Could the Miami Hurricanes get burned if they wait too long to pick a quarterback from the transfer portal? If the Hurricanes put all their eggs in the Cam Ward or Will Howard basket, will they miss out on too many other targets?
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00:00 A couple of potential quarterback targets for Miami in the transfer portal.
00:04 We need to replace Tyler Van Dyke, of course.
00:07 I kind of wondered when he hit the portal yesterday if Dylan Gabriel from Oklahoma could
00:12 be a target.
00:13 He's already headed to Oregon by all reports.
00:16 So you can cross Gabriel off your list.
00:19 Will Rogers out of Mississippi State was someone who seemed to make sense.
00:23 He's already headed to Washington.
00:28 This could change, but there are two names that I'm 99.99999% sure that Miami is having
00:35 conversations with and really looking into, and that's Cameron Ward from Washington State.
00:39 There's going to be a lot of competition for him.
00:42 And Will Howard from Kansas State.
00:45 Probably not as much competition as Ward, but plenty of competition there.
00:49 I think Ward is probably the top choice.
00:51 So I know that's something that our fans are starting to get concerned about.
00:55 And I know the truth teller is getting concerned about here on this Truth Teller Tuesday.
01:00 Bruce Warner's with us.
01:02 Bruce, are you worried that Miami is going to go all in on one or two quarterback targets
01:07 and then miss out on everyone else and then miss out on the top targets?
01:11 Wouldn't you be?
01:12 Yeah.
01:13 Look at how long it's been a while to get coaches the first year and then the second
01:18 year.
01:19 I'm very worried about it.
01:20 But you know what?
01:21 And if they have an inkling that Cam Ward is looking elsewhere and can't commit, you
01:27 got to go after the other quarterback.
01:29 You have to.
01:30 You just can't sit around and wait because then you get caught with your pants down like
01:34 it's happened before.
01:35 This is an important get for Miami.
01:37 They've got to get a quarterback.
01:39 So if they can't get Ward to commit reasonably quickly, they better go after the other quarterback.
01:45 Would you?
01:46 Yeah, absolutely.
01:47 And we already are seeing it.
01:48 I think Birdstone is right about this, that USC is looking at Will Howard, who is the
01:53 other quarterback that you mentioned from Kansas State.
01:55 So you know what?
01:57 Get one of those two today because you can't wait.
02:00 You just can't sit around and wait.
02:03 And then what are you going to do if you wind up with a second or third tier quarterback?
02:08 You can't afford that.
02:09 Yeah, because I think you and me and everybody can agree that this is one of the most important
02:16 decisions that Mario Cristobal and staff have had to make and execute here heading into
02:21 his third year at Miami because they've done so much work, Bruce, building this roster.
02:27 They've put in so much work building the trenches, right?
02:30 Miami's got one of the better offensive lines in the country and even losing JV on Cohen
02:34 and potentially losing Matt Lee.
02:36 We'll talk about that a little bit later.
02:38 They're still going to have one of the best offensive lines in the ACC next year.
02:42 And you know, the defense, Lance Guidry, I don't think he's going anywhere.
02:45 So you're going to have that defensive continuity.
02:48 This team to me is a quarterback away from competing to at least win the ACC.
02:54 If you can find the right leader at quarterback, a guy who's not going to make mistakes, can
02:59 make some plays, preferably make some plays with his legs as well.
03:02 I think Miami could be a team that can be in that 10 win plus range next year.
03:07 But you've got to get this right.
03:08 Right.
03:09 You've got to get the quarterback.
03:10 I know there's going to be and there has been some discussions with blue chip wide receivers,
03:15 which they still need.
03:16 They need to get both of those guys.
03:18 The defensive line all of a sudden is getting got, got their tackle.
03:22 And now there's another one or two that may be coming here.
03:25 So you know what, then the last thing I would think maybe is a blue chip defensive back
03:30 and maybe even a safety because both of these guys are gone.
03:34 So you know, it's, it's the defense is good.
03:36 The system is set up nicely, but you got to get the quarterback.
03:39 We saw this year how badly not having a quarterback is.
03:44 And we've seen, look at Florida state.
03:48 They had one of the great quarterbacks of the year, possibly a Heisman candidate and
03:53 Jordan Travis.
03:54 He's out there out of the playoff now.
03:56 You have to have the quarterback so they could talk about all the recruiting they want with
04:01 Mario.
04:02 They better get this quarterback right.
04:03 And I think they need it no less than a day or two from now.
04:06 Otherwise they're going to lose out.
04:07 They can be in bidding wars, but you can't let it extend.