Five questions for Miami Hurricanes offense in Spring Game
3. Which wide receiver will shine the brightest in the Spring game?
With Ahmmon Richards recovering from a knee injury the go-to wide receiver in the Spring game is wide open. Jeff Thomas is the leading returning receiver among the players who are healthy this Spring.
Thomas had 17 receptions for 374 yards and two touchdowns as a Freshman last season. He could be ready for a breakout season as a Sophomore. Thomas is likely to be the starter with Richards when Miami travels to play LSU on September 2 in Arlington, Texas.
Darrell Langham made two of the biggest receptions of the 2017 season, but Miami needs more consistency out of him. Lawrence Cager, Dayall Harris and Langham give Miami excellent size at wide receiver. Harris is the smallest of the three at 6’3.
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4. Can Michael Irvin II or Brian Polendey make their case at tight end?
Irvin didn’t do much in his two starts last fall after Herndon went down for the season. Irvin has just nine receptions for 78 yards in his two years at Miami. All of those came last season. He had four receptions in the two starts against Clemson and Wisconsin.
Brian Polendey was a three-star recruit in the Class of 2017. He played in six games last season. Polendey did not record a reception. Most of his playing time was on special teams.
Irvin and Polendey do not have many chances left to assert themselves this spring. Miami brings in the nation’s best and eighth-ranked tight ends in the Class of 2018. Brevin Jordan and Will Mallory are both expected to make big impacts this fall.