Podcast: Miami got its QB — and a stud DE. Why this transfer-heavy offseason is different.
It’s deja vu all over again for the Miami Hurricanes. For the second straight year, Miami is king of the transfer portal after scoring commitments from D’Eriq King and Quincy Roche within hours of each other Monday.
Last year was similar for the Hurricanes, as Tate Martell, K.J. Osborn, Jaelan Phillips and Bubba Bolden made Miami one of the most high-profile poachers on the transfer market. This year is a little bit different, though, and the Eye on the U podcast explains why.
David Wilson and Susan Miller Degnan, the Hurricanes beat writer for the Miami Herald, sit down and talk through a busy Monday in Coral Gables, which gave the Hurricanes a new quarterback and an All-American defensive lineman.
Let’s start with the quarterback, though, because King is who everyone in South Florida cares about. After Miami’s strugles at quarterback the last three seasons, it’s easy to view King as the Hurricanes’ new savior, just like some might have done when Martell transferred from the Ohio State Buckeyes last year. This, however, is a different story. King was one of the most prolific quarterbacks in the country for the Houston Cougars and he seems like a perfect fit in offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee’s offense.
The addition of Roche might be just as big. He was the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year for the Temple Owls in 2019 and a first-team All-American, according to Sports Illustrated. No matter what happens with Miami’s offense, the defense seems destined for greatness once again, anchored by Rousseau and fellow star defensive end Gregory Rousseau.
All in all, we’re excited about the Hurricanes’ prospects for 2020, which is all anyone can ask for after Miami’s outright debacle to end 2019. Of course, we’ve been proven wrong plenty of times, but, really, this offseason feels different. We swear.
This story was originally published January 22, 2020 at 11:35 AM.
