He was heralded as one of the finest high school receivers in the nation when he came to the Hurricanes as a five-star recruit out of Miami Southridge High School.
And now, as a true freshman in his seventh game of 2018 and the Hurricanes’ 11th game, former prep star Mark Pope finally has his first career college catch.
Pope caught the 11-yard pass from quarterback N’Kosi Perry with 4:35 left in the first quarter at Virginia Tech on Saturday and UM trailing 7-3.
Pope cannot count this season toward a redshirt year, because he has exceeded the limit of four games.