Tag: Alex Mirabal
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Ben Congdon can be Miami’s sixth-lineman answer
Ben Congdon can help Miami this season without becoming a starting guard. His most useful immediate role may be a sixth offensive lineman who gives the Hurricanes another answer in short yardage, goal-line work and special teams. This is an analysis of a possible role, not a report that Alex Mirabal has changed the depth…
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Jackson Cantwell Proving Why He Belongs On Bruce Feldman’s “Freaks List”
Bruce Feldman placed Jackson Cantwell No. 4 on his annual college football Freaks List, while Miami’s testing showed the 6-foot-8, 330-pound lineman producing more peak power than Francis Mauigoa. Patrick Previty of Canes Warning detailed the numbers after the list appeared Monday. Cantwell reached 9,461 watts, compared with 9,273 for Mauigoa, and recorded a top…
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Ryan Rodriguez’s cross-training can keep one injury from reshuffling Miami’s line
Ryan Rodriguez’s value to Miami’s rebuilt offensive line starts with preventing one problem from becoming three. Cross-training at center and both guard and tackle spots gives the Hurricanes a chance to replace an injured lineman with one move. A less flexible group might have to shift several starters and disrupt every combination at once. Offensive…
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Miami tests Jackson Cantwell at guard as offensive line takes shape
Miami is giving Jackson Cantwell an early look at guard, a move that widens the competition for the Hurricanes’ best five offensive linemen without changing the five-star freshman’s long-term projection at tackle. Cantwell worked inside during each of the past two practices after opening camp at left tackle, Justice Sandle of Sports Illustrated observed Thursday.…
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Miami makes Top 12 for 2028 OL Antijuan Wilkes Jr.
Miami is still alive for one of the biggest bodies and biggest names in the 2028 recruiting cycle. Five-star offensive tackle Antijuan ‘Shaq’ Wilkes Jr. included the Hurricanes in his Top 12. Wilkes’ top group includes Miami, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, LSU, Florida, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Missouri. That is not…
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2027 OL Jatori Williams commits to Miami for another blue-chip recruiting win
Four-star interior offensive lineman Jatori Williams committed to the Hurricanes on Thursday, giving Mario Cristobal and Alex Mirabal another blue-chip addition in the 2027 class and another reminder that Miami still intends to build from the line of scrimmage out. Williams, a Phenix City, Alabama, product, is the No. 104 overall player and No. 7…