DAILY DEBATE: Which freshman caught your eye on Saturday?

[Juancane]

Big #18 Armondo Blount. Kid is only a 17 year old, playing like a grown man. I can't wait to see him at 21.

It won't be at Miami probably but yea he's gonna be great.

 

[Citizen Cane]

Blount. I was like who da fuq is #18. Big, long (pause) with explosiveness. Kid is super impressive

 

[HurricanesR1]

Dylan Day caught my eye when he committed assault and battery on that punt returner.

 

[gacaneaddict]

OJ and Armondo Blount also as mentioned already

 

[Dre]

OJ Fred…. OC’s are already avoiding to throw his way
You don’t see him in games
That boy’s good

That's the craziest thing to me. The fact that I rarely get to see him try to make a play stands out.

 

[AtlAtty]

All of them. Literally. It seemed like true freshmen made plays the entire 2nd half.

 

[JD08]

All of them. Literally. It seemed like true freshmen made plays the entire 2nd half.

And you know they just loved it too because it showed in their effort.

 

[AtlAtty]

And you know they just loved it too because it showed in their effort.

Yep. And there is good pressure to do so because you know within their class they are talking about who did what. You know Robinson wants to catch some passes because of Carr and Trader. And Jones wants to make plays because of Scott and Blount. And Lightfoot and Pickett want to make plays because of Cole. And so on. We needed that level of competition and pressure within the team.

There is no freshman star upon whom UM is relying. Just a whole lot of really good players who, by next year, will be pushing for starting spots.

 

[rok]

It won't be at Miami probably but yea he's gonna be great.

This is my concern with him as well. Mesidor's move to DT opens the door a little for Blount to play some DE in 2024, and I haven't seen anything from McConathy that would lead me to believe that Blount could not surpass him on the depth chart, but a kid like that needs to be kept happy and engaged.

 

[canesbrah]

OJ Fred…. OC’s are already avoiding to throw his way
You don’t see him in games
That boy’s good

no question the biggest surprise. mario is a monster

 

[FrancisSawyer]

I'll tell you which true freshmen have caught my eye so far this year.

TE #9 Elija Lofton
Safety #20 Zaquan Patterson
Safety #23 Dylan Day
CB #29 Romanas Frederique
DT #98 Justin Scott
DL #18 Armando Blount
LB #22 Cam Pruitt
LB #34 Adarius Hayes
RB #21 Jordan Lyle
DE #12 Marquis Lightfoot
K. #40 Abram Murray
C. #55 Nino Francavilla

 

[HurricanesR1]

I think the only true freshmen that haven't seen the field yet are:

OL Juan Minaya
DL Daylen Russell
DB Isaiah Thomas (injured)

 

[Canesfan1899]

Big #18 Armondo Blount. Kid is only a 17 year old, playing like a grown man. I can't wait to see him at 21.

He might be in the nfl by then, but point taken.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

It won't be at Miami probably but yea he's gonna be great.

Guy is 3 games into his college career and you are already calling him a portal candidate?? Ok then….

 

[LexCane55]

Guy is 3 games into his college career and you are already calling him a portal candidate?? Ok then….

I think he meant that by 21 he will be in the NFL

 

[Swampcity]

Elijah Lofton is a problem!!
Zaquan Patterson is a problem!!

 

[AUcane]

Has Lighfoot gotten any snaps?

 

[ristwasdown]

Has Lighfoot gotten any snaps?

Yes

 

[canesbaby]

I think he meant that by 21 he will be in the NFL

OK I misread it also. Also thought he was inferring that he would be hitting the portal.

 

[Cribby]

55 is a future starting center here