CORAL GABLES, Fla. — K.J. Osborn may or may not develop into a star receiver for the Miami Hurricanes, but the 21-year-old graduate transfer from Buffalo is definitely on his way to fulfilling the leadership role coach Manny Diaz thought he could when UM plucked him out of the NCAA transfer portal in January.
And for a team that had problems throwing the football in 2018 – from poor quarterback play to the woeful mistakes displayed by the guys trying to catch the football – Osborn’s presence alone is proving highly valuable after just two months.
“K.J. was brought in because we have very talented wide receivers, but we’re very young. That was evident with our team a year ago,” Diaz said Wednesday after the Hurricanes completed their second practice of the spring.
“It’s not about whether they can play, it’s about do they understand how to practice, do they understand how to prepare, do they understand how to go to meetings? By all accounts of what we heard (about) K.J. at Buffalo, he was a star in all those things, in addition to the fact that he was a really, really productive player on the field. He has probably exceeded our expectations since he’s been here. We can’t kick him out of the building. He’s always in the meeting rooms.”
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