BREAKING: Miami OL transfer Jakai Clark commits to SMU
SMU landed another transfer when Miami offensive lineman Jakai Clark committed to the Mustangs, he announced. Clark was on campus in January for an official visit on the Hilltop.
LSU, Missouri, West Virginia and others were also vying for Clark, a former Grayson (Ga.) standout who started 39-of-42 games at Miami. Clark graduates in May and will enroll on the Hilltop this summer.
SMU offensive line coach Garin Justice reeled in another former Hurricane in Clark, adding to his retooled offensive line heading into the 2023 season.
Clark played high school football at Grayson High in Loganville, GA, where he was a three-star prospect. He was the No. 1436 overall recruit in the 2019 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
Jakai Clark is the latest former Hurricane headed to SMU
Clark joins Texas offensive lineman Logan Parr, Texas A&M transfers PJ Williams and LJ Johnson, Liberty transfers Chris Megginson and Ahmad Walker, Fresno State transfer defensive back Cale Sanders, Missouri transfer offensive lineman Hyrin White, Miami transfers Key’Shawn Smith, Jordan Miller, Elijah Roberts, Jaylan Knighton and Romello Brinson, Iowa quarterback transfer Alex Padilla, West Virginia transfer defensive back Charles Woods and Stanford defensive back Jonathan McGill as transfer additions for SMU.
SMU offensive coordinator Casey Woods is happy with how the coaching and recruiting staff all handled a busy transfer portal cycle. SMU hosted numerous transfer targets over a 10-day window in December and more in January.
“It’s been a unique experience. We were still under a different set of expectations at that point (last year about the portal) so we were able to get a good plan,” Woods told On3. “Coach Lashlee, coach Cooper and our recruiting staff were able to put together a great combination of what we think is what we still need to do in the great state of Texas, which is recruit good high school players. We did a great job organizing the class. Our recruiting class did an incredible job helping us out through the whole year.”
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