Jacurri Brown, a gifted dual-threat signal-caller, is leaving the Miami Hurricanes in the spring transfer window, which is a blow to the Hurricanes’ depth chart but might also be a significant move for the team. According to sources who spoke with 247Sports on Tuesday, Brown may fit into a number of great programmes. He will have three years remaining on his eligibility after taking a redshirt last fall.
“It would probably be best for him to sit for a year and act as a backup break glass in case of an emergency. “There’s a lot of potential there, but he’s still raw and has only three career starts,” 247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins said.Brown, a former four-star pick of the Hurricanes in the 2022 recruiting class, was expected to start for Miami in 2024 before the team signed quarterback Cam Ward from Washington State in January as a transfer. Nevertheless, spring training didn’t go as expected, and he fell farther down the depth chart. In his team’s bowl loss to Rutgers, Brown ran for 57 yards and two touchdowns. In his first action of the 2023 season, he also added a touchdown pass via the air.
Before the 2024 season, Northwestern is looking for a new quarterback, and if given the opportunity and with the remaining years of eligibility, Brown might be a difference-maker for David Braun. Although Brendan Sullivan is projected to start for the Wildcats this fall, there isn’t much of an insurance option behind him if he doesn’t end up being the long-term solution. Brown has to find schemes that fit him well and ones where he might be able to view the pitch at this point in the game, but only one of those components meets the requirements.
With Christopher Vizzina and Trent Pearman behind starting quarterback Cade Klubnik, Clemson is confident going into the season. However, Klubnik was concerned about his inconsistent play from the previous season, his first as a starter. Since the ACC does not have an intraconference transfer regulation as the SEC does, if the Tigers decided to pursue Brown and there was mutual interest, it would potentially be fair game. It appears from Dabo Swinney’s remarks this month that the Tigers are not interested in turning to the portal pool for another quarterback, even after having time to mull over his quarterbacks’ performances during Clemson’s spring game.
“We didn’t go and take a kid out of the portal because we really believe in the guys that we have here,” Swinney stated. “Vizzina is yet another elite athlete. really gifted. Similar thing: in spring, he made significant progress. In addition, This is Trent’s third year here. Though he lacks exceptional size and strength, his shrewdness makes him an excellent player. Although he is still a young player, he already possesses exceptional timing and anticipation in his actions. In addition, If we needed him, he’s a player who could go [and] win for us.”
With the spring game this weekend, the coaching staff at Michigan is hoping to see some separation at the quarterback position despite the quarterback room being highly packed. The captain of the team is Alex Orji, the backup from the previous season who mostly served as a run threat while playing behind J.J. McCarthy. Although many in Ann Arbour are thrilled about Jadyn Davis, the freshman, taking over in Year 1 seems doubtful. Given his style of play, Brown fits in that offence, but he would also face competition from players like Jack Tuttle, Davis Warren, and Jayden Denegal.
When questioned last month about his quarterback competition at the beginning of spring, first-year coach Sherrone Moore didn’t offer much information. By the way, this group will be behind an offensive line that has six veterans from the team that won the national championship the previous season replaced.
“They’ve been vying with each other. It has been a lot of pleasure to see them perform. We’ll wait and see,” Moore remarked. I adore their current state of affairs, their mindset, their spirit of competition, and the way they’re all putting in the work. Every one of them enhances the others. We’re really thrilled to play against our defence, which is the finest in the nation, and they’re a formidable opponent. I can see how hard those men are practicing even on the opposite side. Everyone is putting in a lot of practice.
This spring, there are more murmurs in Athens than usual: Georgia hopes to bolster its quarterback corps in advance of the campaign. With Ryan Puglisi, a rookie, sidelined, the Bulldogs need ideally locate a quarterback, perhaps Carson Beck, who can challenge Gunner Stockton for the second-team spot. Given how many games he played in the 2022 season, Brown would add experience to the Georgia quarterback room and fits Mike Bobo’s philosophical approach.
