With Miami coming off a run to the ACC Championship Game and capping a 9-4 season with their first appearance in the Orange Bowl in more than a decade, RJ McIntosh felt pretty good about the Hurricanes’ chances of continuing to improve.
That’s just one of the reasons the 6-foot-5, 286-pound defensive tackle struggled with one of the biggest decisions of his young life.
On the one hand, he could return to Coral Gables and help what’s expected to be another talented Hurricanes defense contend for a conference title and maybe even a playoff berth.