CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Hurricanes continue making their way through preseason camp and after Thursday’s evening practice, defensive lineman Rueben Bain, Jr., offensive lineman Anez Cooper, defensive back Meesh Powell and offensive lineman Jalen Rivers all spoke with reporters.
Here are some of their best quotes after Thursday’s workout as Miami moves another day closer to its Aug. 31 season opener at Florida.
Defensive lineman Rueben Bain, Jr.
On the depth of the defensive line:
“That’s something I’m very excited for. We get the chance to just rotate at any given moment in the game because we’re so loaded. We have so much depth. We get to push each other every day in practice. We get to compete, and I’m just really excited to see where it goes because, like I said, [we’re] pushing each other in practice and we’re competing every day. We’re making each other better, but not only [are we] making each other better, we’re making the o-line better. It’s just like one big puzzle.”
On which freshmen defensive linemen have impressed in camp:
“I think all the freshmen are looking pretty good, but the one that stands out to me the most is Cole McConathy II. He’s a guy that plays with his hair on fire at all times. He’s rocking my number too, so it’s like we’re going to have a special relationship anyway. He is just a smart, athletic kid. He’s very active. It’s like everything comes natural to him. And I’d say the advice I’m giving him is to just be patient, let football be football at the end of the day. It’s all the same game. I mean, the only thing that changes is people get a little big in the numbers and in the uniform. It’s really nothing to sweat about, nothing to be nervous about. Nothing to stress about. Football is football. The game is going to come to him because he’s a great player, so just be himself.”
On what the defense and offense learned after last week’s scrimmage:
“I learned we have a great offense. A lot of explosive guys on that side of the ball, but I know that this defense can be battle tested and they’re going to withstand anything that comes toward them. Obviously, the offense got a little better of the defense that day, but the good thing about that was we’re able to wake up again and play some more football and the defense came back out this whole week and just reacted how they were supposed to. And that’s something I was like very proud of because it shows…
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