Michael Irvin Jr. is following in his dad’s footsteps. Monday, the younger Irvin announced that he will play his college football at his dad’s alma mater — the University of Miami (Florida).
Irvin Jr. is getting ready for his senior year at Florida’s St. Thomas Aquinas after transferring from Prestonwood Christian in Texas. 247Sports.com considers Irvin Jr. a 3-star recruit and the 27th best tight end in the Class of 2016. His father also played at St. Thomas Aquinas and Miami before going-on to an NFL Hall of Fame career with the Dallas Cowboys.
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.