Miami football has received a commitment from quarterback Vinny Gonzalez, son of Miami legend Joaquin Gonzalez. Vinny Gonzalez is in the class of 2025 and is a two-time state champion at Christopher Columbus High School.
Blessed 🟢🟠#Committed pic.twitter.com/6x3IpJD14m
— Vinny Gonzalez (@VinnyQB) May 1, 2025
Vinny Gonzalez has modest stats but his impact has been undeniable as he has the wins to show for it. In two years, he has thrown for 1,025 yards, 12 touchdowns, and registered a 64.6% completion percentage. The 2024-25 season was his only season starting full-time for Columbus. He played six games in 2023-24 and has played in 18 games for the program.
Joaquin Gonzalez played for the Hurricanes and was an All-American in 2000 and 2001 (he also went to Columbus high school). He was also a part of the BCS National Championship team in 2001, which is widely considered to be one of the greatest college football teams of all time. Gonzalez played four years in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts.
Miami has their QB's of the future — or at least that is what they think — already on the roster. Luke Nickel is a 4-star commit in the Class of 2025 from Alpharetta, GA. who enrolled early this spring and got reps in the spring game. He played well in the spring game and was able to get first team reps since Carson Beck was out rehabbing from an injury. Emory Williams is also on the roster and got first team reps in the spring as well. He was a three-star recruit coming out of high school in 2023 and has played in seven games for the Hurricanes.
As far as other QB commits go, Miami is also in line for Dereon Coleman who is a four-star recruit in the class of 2026. Coleman earned an invitation to the Elite 11 Finals in April.