Miami Herald · Sep 11, 2018
UM says this ballyhooed freshman will get more playing time
UM freshman running back Lorenzo Lingard’s four carry, 82-yard debut Saturday – combined with his determination to improve his shortcomings – apparently will earn him more playing time.
Offensive coordinator Thomas Brown said Tuesday that Lingard is “going to play more.”
Lingard opened the season fifth on the depth chart at running back – behind Travis Homer, DeeJay Dallas, Trayone Gray and Robert Burns – and didn’t get an offensive snap in the opener against LSU. But his explosive 64-yard run against Savannah State caused everyone to take notice.
“He’s earned more reps,” Brown said. “But the more he knows what to do -- he takes coaching really well -- the more he plays.”