Northwestern's Teddy Bridgewater, Eli Rogers choose Miami Hurricanes

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Northwestern's Teddy Bridgewater, Eli Rogers choose Miami Hurricanes

The University of Miami football team's 2011 recruiting class just got a bit sweeter Friday when it gained commitments from Miami Northwestern quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and receiver Eli Rogers.

``Right now, heading into the summer, I figured it was just a good time to do it,'' Bridgewater said. ``I just called [UM assistant] coach [Wesley] McGriff and [UM] coach [Randy] Shannon and told them about it. They were actually about to speak at a banquet in Chicago, so I didn't have a chance to talk to them.''

Bridgewater, considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com , completed 165 of 262 passes for 2,546 yards, 32 touchdowns and 12 interceptions as a junior and ran for 379 yards and five touchdowns.

Bridgewater also set a Miami-Dade record with seven touchdown passes in a game in a 54-23 victory over Hialeah-Miami Lakes on Sept. 25.

Bridgewater said he thinks he'll be the only quarterback UM will take with their 2011 recruiting class.

``I don't know if it was a promise or not,'' Bridgewater said of his talks with UM. ``They just said I'd be the only QB they would take.''

It's somewhat important to Bridgewater to play right away.

``It's important to me, but it's not that important,'' he said. ``In college, the game is faster, you have to learn more plays. I know I want to learn the system. If I can play right away, I would. But I know it's going to take at least a little time. I just want to go in and compete, fight to get on the field.''

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