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### UM offensive coordinator James Coley said earlier this offseason he would love to see Duke Johnson get 24 touches a game, up from 15 in 2012.
"There’s a mental and physical toughness that goes with that –- 'Coach, give me the ball 25 times,'” Al Golden said. “We have to get to the point if we have this thing rolling where everybody knows Duke is going to get the ball and we’re still making progress. He’s got to learn how to do that.”
UM believes he’s ready for the extra pounding. “He’s a lot stronger than he was,” running backs coach Hurlie Brown said…. Bovada.com has Johnson’s Heisman odds at 12 to 1 --– seventh-best in the country.
### Friday's oral commitment from Booker T. Washington's Nigel Bethel was significant for UM because he's the first four-star, highly recruited cornerback in this class. UM's other two corner commits are more under the radar: Northwestern's Ryan Mayes (whose offers included FAU, FIU, Syracuse and Boston College) and Dillard's two-star Dennis Turner. UM has no prominent senior corners this season, so the 2014 group looks very good with Ladarius Gunter, Antonio Crawford, Tracy Howard, Artie Burns and Bethel, among others. Rivals.com ranks Bethel the No. 28 cornerback in the 2014 class.
### And Booker T. Washington standout Chad Thomas' pledge Saturday gives UM four very good defensive line oral commitments: Thomas (rivals.com's No. 11 defensive end), Northwestern's Mike Smith (the No. 21 DE), Hialeah Champagnat's Travonte Valentine (the No. 20 defensive tackle) and four-star junior college tackle Dalvon Stuckey.
Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/spor...heat-canes-marlins-chatter.html#storylink=cpy
"There’s a mental and physical toughness that goes with that –- 'Coach, give me the ball 25 times,'” Al Golden said. “We have to get to the point if we have this thing rolling where everybody knows Duke is going to get the ball and we’re still making progress. He’s got to learn how to do that.”
UM believes he’s ready for the extra pounding. “He’s a lot stronger than he was,” running backs coach Hurlie Brown said…. Bovada.com has Johnson’s Heisman odds at 12 to 1 --– seventh-best in the country.
### Friday's oral commitment from Booker T. Washington's Nigel Bethel was significant for UM because he's the first four-star, highly recruited cornerback in this class. UM's other two corner commits are more under the radar: Northwestern's Ryan Mayes (whose offers included FAU, FIU, Syracuse and Boston College) and Dillard's two-star Dennis Turner. UM has no prominent senior corners this season, so the 2014 group looks very good with Ladarius Gunter, Antonio Crawford, Tracy Howard, Artie Burns and Bethel, among others. Rivals.com ranks Bethel the No. 28 cornerback in the 2014 class.
### And Booker T. Washington standout Chad Thomas' pledge Saturday gives UM four very good defensive line oral commitments: Thomas (rivals.com's No. 11 defensive end), Northwestern's Mike Smith (the No. 21 DE), Hialeah Champagnat's Travonte Valentine (the No. 20 defensive tackle) and four-star junior college tackle Dalvon Stuckey.
Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/spor...heat-canes-marlins-chatter.html#storylink=cpy
