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PLAYERS TO WATCH: It wasn't just QB D'Eriq King who elected to spend 2020 at The U; DE Quincy Roche (Temple), K Jose Borregales (FIU) and OL Jarrid Williams (Houston) will also be suiting up for the Hurricanes. Roche delivered a dominant career at Temple, totaling 137 tackles, 39.5 tackles for loss and 26.0 sacks in three seasons. He was named American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2019, ranking No. 5 in FBS with 13 sacks and No. 11 in FBS with 19.0 tackles for loss with the Owls. - Miami Football

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OLB Quincy Roche, Miami
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09/10/20 - *Jaelan Phillips, rJr/2021, Miami, 6-6, 260 (DS#5 DE) + More +

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Despite the decision of Gregory Rousseau to opt out of 2020, Miami has a pair of talented book ends on the defensive line in redshirt junior Jaelan Phillips and redshirt senior Quincy Roche. Though both have never suited up for the Hurricanes, Phillips was previously ranked the No. 1 recruit in the country out of high school and spent the first two years of his career at UCLA. He redshirted 2019. - Miami Football

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DE *Jaelan Phillips, Miami
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09/10/20 - Zach McCloud, rSr/2022, Miami, 6-2, 246 (DS#42 OLB) + More +

PLAYERS TO WATCH: One of Miami's most important returners for 2020 played in only four games last year: Zach McCloud. McCloud, who enrolled at Miami in January 2016, elected to redshirt last season to return for a final year in 2020. The veteran linebacker has totaled 139 tackles and 13.0 tackles for loss in his 44 career games. The heart and soul of Miami's defense, the Palm Beach County native has started 31 games in four previous seasons, including 11 as a true freshman in 2016, when Miami was the only team in the country to start three true freshman linebackers: McCloud, Shaquille Quarterman and Michael Pinckney. - Miami Football

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OLB Zach McCloud, Miami
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09/10/20 - Jarrid Williams, rSr/2022, Miami, 6-6, 323 (DS#40 OT) + More +

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Miami's starting offensive line versus UAB could include a mix of veterans and newcomers, if the Hurricanes' first depth chart materializes. Redshirt sophomore John Campbell, Jr. is slated to make the third start of his career on the line and first at left tackle, while Houston transfer Jarrid Williams was listed as the starting right tackle. He started all 13 games at right tackle for the Cougars in 2018. - Miami Football

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OT Jarrid Williams, Miami
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09/10/20 - *Jaelan Phillips, rJr/2021, Miami, 6-6, 260 (DS#5 DE) + More +

Zach McCloud's thoughts on the impressiveness of 6-5, 270-pound defensive end Jaelen Phillips, who previously played for UCLA and was the No. 1 overall recruit coming out of high school in 2017: "One of the most impressive things about him is his just crazy relentless pursuit to the ball. [On] every play, every scrimmage after the whistle blows, he's still sprinting, getting the last little burst in. It's crazy to see somebody that big just be able to be that consistent all throughout practice, all throughout the game. His effort is something else." - Miami Herald

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DE *Jaelan Phillips, Miami
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09/05/20 - DEriq King, rSr/2022, Miami, 5-09, 197 (DS#55 WR) + More +

King has heard it for years: He's "too small" to play quarterback in the NFL. He told the Herald he stands just under 5-10 - "The last time I got measured I was 5-9 7/8 during summer workouts," he said. "But if you produce on the field then nothing else should matter. "I've been playing with 6-5, 6-6 linemen since high school. I've never had an issue seeing on the field. My daddy always told me, 'If you're 5-9, 5-10, you've got to do things 10 times better than a guy who is 6-3, 6-4, to even get the same shot.' "I've never seen a lineman 6-6, 6-7 play [standing] straight up. They bend. I find my lanes just fine." - Miami Herald

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WR DEriq King, Miami
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09/05/20 - DEriq King, rSr/2022, Miami, 5-09, 197 (DS#55 WR) + More +

