Tag: corey hetherman
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Zechariah Poyser’s communication can prevent Miami’s worst secondary mistakes
Zechariah Poyser can help Miami’s secondary most by preventing the plays talent cannot fix. A corner may win his route and a safety may have enough range, but one missed check can still leave a receiver uncovered. Communication is the difference between a difficult completion and an assignment bust that becomes six points. Miami’s defensive…
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Damari Brown’s healthy return can unlock Miami’s press coverage
Damari Brown’s healthy return can give Miami a coverage tool it could not consistently use while he worked back from injury. Brown has the length and experience to challenge receivers at the line of scrimmage, allowing the Hurricanes to play more press coverage without building the entire call around helping one corner. Brown said he…
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Why OJ Frederique’s draft rise has to show up in Miami’s turnover total
OJ Frederique’s rise to No. 3 in a 2027 NFL Draft cornerback ranking confirms what Miami already knows: He can cover at an elite level. His next step should be more disruptive. The Hurricanes need their best corner to turn tight coverage into interceptions and extra possessions, not only quiet stat lines. Pro Football Network…
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Gabriel Player gives Miami a chance to define its linebacker future
Gabriel Player’s planned fall visit gives Miami more than another top-100 recruiting date. It gives the Hurricanes a chance to show what they want their future linebacker room to become. The best pitch should center on range, coverage and decision-making rather than an old-school promise to live between the tackles. Player is very high on…
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Four-star safety Cyion Smith sets Miami-FSU game visit
Four-star safety Cyion Smith has scheduled an Oct. 17 visit to Miami for the Hurricanes’ rivalry game against Florida State. The Blountstown, Florida, prospect placed Miami in a seven-stop fall schedule that will give the Hurricanes a high-profile opportunity to recruit him in their own stadium, according to Trinton Breeze of CanesInSight. Smith also plans…
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Why Miami moving on from Kaden Henderson makes more sense than it first sounds
Miami moving on from Kaden Henderson sounds strange at first, because five-star in-state linebackers are not the kind of players programs usually stop recruiting. Once the class context enters the picture, the move becomes easier to understand. Miami decided to back off its pursuit of Henderson, a Tampa Jesuit linebacker, according to Gaby Urrutia of 247Sports.…
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AJ Randle is the kind of linebacker commitment that changes Miami’s defensive future
Miami did not just add another defensive prospect Thursday. It landed the type of linebacker commitment that should make fans pay attention. Aroson “AJ” Randle Jr., a four-star linebacker from Garner, North Carolina, committed to the Hurricanes over South Carolina, Ohio State and Georgia. That alone is enough to make this a headline. Miami does…
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Miami DC Corey Hetherman Named Broyles Award Finalist
Assistant coaches spend most of the time out of the spotlight, but Corey Hetherman is better than most coaches. Miami’s first-year defensive coordinator earned a place among five finalists for the Broyles Award, which honors the nation’s top assistant coach. The Broyles Foundation invited Hetherman, Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo, Indiana defensive coordinator Bryant Haines,…