an opponent on its 2024 Big Ten schedule

The nation’s No. 8 player and No. 2 quarterback spent eight months committed to the Buckeyes before reopening his recruitment, committing to Georgia a few months later.

That decision lasted about the same amount of time as his first. With less than 48 hours until Signing Day on Wednesday, the five-star has flipped schools again, this time following in his family’s footsteps by heading to Nebraska.

And on Wednesday, Ohio State expects to sign its 2024 quarterback, four-star prospect Air Noland out of Georgia.

Raiola is the son of Dominic Raiola, who played for Nebraska from 1998 to 2000. He earned All-America status in his final season while also winning college football’s first-ever Rimington Trophy, given to the nation’s best center, before being a second-round pick in the 2001 NFL Draft to the Detroit Lions. He spent 14 years with the Lions, starting 203 of 219 games.

In most cases, being a legacy in college football is enough of a reason for a recruit to pick a school, but Raiola’s connections to Nebraska go much deeper.

His uncle, Donovan, is still on the staff as the offensive line coach; and his little brother, Dakota, received his first offer from the program. That’s a ton of emotional ties to a place, even if the Cornhuskers’ on-field success has been absent for much of the past 20-plus years.

Those misfortunes may finally change after the Cornhuskers hired Matt Rhule last offseason. Rhule had spent the previous three years as the head coach of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers. Most of Rhule’s career has been spent in college, with a combined 47–43 record in stops at Temple and Baylor.

Rhule’s been tasked with turning things around at Nebraska. Now he’s made his first big move following his inaugural season.

Not only is Raiola the highest-rated player in program history, but he’s also only the third five-star to commit there, alongside 2005 running back Marlon Lucky and 2000 tight end Chris Septak.

Nebraska will come to Columbus next season on Oct. 26.