With Jaquan Johnson still sidelined with a hamstring strain he suffered on Saturday against Toledo, the Miami Hurricanes are practicing as if the star safety will not be ready to suit up in No. 21 UM’s crosstown rivalry game against FIU this weekend.
“It’s next man up,” sophomore Trajan Bandy said.
In this situation, that next man up is Amari Carter, the hard-hitting sophomore who has continued to make strides during his second season at UM.
Carter recorded six tackles and a first-half sack in Miami’s home opener against Savannah State before missing last weekend’s 49-24 win over Toledo while tending to a death in the family.