Avantae Williams, the top-ranked safety in the 2020 recruiting class, was reinstated to the Miami football program on Aug. 26 after three counts of aggravated battery against him were dropped. The first-year safety will provide a boost to the Hurricanes’ secondary after a summer that left his future with the program in doubt.2
Despite his reinstatement, Miami head coach Manny Diaz announced Williams will miss at least the first six games of the season – including the opener on Saturday against the Alabama Crimson Tide – and made it clear that the talented second-year freshman will have to meet certain expectations to resume full participation with the team.