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Why UM missed out on these recruits and why a coach told angry fans to ‘shut their mouth’

Some Hurricanes notes on a Thursday in the wake of National Signing Day:

u25aa Even though UM finished with a class ranked in the top eight of all major recruiting services, there was griping from Canes fans this week — partly because UM couldn’t land more defensive line help late in the process, and partly because the Canes snagged only one of the top four recruits from Plantation American Heritage, even though UM cornerbacks coach Mike Rumph was the head coach there as recently as 2015.

While UM signed four-star defensive tackle Nesta Silvera, Miami failed to land five-star cornerbacks Pat Surtain Jr.