Senior linebacker Michael Pinckney announcing his decision to skip the Independence Bowl with his Miami football teammates contradicts an earlier statement by Hurricanes defensive coordinator Blake Baker earlier this month. Pinckney is the fourth Miami player to announce he is sitting out to get ready for the NFL Draft.
Pinckney joins teammates graduate transfer Trevon Hill and juniors Jeff Thomas and Jonathan Garvin who have decided to skip Miami’s Independence Bowl game against Louisiana Tech on Thursday to prepare for the NFL Draft. Players who are sitting out their bowl games to get ready for the draft is becoming an increasing phenomenon.