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Although the Hurricanes do not have a running backs coach in place after Tim Harris Jr.’s departure, Alabama running back Alvin Henderson knows Miami wants him to come to Coral Gables.
The rising senior running back out of Alabama’s Elba High took a visit to UM last weekend for their Elite Prospect Day event, and the Hurricanes’ staff quickly followed up with a visit to his high school on Tuesday.
“They were just letting me know like we consider you as a dude that can come in and be a home-run hitter,” Henderson told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. “When they say come in and be a home-run hitter … They’re telling me there’s a lot of great backs, but you fit everything that we need in our offense. You’re not just a first-down, second-down back. You’re just the type of dude that can come in and you can get it done in any phase of the game: between the tackles, outside, catching the ball, anything we need you to do, and that’s the way our offense needs to feature a back.”
Henderson, a four-star prospect according to 247Sports’ composite rankings, is one of the most productive running backs in Alabama state history. Henderson, who plays in a run-based offense where he takes the snaps, rushed for an eye-popping 3,523 yards and 61 touchdowns last year and was named the Class 1A Back of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association for the second year in a row.
Henderson is listed as the No. 10 running back and No. 176 player in the 2025 class.
The star running back took an unofficial visit to Miami last year, but he said he was excited to get back to Coral Gables for a more in-depth visit last weekend.
“I was kind of excited to get back down there. Coach (Harris) came by my school last Wednesday — obviously, he took the OC job at UCF — but I was fired up about getting down because when I…
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Author : South Florida Sun Sentinel
Publish date : 2024-02-01 17:53:00
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