Is Elija Lofton the Rueben Bain of Offense?

[DMoney]

A four-star true freshman, underranked because of his height, has dominated Miami’s spring practice and positioned himself for immediate impact. Are we talking about Rueben Bain or Elija Lofton? On today’s CanesInSight Daily Podcast, I dug deep on this comparison and fired up the Lofton hype train:

On the similarities between Lofton and Bain: We named the podcast, “Elija Lofton is the Rueben Bain of offense.” That comparison is based on where Lofton is in spring...

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[MovingZen]

Looking forward to seeing him in game. 3 tds against the gater. Start it off right.

 

[301cane]

September is a long way off but I like where this is going

 

[Tinman64]

Is the practice game going to be on acc network?

 

[WestEndZone]

I selfishly want this to be true.

 

[SFbayCane]

Or will he be the Richard Gordon returning kicks of the offense?

Inquiring minds want to know.

 

[sstcane]

People will be excited when they see him. He was that good on Saturday. Great feet and patience. Hard to tackle and faster than I expected.

 

[Hegemon]

He was my favorite player before he was @DMoney 's. I said what I said. Lol.

 

[Madog canez]

I selfishly want this to be true.

You and me both......

 

[Orig.CaneSawMassacre]

People will be excited when they see him. He was that good on Saturday. Great feet and patience. Hard to tackle and faster than I expected.

I told D$ my contacts said he looks like the best RB right now.

Some people will automatically flip that into a negative about the RB room, but kid came prepared. He’s a heck of a football player right now, and he’s performing like a VET no matter what he is asked to do.

 

[grover]

Lofton, Jojo, Carr, Patterson, Pruitt already making waves. Some recent rumblings about Lightfoot, McConathy and Hayes. And a good chunk of the 2024 kids aren’t even on campus yet.

We can argue over whether or not Zo had any impact (I think he did). But the evidence is mounting that this class is going to deliver on its promise.

 

[DMoney]

Remember, he can also do this:

 

[ageezy]

Remember, he can also do this:

the pitcher of kool aid is starting to get very tempting ...

 

[Alex Del Piero]

It looks like @k9cane comparison is on point, Flowers was a heck of a football player for OU.

 

[HurricanesR1]

If Lofton doesn't have 100 total yards and 2 tds against UF, this board will call him overhyped.

 

[cway313]

If Lofton doesn't have 100 total yards and 2 tds against UF, this board will call him overhyped.

*By Halftime

 

[SFbayCane]

the pitcher of kool aid is starting to get very tempting ...

Wearing a smile.

 

[htownkidd]

If Lofton doesn't have 100 total yards and 2 tds against UF, this board will call him overhyped.

Clockwork, lol.

 

[Golsen82]

*By Halftime

I'm expecting that by end of Q1

 

[BoxingRobes]

DMoney has heart eyes for this man, for sure.

Gonna be hearing about him a lot. Hopefully he's the goods.