Duncanville's Colin Simmons discusses his recruitment and choosing Texas over LSU and Miami
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00:00 >> Colin, I mean, obviously, I know you didn't sign with Miami, but
00:03 I know you gave him a good look.
00:04 Just talk me through, just get me through Miami and your recruiting process.
00:06 Like, how strongly did you kind of give him a look?
00:10 >> Pretty strong, like, I feel like Jason Taylor was the first person,
00:14 the first coach to tell me what I did wrong.
00:17 And that really spoke volume for me.
00:21 And not only me, but my mom seen it.
00:23 And she was like, no other coach told me what I did wrong.
00:28 We're going through all these visits and looking at my film and stuff like that.
00:32 No other coach told me what I did wrong.
00:34 And that really raised Miami up.
00:36 >> Just talk me through, I guess, when it was time to make a decision,
00:41 just kind of like the end of it, just how close was it?
00:44 Like, how strong, was Miami really up there?
00:46 I guess, where did they kind of finish for you?
00:48 >> They was up there.
00:49 They was up there.
00:51 I say Miami was number three when it came to it.
00:55 Texas and LSU was top two.
00:58 >> Yeah. >> But Miami, for sure,
01:00 they was up there.
01:00 They was battling.
01:01 I had a real genuine feeling about Miami.
01:05 >> I know you're on that big official visit weekend, I think.
01:07 Dylan Stewart was there, Aiden Breeland.
01:09 Just talk about their kind of vision for all of you guys being there at the time.
01:13 They wanted to sign the best defensive line class in the country and
01:16 all that stuff.
01:17 Just how strong were they about that and wanted to get-
01:19 >> They was real strong.
01:21 They went crazy.
01:23 When we all came up there, they was going crazy.
01:27 They really wanted us, wanted us in.
01:30 Honestly, me and Dylan had that conversation about going there.
01:34 We both could go there and play off their edge, be teammates and
01:39 stuff like that.
01:39 So that conversation did come up between me and them.
01:42 >> I mean, just Miami as a program, just where they're headed,
01:45 just what did you learn about the program?
01:46 And I guess just how do you kind of see the program kind of trending?
01:52 >> Man, Cristobal, he's an amazing coach, on and off the field.
01:57 He's an amazing person.
01:59 And I feel like him being the coach that he is,
02:03 is gonna really build that program up and up.
02:06 And I feel like they're gonna be where they at in these next two to three years.