Miami Hurricanes football coach Mario Cristobal discusses ‘loaded’ 2023 recruiting class: ‘We’re not done yet’

Miami head coach Mario Cristobal is looking at his 2023 recruiting class to help build a foundation of sustained success after the Hurricanes finished 5-7 during his first season at the helm. Miami was one of the nation’s biggest winners during early signing day on Dec. 21, receiving national letters of intent from 25 of its 26 commitments in a 2023 class that ranks No. 4 in the nation.

“It’s a loaded signing class. It really is,” Cristobal told Josh Pate during 247Sports’ Signing Day coverage. “We’re not done yet, but we checked most of the boxes. We’re not done. We are not satisfied with where it’s at right now… [The incoming freshmen] have to play. We’re in a situation, as a program, where the members of the class have to be significant contributors.”

The 2023 Miami recruiting class is the highest signed by Cristobal during his 12-year coaching career and is poised to give the Hurricanes their first top-five finish in the recruiting rankings since 2008.

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