DT Simeon Barrow, Jr. commits to Miami

May 3, 2024 1 min read

When Miami lost senior Jared Harrison-Hunte to SMU, adding an upgrade at defensive tackle became their top objective. They have checked that box with the addition of Michigan State transfer Simeon Barrow, Jr. One of the most coveted players in the Portal, Barrow chose Miami over LSU, Texas and Missouri.

The 6'3, 290 redshirt junior is a two-time Honorable Mention All-Big 10 selection who compiled 110 tackles, 18.5 TFL, 10.5 sacks and 76 pressures over the past three years. He also blocked two kicks, displaying his explosive power, and was voted team captain.

As a three-star recruit out of Grovetown, Georgia, Barrow weighed 252 pounds and was listed as a DE prospect. He has maintained his quickness (verified 4.44 shuttle) while adding almost 40 pounds.

Barrow joins QB Cam Ward, RB Damien Martinez, WR Sam Brown, DT CJ Clark, DT Marley Cook, DE Elijah Alston, LB Jaylin Alderman, S Meesh Powell and CB D'yoni Hill in Miami's Portal class.

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Astcloud11

May 31, 2024

MumbleRap said:
We had two UDFA DTs holding it down last year. Rest assured Guidry will get it done. Miami averages 30ppg and they will win 10.

If they average 40 they’re going undefeated.

Can't put up 40 if your defense never gets off the field on 3rd and short

JayCane20

May 31, 2024

ssvir said:
20% off first month has been a deal for the last three months.

Every player and podcaster hasn’t posted the deal begging for contributors until 2 days ago when everyone posted it.

Until then it was only CIS and ITU

AlexCane

May 31, 2024

Hurricane23 said:
Unless Barrow is a Warren sapp, Jerome brown type of impact player. What’s the big deal, I don’t think one player will make or break the season.

It's not that. We're thin there and this guy has a lot of experience and was going to be counted on.

TheOriginalCane

May 31, 2024

JayCane20 said:
Every player and podcaster hasn’t posted the deal begging for contributors until 2 days ago when everyone posted it.

Until then it was only CIS and ITU

Soooo...the word is spreading.

BeastMode

May 31, 2024

canes732 said:
Well moten and Horton better be ready bc ur about to get a whole lotta burn. Scott too

Scott hasn’t even started any workouts. He is not in shape to take snaps at DT.

Miami needs a transfer who can play now. Scott ain’t it.

May 31, 2024

MumbleRap said:
We had two UDFA DTs holding it down last year. Rest assured Guidry will get it done. Miami averages 30ppg and they will win 10.

If they average 40 they’re going undefeated.

What if those UDFAs are better than what we have lol, cant have a step down from that man thats the problem here

JD08

May 31, 2024

LuCane said:
Good thing Guidry spent much of last year playing wack-a-mole on the DL. Unless Horton or Moten or both take leaps, we’ll need similar creativity.

This is the perennial status of our team. We hear good thing about players like these two, but it never ends up paying dividends. People are crowning Scott before he even crossed the county line, but Horton's got a year under his belt and Moten has 2. Meanwhile, the sky is falling because our transfer DT doesn't like the wallpaper and wants to leave.

I'm sick of hearing how Jimmy or Joe is the player of the future then see them pulling splinters out of their *** because they've been riding pine for years.

fatnasty187

May 31, 2024

ssvir said:
He's a ******* clown who enrolled at school and has been working out with the team .... and has now apparently left and wants to transfer.

Just a total bufoon and another example of DTs that are mentally unstable.

Hopefully Canes Connection sues him to recover whatever he may have been paid thus far.

That's brutal. And frankly Missouri would be stupid to take a clown like that. If he in fact did this. That's a good way to destroy any credibility.

Odysseus

May 31, 2024

WeBallinBoyz said:
Um…..WTF?

How is this even possible

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gacaneaddict

May 31, 2024

JayCane20 said:
Was that ever in question? It's not.

Losing a starting DT in a room that was already mediocre with Barrow penciled in is a huge deal.

Miami was 11th in run defense last season, while Michigan State was 68th with Barrow and Harmon.

I think we will be ok.

More concerned about DEPTH at safety.

WeBallinBoyz

May 31, 2024

Felonious Monk

May 31, 2024

I was under the impression that even grad transfers were only allowed to portal through May 1st. Since he enrolled, wouldn't he have to wait until the next window? When is that?

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Brock Berlin

May 31, 2024

So many questions for ppl like me who obviously had no clue this kid was pulling a Houdini at workouts

This a $$ thing? He want more? He didn’t get what he thought he was supposed to get?

This a tampering this? Missouri came from the clouds offering him some crazy deal?

This kid got some agent who is strong arming us?

This kid just a wussy and showed up and said F this?

Kid just a giant pain in the *** and the coaches encouraged him to take a walk?

Which leads to my question if it was a character thing did we see it in his recruitments and chose to ignore it due to our need at DT or did this kid fool everybody? Considering how he entered/removed himself at MSU before u figured msu coaches would have warned us he was a bad apple but tf do I know

WeBallinBoyz

May 31, 2024

gacaneaddict said:
Miami was 11th in run defense last season, while Michigan State was 68th with Barrow and Harmon.

I think we will be ok.

More concerned about DEPTH at safety.

Run defense means nothing when we lost our top 3 DTs and two starting safeties.

Clark and Cook may end up being better, but on paper right now, the DT room is considerably worse than in 2023. Only time will tell, **** I hope they’re massive upgrades and we can stay in the top 25 in run defense.

ssvir

May 31, 2024

JayCane20 said:
Every player and podcaster hasn’t posted the deal begging for contributors until 2 days ago when everyone posted it.

Until then it was only CIS and ITU

Totally false.

ITU/Canesport/CIS podcasts all have the same 20% deal and they've been doing it for two months.

There are partnerships between all three and Canes Connection.

You're just making **** up and spreading false narratives.

Reyrey

May 31, 2024

This the **** that makes me HATE the state of CFB today.

Odysseus

May 31, 2024

So what's next guys hitting portal in middle of fall practice

Da Jumbo Mutombo

May 31, 2024

The only thing ****ing me off more than him leaving is all the dumbass comments in this thread.

One player won't make a difference? Please, tell me more on how you don't understand team sports.

Mutual parting of ways? .......lmao based off what.

How do we know Scott and Jones aren't ready? ......well how do you know they are ready? The point is to not begin the season with a huge question mark.

Miami is broke bc of some retweets?.....what a huge leap. No evidence this has anything to do with money at all.

Like dam, just shut up with all the coping mechanisms and conspiracy theories. If we losr Barrow, that will unequivocally hurt the team.

Like htown said, better hope we score a lot and take early leads.

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AboutTheU05

May 31, 2024

LMAO, wasn’t Barrow highlighted for his “professionalism” by the staff in the early impressions of new enrollees?

grover

May 31, 2024

WeBallinBoyz said:
I mean…not good, however you spin it or regardless of his mindset.

DT was a necessity in the spring window, instead we lost two guys (albeit one in Gore didn’t belong).

A lot, a lot of pressure on the freshmen to play immediately AND for Clark + Cook to stay healthy all 12 games / be home run additions, and that’s not a situation a team with playoff expectations wants to be in. Desperately need something out of Moten and/or Horton too.

Time to score 40 a game.

It's ******* unbelievable. We should never have let JHH leave, never.