The Miami Hurricanes offense could be bolstered by a graduate transfer wide receiver from the state of Michigan for the second straight offseason. Former Michigan wide receiver Tarik Black who has two seasons of eligibility remaining has been contacted by Miami.
The losses of leading receiver K.J. Osborn and talented but mercurial junior Jeff Thomas to the NFL Draft a year early leaves the Miami Hurricanes wide receiver corps without a lot of experience. Rising senior Mike Harley provides a steady presence and maturity the Hurricanes need in their WR room.
Behind Harley, the Miami Hurricanes WRs need to grow up quickly. According to a report by Andrew Ivins of Inside the U, a source told him that the Miami Hurricanes football program have initiated talks with former Michigan four-star WR Tarik Black. Black retweeted the 2020 Miami football schedule last week.
The discussions seem to extend beyond Black as Ivins mentioned that Miami is open to adding a veteran at WR. The initial discussions with Black seem to be beyond him and more that the Hurricanes are interested in pursuing a WR with experience. Osborn led Miami in receptions, receiving yards and TDs in 2019.
Black could provide the Hurricanes with the same type of experience in 2020. Black and Osborn both have ties to the state of Michigan. Black who is originally from Hamden, Connecticut spent the last three seasons in the Michigan football program. Black started at Michigan as a true freshman in 2017.
Black is on pace to graduate in May. He would have two seasons of eligibility remaining. Osborn who is a Michigan native came to Miami as a graduate transfer from Buffalo in 2019. Black had 40 receptions for 507 yards and two TDs in his career with the Wolverines. Black would provide Miami good size at 6’3, 215 pounds.
Black signed with Michigan as a four-star WR from Chesire, CT Academy in 2017. He was the 116th player overall, 15th best wide receiver in 2017 and the top player in Connecticut in his class.
In addition to Harley, Miami also returns rising juniors Dee Wiggins and Mark Pope, rising redshirt freshman Jeremiah Payton and freshmen wide receivers Michael Redding III, Keshawn Washington, Dazalin Worsham and Xavier Restrepo. With the makeup of the young WRs on the roster adding a veteran would help D’Eriq King.