Miami offensive line commit John Campbell from Dr. Phillips HS updated Canesinsight on his senior season.
Campbell’s Dr. Phillips team is 5-2 this season and 2-0 in district play. They are just coming off a tough stretch of games where they played 3 times in 9 days due to Hurricane Irma rescheduling.
The Canes 2018 commit noted that an increase of strength has been his biggest improvement in the last 6 months. He played his junior season weighing almost 280 pounds, but said today that he is at 300 pounds right now.
The athletic tackle prospect told Canesinsight that everything is on track for him to be able to enroll in January, which has been his plan for months. An online course that he is taking now will allow him to get all of his credits needed before heading to Coral Gables in about two and a half months.
“I just need to work hard and be ready to compete with the team,” he said. “It’s going to help me get my feel earlier and get my strength and conditioning where it needs to be. I already know that Kc McDermott is leaving so I need to get in the film and the playbook so I can fight for a position.”
Campbell described what his contact has been like with UM OL coach Stacy Searels.
“He’s pretty much always checking on me, seeing how I’m doing and stuff. I’m not really a talker or whatever. I just stay in my lane and he respects that,” Campbell said.
He added that something that has impressed him is the amount of action the freshmen have received right away.
“I already know they’re going to grow because there’s a lot of young players getting a lot of playing time like Jeff Thomas, Mike Harley, Trajan Bandy, Navaughn Donaldson, and others,” he said. “This is their first year and they’re already on the field, starting, and getting playing time.”
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Campbell’s Dr. Phillips team is 5-2 this season and 2-0 in district play. They are just coming off a tough stretch of games where they played 3 times in 9 days due to Hurricane Irma rescheduling.
The Canes 2018 commit noted that an increase of strength has been his biggest improvement in the last 6 months. He played his junior season weighing almost 280 pounds, but said today that he is at 300 pounds right now.
The athletic tackle prospect told Canesinsight that everything is on track for him to be able to enroll in January, which has been his plan for months. An online course that he is taking now will allow him to get all of his credits needed before heading to Coral Gables in about two and a half months.
“I just need to work hard and be ready to compete with the team,” he said. “It’s going to help me get my feel earlier and get my strength and conditioning where it needs to be. I already know that Kc McDermott is leaving so I need to get in the film and the playbook so I can fight for a position.”
Campbell described what his contact has been like with UM OL coach Stacy Searels.
“He’s pretty much always checking on me, seeing how I’m doing and stuff. I’m not really a talker or whatever. I just stay in my lane and he respects that,” Campbell said.
He added that something that has impressed him is the amount of action the freshmen have received right away.
“I already know they’re going to grow because there’s a lot of young players getting a lot of playing time like Jeff Thomas, Mike Harley, Trajan Bandy, Navaughn Donaldson, and others,” he said. “This is their first year and they’re already on the field, starting, and getting playing time.”
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