Miami's Bryce Fitzgerald Sets Lofty Goals for His Sophomore Campaign
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The Miami Hurricanes' 2026 roster has unlimited talent, with some players at the top of their respective position groups around the country.
One player was Malachi Toney on the defensive side of the ball for the Canes last season.
He also had an outstanding freshman season, solidifying himself as a rotational player all season and in the College Football Playoff, playing outstanding defense and leading the team in interceptions on the year.
Bryce Fitzgerald is entering year two as a Hurricane, and this season, he has lofty goals set for his sophomore campaign.
Fitzgerald Sophomore Campaign Goals
- Jim Thorpe Award
- Lott Finalist
- ACC All-American
- All-American
- Eight total picks
- 30 total tackles
- Three pick-sixes
- Two forced fumbles
- National Championship
Fitzgerald is just the starting point with those ideas and how far they can go. During his freshman All-American season, he led the Canes and the ACC in interceptions (six) while also notching 16 total tackles, 10 solos and six assists, a tackle for loss, a sack, two passes deflected, and eight passes defended.
The star safety is going to get time on the field to make this happen. He has grown into one of the leaders in the secondary even at a young age. Learning from Keionte Scott and Jakobe Thomas will help him build on their previous experience, but now it is time for Fitzgerald to find a way to make everything click.
He has the talent to reach each of those goals and is going into this season as one of the most underrated players in the country. It also helps when most of the talking points in the Hurricanes camp focus on the offense and what Toney and new quarterback Darian Mensah will do.
However, others expect the Canes' defense to take a dip, when in reality their secondary is better than last season, and has more experience and depth. Miami's defense will shock many with the lack of turnovers from last season.
Their two-star defensive edges were first-round picks, but everyone else has stayed, and they've brought in other talent as well. Miami's defense, anchored by the ballhawk abilities of Fitzgerald, is going to cause many to struggle against them and also helps with each of the star sophomores' goals for this season.
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Justice Sandle is a graduate of Mississippi State University earning a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Communications with a concentration in Print and Digital Journalism. During his time in Starkville, he spent a year as an intern working for Mississippi State On SI primarily covering basketball, football, baseball, and soccer while writing, recording, and creating multimedia stories during his tenor. Since graduating, he has assumed the role of lead staff writer for Miami Hurricanes On SI covering football, basketball, baseball, and all things Hurricanes related.
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