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Former UM star Vilma, promoted to ABC job, assesses UM and one Cane he’s watching closely

The Hurricanes will have a big supporter speaking on national television at halftime on Sunday’s UM-LSU game – even if he’s not supposed to show it.

Jonathan Vilma impressed ESPN executives so much as an ESPN2 studio analyst last season that network executives promoted him to ABC’s college football studio this season, alongside former Texas coach Mack Brown and host Kevin Negandhi.

Those three will be in studio during ABC’s coverage all season, including the Hurricanes-LSU game at 7:30 p.m Sunday on ABC.

“I love seeing Miami do well and play well,” said Vilma, who was a first-team All American as a senior Hurricanes linebacker in 2003 before a 10-year NFL career that included three Pro Bowl appearances.