Mark Richt’s Usage of Depth Helping Miami Hurricanes

On Ahmmon Richards’ status:

"“He just wasn’t ready to go. He did play a game or two, and couldn’t quite finish. Halftime’s the worst enemy of a muscle pull you’re recovering from. You’re warmed up, you’re ready to go, you have adrenaline in you and it’s halftime. You sit there and it’s hard to keep your body going. You might ride the bike at halftime, but it’s not quite the same. We’re hopeful is all I can say on that one.”"

On injuries to starters including Dee Delaney, Michael Pinckney, and others:

"“We’re just going to take them day-to-day and Thursday we’ll give the report. So, right now, we’re thinking everybody has a chance. We just have to keep watching them and see what happens day-to-day.”"

On whether players can play in games if they don’t practice:

"“I want them to practice, obviously. We decide if a guy practices or not based on the injury and all that type of thing. You might have a guy that’s a veteran guy, let’s say you’ve got Berrios and he’s sore and banged up and it’s not wise to get him in there and knock him around on our Tuesday and Wednesday. Maybe he goes Thursday and plays on the weekend. You get a young guy who’s not sure what to do and needs reps to solidify game plans, then he might not be ready to play, even if all of a sudden he’s healthy. A guy like that you might play more in an emergency situation.”"

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As the season goes on and injuries mount, the Miami Hurricanes are going to need players to step up more often. Thomas’ play against Georgia Tech is encouraging. The Hurricanes are deep at wide receiver, but Thomas could be able to break through and get more playing time. He is a big play player that gives the Hurricanes offense speed and the potential for more explosive plays.