Rueben Bain received a ton of awards in his debut season with the Miami Hurricanes. First-team defensive rookie of the Atlantic Coast Conference. First-year consensus distinctly American. All-Atlantic Coast Conference third team. The defensive lineman is expected to perform well in his upcoming second season.
Mario Cristobal, the coach of the Hurricanes, said on Wednesday that Bain “is going to end up being one of the best players to go to the University of Miami.” First things first. According to Cristobal, “he is as talented, as driven, and as tough as it gets.” “He has yet to play his best football.” This is in response to Bain’s strong freshman football performance.
Former Miami Central star Bain equaled linebacker Francisco Mauigoa for the team lead last season with 7.5 sacks, second only to Utah State’s Paul Fitzgerald (eight) among freshmen defensive lineman in college football. His 12.5 tackles for loss tied T.J. Parker of Clemson for the most among freshman in the nation, and he was second on the Hurricanes (Mauigoa had 18). Bain also had four quarterback hurries, one pass breakup, and three forced fumbles.
Mauigoa remarked, “His ceiling is off the roof.” “Aside from being a terrific football player, he’s a wonderful person. His actions from the previous year were only the start. That was merely a hint of his potential. Man, he’s been making some really impressive progress. He has been honing his craft extensively during this offseason. He has been viewing films in the meeting room and the weight room to help him become the greatest player he can be. It’s crucial for this squad to have that because you can see the other men observing him and the younger ones looking up to him. Everyone is simply elevated by it. It doesn’t.
Jalen Rivers, an offensive lineman in his fifth year, stated that facing a defensive lineman with Bain’s stature of 6-3 and 275 pounds presents the greatest obstacle because of his versatility in rush strategies. Rivers declared, “What he’s about to do cannot be assumed.” As an offensive lineman, you will therefore need to be always alert. You have no idea what to expect. You simply need to go there and launch an attack. He is quite difficult to block. He is really astute.
But that doesn’t mean he has reached his potential. Cristobal said there is still plenty of room for development in Bain’s game.
Bain’s ability to “maintain high-level play for four quarters” is crucial to Cristobal. Cristobal remarked, “He’s gotten bigger, stronger, faster.” He is putting a lot of effort into being in top shape so that he can perform as well on play 80 as he can on play No. 1. His capacity for leadership and his unwavering commitment to go above and beyond to ensure the team’s success only continue to expand. It’s great to be around him.
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