The speedy, agile King, who said he hadn't yet been timed at UM but was previously timed in the "low to mid 4.4s" in the 40-yard dash, also was a receiver and kickoff return specialist during his early Houston career. As a freshman in 2016, despite being a lifelong quarterback, he mostly played receiver, finishing with 29 catches for 228 yards and a touchdown. He became the first Houston player to throw a touchdown, catch a touchdown pass and return a kickoff for a touchdown in the same game (Texas State). As a sophomore in 2017, King ran for a team-best eight touchdowns and started the final four games at quarterback (with three starts at receiver), leading the Cougars with 1,260 passing yards and seven passing touchdowns. He finished third on the team with 29 catches for 264 yards and two touchdowns.

Last year, after Houston started 1-3 under coach Dana Holgorsen, it was announced that King would play only four games and thus retain his eligibility for another season. Houston finished 4-8, and in what turned out to be King's final game there against Tulane, he set the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision record for consecutive games (15) with a passing or rushing touchdown, breaking former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow's record. - Miami Herald

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WR DEriq King, Miami
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09/04/20 - DEriq King, rSr/2022, Miami, 5-09, 197 (DS#55 WR) + More +

2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: D'Eriq King, Miami,...King delivered dominant career at University of Houston, finishing with 78 total touchdowns (50 passing, 28 rushing), 4,925 passing yards and 1,421 rushing yards despite starting just 22 games...Totaled 6,346 yards of offense (181.3 per game)...Set The American Athletic Conference touchdown responsible for in a season record with 50 despite missing the last 2.5 games with an injury in 2018. - Miami Football

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WR DEriq King, Miami
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09/04/20 - Quincy Roche, rSr/2021, Miami, 6-3, 245 (DS#7 OLB) + More +

2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Quincy Roche, Miami,...Roche delivered standout career at Temple, totaling 137 total tackles, 39.5 tackles for loss and 26.0 sacks in three seasons...Added seven PBUs, six forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and three blocked kicks...Ranked No. 5 in FBS with 13 sacks and No. 11 in FBS with 19.0 tackles for loss in final season, earning American Athletic Conference defensive player of the year honors. - Miami Football

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OLB Quincy Roche, Miami
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09/02/20 - *Jaelan Phillips, rJr/2021, Miami, 6-6, 260 (DS#5 DE) + More +

One of the most-ballyhooed transfers in recent UM history apparently is displaying what made him a five-star recruit out of high school. Defensive end Jaelan Phillips, who signed with UCLA and transferred to Miami in 2019 and then sat out last season under NCAA transfer rules, "has had a phenomenal camp, one of the best camps of anyone on the defensive side of the ball," defensive coordinator Blake Baker told WQAM's Joe Rose Show on Monday. And that's critical, because Phillips is expected to replace NFL-bound Greg Rousseau (who opted out of playing this season) as a starter opposite Quincy Roche. "Phillips will surprise a lot of people," Baker said. "I think he'll kind of shock the world." - Miami Herald

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DE *Jaelan Phillips, Miami
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08/17/20 - DEriq King, rSr/2022, Miami, 5-09, 197 (DS#55 WR) + More +

New starting quarterback D'Eriq King, a graduate transfer from Houston and one of the most prolific playmakers in the nation, played like a winner in his first game action with the Hurricanes. UM reported that King completed 15 of 26 passes for 178 yards and four touchdowns. "He's had a great camp so far and had a great night last night,''Diaz told WQAM. "I mean four touchdown passes. And on a couple of those, I'm talking about outstanding coverage, [he] made some really, really good throws."

