When Miami Hurricanes quarterback D’Eriq King announced he was returning to the program for his sixth college football season three days before the team’s 2020 season ended, he did so with the hope — but not the expectation — many of his teammates would do the same.
“I thought it was important for me to make a decision quickly,” King said during a recent appearance on 560-AM. “Obviously, I thought it through, talked to my family and people close to me, but when I decided to come back I wanted to put it out there to let guys know I’m coming back.