Found February 02, 2012 on Miami Herald:
Miramar High All-American cornerback Tracy Howard was the big late addition for the Miami Hurricanes on Wednesday, but he wasn’t the only sought-after recruit Al Golden and his staff reeled in after fax machines had already started sending over signed National Letters of Intent.
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