CB Ethan O’Connor commits to Miami

DMoney

Jan 4, 2025 1 min read

Miami added one of the best young ballhawks in America with the commitment of Washington State transfer CB Ethan O’Connor.

The 6’2, 175-pound redshirt freshman totaled 32 tackles, 8 passes deflected and 4 INTs. O’Connor is rated the #2 corner in the Portal by On3.

The Irvine, CA native played 755 snaps and appeared in all 12 games for the Cougars. He has been timed at up to 22 MPH and also brings special teams value (72 snaps). A source said O’Connor’s loose hips will allow him to cover all over the field, and his ability to create turnovers is sorely needed on a defense that ranked 80th in takeaways per game.

O’Connor has three years of eligibility. He joins Charles Brantley and Emmanuel Karnley in Miami’s remade CB room. Miami would also pursue a talent like Xavier Lucas if he were able to enter the Portal.

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Hurracanes

Jan 4, 2025

A big SEC school wanted him big time. Big get.

More to come.

hill33

Jan 4, 2025

baller

CaneLos

Jan 4, 2025

We about to have a legit secondary???

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DusseDez

Jan 4, 2025

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HUGE PICKUP!!! Welcome home kid should’ve told your former QB to tag along. Tell Wisconsin to free Lucas & we cooking!!!

flips

Jan 4, 2025

**** yeah

TrojanCane

Jan 4, 2025

Beat out UGA for this one w/no DC. I love it

Mr. Dynasty1

Jan 4, 2025

TwentySix

Jan 4, 2025

Ispyin

Jan 4, 2025

AtlAtty said:
At some point WSU’s coach is coming for Mario with a hatchet. But hey, it could have been worse if Mateer had also transferred to UM.

Not sure if you heard, but they already lost their coach so none of the people that were around are still around

canesbrah

Jan 4, 2025

**** yes

brock

Jan 4, 2025

Fixing those needs!

IndayArtHauz

Jan 4, 2025

Huge get.

ST26

Jan 4, 2025

Best part about this is he has three years of eligibility

WeBallinBoyz

Jan 4, 2025

Welcome! Figure out the Lucas debacle plus another safety, and we’ve completely flipped the room on its head.

No_Fly_Zone

Jan 4, 2025

Welcome to the U!

CanesFan20

Jan 4, 2025

Ispyin said:
You must be awesome at parties

We hadthe best quarterback in our history, and had no defense, so what’s the point of getting a quarterback i
Who is not even close to him if we don’t fix the defense too

I would take another year of Cam ward and run the same defense back but that’s just me. Even with a good defense, our QB situation could mean the difference between 4-6 wins or 9-10.

bobbydigius

Jan 4, 2025

Yeah… this is solid. If Brantley stays healthy, and we can get Lucas at S plus Poyser and this might be a 180 turnaround. Still need more pieces but at least we are landing quality this cycle.