Does UM basketball player Norchad Omier have a future in football?

With a 6-7, 240-pound frame, University of Miami forward Norchad Omier would certainly excel on the gridiron. The third-year sophomore has already switched sports before, playing baseball in Nicaragua as a kid.

UM coach Jim Larrañaga was asked if football coach Mario Cristobal has shown any interest.

“I hadn’t thought about that, but I better start,” he chuckled.

The Canes already had a former hoops player turn football star in recent memory — tight end Jimmy Graham, who went on to have a Hall of Fame career in the NFL. Graham played four seasons for Miami basketball, before snagging five touchdowns and 17 receptions as a graduate student in 2009.

However, Larrañaga does not see Omier following in his footsteps.

“I don’t want him even thinking about playing football. I don’t think he ever will because he’s a dynamic basketball player.”