Miami might have started spring practices on Tuesday, but that doesn't mean that the recruiting stops.

Amite (La.) three-star cornerback Daran Branch gave a verbal pledge to the Hurricanes on Tuesday just a few hours after the team held a workout inside it's new Carol Soffer Indoor Practice Facility.

Branch, who is listed on the industry-generated composite as the nation's No. 42 cornerback this cycle, wasn't in Coral Gabled on Tuesday, but he was a few weeks ago with EPS Blaze – a 7-on-7 team out of Lousiana. That's when he picked up a bid from new defensive coordinator Blake Baker and assistant outside linebackers coach Jonathan Patke.

"First and forest most I would like to thank god fort blessing me to be the best student athlete I can be," Branch wrote on Twitter. "I would also like to thank my parents, coaches and mentors for helping me make this great decision. Thanks to the coaches who gave me an opportunity to play at the next level as well. This is not a social media thing, this is a "U" thing. So with that being said, I will be COMMITTING TO THE "U"NIVERISTY OF MIAMI..."

Branch also claims early offers from Auburn, Ole Miss, Oklahoma State, Kentucky, Memphis and Kansas. LSU had expressed interest as well.

"Last dude from the #985 to the #305 was pretty special," Baker wrote on twitter to celebrate the commitment with the hashtag #Lousianimal.



Branch told InsideTheU a few weeks ago that he felt like he could see himself at Miami after seeing what the school was all about.

"It's a great campus. To be an athlete there, man you are living a certain type of lifestyle, but you're still getting a free education and just playing the game you love."

Branch measured 6-1, 168 at The Opening New Orleans a few weeks ago. He clocked a 4.62 on the lasers in the 40-yard dash to go along with a 33.1-inch vertical jump.

The commitment marks No. 10 for the Hurricanes in a 2020 recruiting class that currently ranks No. 3 in the country according to the 247Sports' industry-generated composite. The group is headlined by Belen Jesuit Top247 running back Don Chaney Jr., Palm Beach Central Top247 wide receiver Bryan Robinson, Carol City Top247 defensive end Sam Anaele, Miami Northwestern Top247 wide receiver Marcus Flemming, Naples Top247 tight end Dominic Mammerlli and South Dade Top247 cornerback Jaiden Francois.