The Miami Hurricanes have their new center for the 2025 season. Mario Cristobal hit the portal for the third season in a row and have signed former TCU center James Brockermeyer via the transfer portal.
A former four-star recruit out of high school, Brockermeyer, is a three-star transfer per 247 Sports. For comparison 2023 center Matt Lee was a four-star transfer from UCF, and ‘24 center Zach Carpenter was a three-star transfer out out of Indiana (via Michigan).
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Prior to TCU, Brockermeyer was the backup center at Alabama under Nick Saban.