BREAKING: Miami lands commitment from local top-150 DB Bryce Fitzgerald for 2025 Program!!
Miami, Florida Bryce Fitzgerald, a four-star safety for Columbus who is ranked No. 8 in the 2025 class and 101st overall in the On300, is sticking put.
The 5-foot-11, 175-pound safety visited all four schools this summer before committing to Miami on Saturday over Florida, Florida State, and LSU. Fitzgerald, who has had a close relationship with the Hurricanes’ staff for the past two years, finally chose to stay in South Florida on Saturday despite the initial excitement around each individual school.
With Fitzgerald’s commitment, Miami will have 22 commits in the 2025 cycle and will remain in the running for a third consecutive top-10 class (and perhaps a second consecutive top-five class if Miami can eventually flip one or two five-star talents like DJ Pickett). The Hurricanes have not always had a clear lead for the four-star prospect in recent months, but Fitzgerald was recently on campus for an end-of-summer recruiting picnic in late July.
Earlier this summer, Florida generated a lot of talk, and in early August, Florida State seemed to be in a solid position. The most intense pushes for him earlier this month came from Florida State and LSU, which was still a contender despite being an out-of-state school, but Miami finally prevailed, according to Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald made two trips to Coral Gables this summer, one of which was an official visit, and he visited the Miami campus this spring. Throughout his recruiting, he frequently expressed his desire to continue attending college in Florida.
With Fitzgerald’s pledge, Miami has signed a player from Columbus, a traditional powerhouse in the area and a program the Hurricanes have special links to, for the second consecutive year. In his early career, offensive line coach Alex Mirabal worked as an assistant coach for the Explorers, while Miami head coach Mario Cristobal is a Columbus alumnus.