Diaz stressed that the defense was not allowed to tackle King, who nonetheless is also one of the best escape artists in the nation. "The guy is hard to tag. We're still playing tag on him. He's hard enough just to put a hand on, let alone when we have to bring him to the ground. "What we've been talking about is someone that the entire offense trusts and can rally around, and he's given us that. It was fun to watch him go out there and perform in a setting where you gotta move the ball and make things happen." - Miami Herald

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WR DEriq King, Miami
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08/15/20 - *Brevin Jordan, Jr/2021, Miami, 6-3, 247 (DS#4 TE) + More +

Field said that Brevin Jordan, who also spoke Friday and has returned to practice after missing the last four games of the season with a foot injury, looks "really, really good." Jordan, one of three 2019 Mackey Award finalists, was his usual upbeat self and said he was excited about the new offense. "They use us in a way that we're all over the field,'' said Jordan, who despite the injury, finished the season with 495 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 35 catches.. "We're outside, we're in the slot, we're in the backfield, we're lined up on the line. We're adjusters, that's our position. Coach Lashlee loves to throw the ball to us. He loves to just get the ball to guys in space and let them go to work. That's what's so great about his offense." Will Mallory, also on the videoconference, agreed the new offense "really opens up and uses the athletes we have on this team." "I consider our tight end room extremely athletic, and it really opens up for us to make plays, run around and be the athletes that we are. "It will showcase what we do at a high level and high pace." - Miami Herald

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TE *Brevin Jordan, Miami
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08/14/20 - *Jaelan Phillips, rJr/2021, Miami, 6-6, 260 (DS#5 DE) + More +

"A special dude," is how UM defensive coordinator Blake Baker described Phillips. "It's like creating a player on NCAA Football, when they used to have that video game. He has very low body fat percentage [and is] flexible. Very, very smart young man, so he's got all the tangibles and intangibles." Defensive line coach Todd Stroud, who has been coaching college football since 1986, said for a 270-pounder, Phillips "runs like a safety." "His ability to run and jump and twitch...I would put Jaelan Phillips in the 99th percentile of any player I've ever coached in terms of physical attributes. "The athlete meets the hype as far as him being a five-star guy." Phillips had 21 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 3 1/2 sacks (second on team) and two pass breakups as a UCLA true freshman in 2017. In four games as a sophomore in 2018, he had 20 tackles, a tackle for loss, a sack and quarterback hurry, but he was plagued with injuries, including concussions and a severe wrist injury after the car accident. - Miami Herald

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DE *Jaelan Phillips, Miami
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08/07/20 - *Jaelan Phillips, rJr/2021, Miami, 6-6, 260 (DS#5 DE) + More +

With Rousseau opting out, Jaelan Phillips and Jahfari Harvey will get more snaps as UM's second and third defensive ends (behind Quincy Roche), and several players (Jason Blissett, Chantz Williams, Cameron Williams, Jared Harrison-Hunte) will get a chance to compete for the No. 4 job. Here's what defensive line coach Todd Stroud told me this summer about Phillips and Harvey: "Jaelan is an elite pass rusher. The system they played at UCLA is totally different than ours, but he adapts very well and likes our system. He can be a devastating [force]. He runs very well for a big guy. It's a shame we got only four practices in, but he got his feet wet. He had to knock off the rust. He's got a very good skill set. He's eager to learn..."Jahfari is not as vertical as those other [edge] guys," Stroud said. "He's 6-3 and he's extremely powerful. He was 218 when he got here, and he's over 240 right now. "As far as flat-out speed and ability to run, he's our most elite defensive end in terms of how he runs. He's very twitchy, and his short-area speed is unbelievable. He seems to be getting a better grip on our defense, which allows him to play full speed more. He's responded to the pressure of having to learn this defense very well." - Miami Herald

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DE *Jaelan Phillips, Miami
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08/06/20 - *Greg Rousseau, rSo/2021, Miami, 6-7, 266 (DS#3 DE) + More +

University of Miami star pass rusher Greg Rousseau is opting out of the 2020 football season. Head coach Manny Diaz made the announcement at the end of a zoom call with reporters on Thursday. Coach Diaz said that he heard about Rousseau's decision while on the call. Rousseau is considered a potential Top 5 pick in the upcoming draft. Diaz said, "We've had a great relationship with Greg...outstanding young man. We want to thank him for everything he's done. We're going to support him every way we can. Looking to achieve his dreams of becoming an outstanding player in the National Football League." - Local 20 News Miami

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DE *Greg Rousseau, Miami
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