On Tuesday afternoon, Miami Hurricanes Safety Derrick Smith was not at practice. According to a UM spokesperson, Smith was absent from practice to deal with a personal matter.
It appears that personal matter was deciding to enter the transfer portal with the intent to leave Miami, a move which Smith announced late on Tuesday evening.
A junior from Jacksonville, FL, Smith had reportedly taken big strides forward through spring and fall camp to this point. While he wasn’t in line to start, he seemed to be near the top of the Safety rotation and in line for plenty of snaps this fall.