The Miami football team desperately needs experience at wide receiver. The only receivers that the Hurricanes had with experience that would be returning for 2019 without Osborn are juniors, Jeff Thomas and Mike Harley. Thomas did not play in the Hurricanes last two games of 2018 after leaving the team.
There were conflicting reports about Thomas leaving the team on his own volition or getting dismissed. Once Manny Diaz replaced Mark Richt as the head coach of the Miami football program Thomas was reinstated to the team.
Thomas’s presence and playmaking ability are important to the Hurricanes.