Lots of UM chatter on a Monday, with two shopping days left before National Signing Day:
u25aa For years, the UM defense — even while performing far better under Manny Diaz than predecessor Mark D’Onofrio — has been playing catch-up, because of lost scholarships from NCAA probation, transfers, early departures to the NFL, recruiting washouts during the Al Golden era, attrition, health issues (Malek Young’s career-ending neck injury), weird stuff (Gerald Willis’ 2017 leave of absence) and players being bounced off the team (Jermaine Grace, Al-Quadin Muhammad).
And that process of achieving optimal depth isn’t going to be solved on National Signing Day on Wednesday, either.