Miami junior linebacker Raul Aguirre Jr. has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, On3’s Pete Nakos reports.
Aguirre Jr. played in all 16 of Miami‘s games this season, recording 43 tackles and one pass deflection. Across three seasons with the program, the Fayetteville, GA native racked up 77 career tackles, one sack, and one pass deflection. He totaled 10 tackles across Miami‘s four College Football Playoff Games.
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Prior to enrolling at Miami, Aguirre Jr. was ranked as a four-star prospect and the No. 199 overall player in the 2023 class, according to the On3 Consensus. He was the No. 24 linebacker in his class and the No. 17 overall player from the state of Georgia, hailing from Whitewater.
Miami fell just short of winning first National Championship since 2001
No. 10 Miami‘s run in the College Football Playoff came to an end at the hands of No. 1 Indiana 27-21. The Hurricanes had a chance to score a go-ahead touchdown late in the game, but a costly Carson Beck interception gashed all hopes of that.
Although the ‘Canes were unable to bring home a National Championship to South Beach, you can’t take away just how stellar of a season it was for Mario Cristobal‘s team. Miami won 13 games for the first time ever, racked up wins in the Fiesta Bowl and the Cotton Bowl, and knocked off four top-10 ranked opponents.
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Following the National Championship loss, Cristobal highlighted those good moments, while cementing the fact that his program will be using the loss as fuel next season.
“At the end of the day, any loss is going to be painful but I’d like to reflect on the fact that these guys won 13 games this year,” Cristobal said. “They got to the postseason for the first time in Playoff history, then beat four top-10 teams, seven top-25 teams, won the Fiesta Bowl, won the Cotton Bowl, and I’ll take blame that we were one drive short of winning the National Championship.”
“I don’t see anything negative, but I do see pain in moments like this. But you should, if we’re a competitor worth anything. You feel it and you give those feelings a direction. I know the guys coming back will, and I know the guys moving on will continue to use that as fuel.”
To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.
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