Saturday’s commitment of quarterback Peyton Matocha to the Miami football roster likely means that the Hurricanes are finished at the position for Surge ’19. Four-star QB Lance LeGendre canceled his visit as a result.

LeGendre and Matocha were the two main recruiting targets at quarterback in Surge ’19 for the Miami football program. LeGendre is much higher ranked in the Class of 2019 then Matocha is. The addition of Matocha gives the Hurricanes five scholarship quarterbacks on the roster for 2019.

Miami has Rising Redshirt Sophomores N’Kosi Perry and Cade Weldon and Rising Redshirt Freshman Jarren Williams returning from the 2018 roster. The Hurricanes added former Ohio State QB Tate Martell as a transfer earlier this month.

Martell’s eligibility for 2019 is in question. He will have to petition the NCAA to be able to play this season. Martell will have three seasons of eligibility remaining if he is granted a waiver to play in 2019, two if he does not. He used his redshirt as a True Freshman with the Buckeyes in 2017.

Josh Newberg of 247Sports Florida State site Noles247 posted on Twitter that LeGendre is going to take one more visit next weekend but it won’t be to Miami. Matocha’s commitment to the Hurricanes was likely decisive in LeGendre’s decision to forego visiting Miami. Which school will replace Miami next weekend is unknown.

4-Star QB Lance LeGendre departs FSU with a big decision to make. He’ll take one more visit next weekend, but it won’t be to Miami. Legendre spoke to Noles247 about the visit and his recruitment (FREE):https://t.co/kuTDI9XOZm — Josh Newberg (@joshnewberg247) January 27, 2019

LeGendre is four-stars and the 256th ranked player in the Class of 2019, the seventh-ranked dual-threat quarterback and the 13th ranked player in Louisiana. All five of 247’s prognosticators project LeGendre to sign with Florida State.

Matocha is much further down the rankings then LeGendre. He’s listed as a composite three-star QB. Matocha is ranked the 1,672nd ranked player overall, the 38th ranked dual-threat QB and the 223rd ranked player in Texas in the Class of 2019.

Matocha is a better fit for Miami in the short term. A QB in the Surge ’19 Class is not likely to make a difference on the Miami roster for a few seasons. Williams, Martell or Perry is the likely QB for the Hurricanes for the next few seasons.