Zach McCloud is part of a triumvirate of linebackers on the Miami football team that started as true freshmen in 2016 and through their 2018 junior seasons. The introduction of the striker position in the spring of 2018 took significant playing time away from McCloud last season. Rumblings about a redshirt season began last week.
The decision for McCloud to redshirt signals the commitment to the striker position and further reduces an already-thin LB corps for the Miami football team. Heading into their bye week the only healthy LBs the Hurricanes have on scholarship are starters Shaq Quarterman and Michael Pinckney and true freshman, Sam Brooks.