“UM has only two Rivals.com five-star recruits on the roster, and while one of them (Lorenzo Lingard) was sidelined this spring recovering from major knee surgery last fall, the other — receiver Mark Pope — displayed some measure of improvement.
Pope didn’t play a lot as a freshman — and caught only one pass — in part because he didn’t know the playbook well enough and didn’t always run routes correctly, according to sources. But he has displayed growth in those areas this spring.”
“Even five months ago, it would’ve been hard to picture Jaylan Knighton winding up with the Miami Hurricanes.