In a major development in college football recruiting, 5-star quarterback Bryce Underwood has made a shocking decision to flip his commitment. Originally pledged to LSU, Underwood has now chosen to join the Miami Hurricanes. This decision represents a game-changer for Miami, as Underwood is one of the most sought-after recruits in the 2025 class, known for his exceptional arm strength and athleticism.
Underwood’s decommitment from LSU and his decision to cancel visits to Michigan and Auburn add intrigue to the competitive recruiting landscape. For the Hurricanes, landing Underwood could attract additional elite talent to the program, bolstering their aspirations for dominance in the ACC and potentially beyond
10 intriguing transfer portal prospects for the Miami Hurricanes in 2025
The Miami Hurricanes don’t need to overload the roster with transfer portal players but they clearly need to replace this year’s exiting crop of players with some play now talent. Here are 10 players
We’re going to split the list between offensive and defensive players, but this list isn’t in a ranking order, I just ordered it by position.
The Offensive Players
The Miami Hurricanes have talent on offense but need to use the transfer portal to fill some stop gap holes in the lineup. Miami has to replace Cam Ward, Damien Martinez, Xavier Retrepo, Jacolby George, Elijah Arroyo, Jalen Rivers and Zach Carpenter.
Miami has pieces on campus but clearly they haven’t effectively acquired or developed a center, and the QB position can’t be left up to a trio of freshmen with little to no playing experience in college football.
QB Fernando Mendoza, California
I expect Fernando Mendoza to wind up in orange and green as the ‘Canes starting QB in 2025. Mendoza is a Columbus High School alumnus and Miami native. He put up a hell of a fight against Miami in the big game at Cal. In two seasons the 6-5, 225 pound QB has thrown 30 TD’s with 16 INT’s on 7.5 yards per attempt.
The good news is he’s improved from year one to year two. The bad news is Mendoza is hardly a Cam Ward in an offense that clearly needed one to get to 10 wins. Mendoza took 41 sacks this season and Miami will be replacing their left tackle and center.
