It’s hard to believe that it has been three years since Mark Richt sat with Shaq Quarterman in the stands at Camping World Stadium to watch a three-star linebacker from Jacksonville Raines play for a state championship by the name of Michael Pinckney. Pinckney was a Hurricane commit and a priority for Richt who was about to start his first year at Miami and needed to solidify his defense with a group of linebackers.
That was exactly what he did. Pinckney has been a staple of this Miami Hurricanes defense for three years, gathering 198 tackles, 28 tackles for loss and 8.