Southridge wide receiver Mark Pope chooses the Miami Hurricanes during the early signing period on Wed., Dec. 20, 2017. By
A six-pack of Hurricanes notes on a Tuesday:
u25aa UM has only two Rivals.com five-star recruits on the roster, and while one of them (Lorenzo Lingard) was sidelined this spring recovering from major knee surgery last fall, the other — receiver Mark Pope — displayed some measure of improvement.
Pope didn’t play a lot as a freshman — and caught only one pass — in part because he didn’t know the playbook well enough and didn’t always run routes correctly, according to sources.