UM's corner depth takes a hit

Through the Smoke: A Miami Hurricanes football podcast

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🗓️ 16 September 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Your favorite roster management podcast breaks down sophomore cornerback Christian Williams' decision to leave Miami. While it might not seem like a big deal on the surface, it kind of is when you consider the fact that the Hurricanes only have five scholarship cornerbacks on the roster and that it won't be easy to add veteran talent.

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0:00.0	What's up everybody.
0:15.8	Welcome back to Through the Smoke, Miami Hurricane podcast here on the 24-7 Sports Network,
0:22.6	emergency podcast, kind of, question mark.
0:26.1	David Lake joining me, Andrew Ivins, today on a quick episode.
0:31.0	David, Big News, I think when you really look at it for the Miami Hurricanes,
0:36.8	Christian Williams' sophomore cornerback has entered his name in the transfer portal.
0:42.2	I think this is kind of a big deal for Miami.
0:44.6	It happened on Tuesday.
0:46.3	We're recording this Wednesday morning.
0:49.1	Why is it a big deal?
0:50.8	Miami now only has five scholarship cornerbacks for the rest of the season and things
0:58.0	could get weird. We've seen teams have guys, you know, 30 plus guys miss games because of COVID
1:04.2	and various reasons. So I think this is kind of a big deal. No doubt. Is this a big deal in terms of like Miami starters in a vacuum?
1:15.1	If everything's fine with Miami starters, does this matter?
1:19.5	Probably not.
1:20.9	But in 2020, depth is going to be a big deal.
1:25.8	You know, it's always a big deal every year in football
1:28.4	because injuries randomly happen anyways.
1:31.3	But in 2020, you have the COVID virus out there.
1:36.1	So, you know, if a cornerback or two pops a positive COVID test,
1:43.1	then you would be relying on a guy like Christian Williams to come in and play big time snaps.
1:48.7	Now you're looking at two true freshmen and Marcus Clark and Isaiah Dunson, who, you know, I do think have talent in the future.
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