Somourian Wingo didn’t need long to make Hard Rock Stadium feel like his kind of place.
The true freshman wide receiver turned a small workload into a big moment Thursday night, finishing with two catches for 59 yards and a touchdown as No. 7 Miami rolled past FAMU 77-7 in its home opener.
The highlight came in the third quarter, when Luke Nickel found Wingo for a 47-yard touchdown that pushed the Hurricanes’ lead to 56. It was the kind of play that flashes on a scoreboard and lingers in a coaching staff’s mind - another sign that Miami may already have something brewing between Nickel and one of its most intriguing young receivers.
That connection has shown up before, too. In Week 1 against Stanford, Nickel and Wingo hooked up twice for 27 yards.
Head coach Mario Cristobal made it clear after the game that Wingo’s role isn’t going anywhere but up.
“He’s somebody whose role we’ll continue expanding. He has to play for us,” Cristobal said about his freshman wide receiver.
“We’ve identified him as a player who must continue being pushed and placed in critical situations where we can count on him.”
Cristobal also pointed to the traits that made Miami so eager to keep the Florida product home.
“He’s explosive, an elite person, and a hard worker,” Cristobal said about Wingo. “His teammates love him, and he possesses tremendous ability.”
Wingo arrived with plenty of pedigree. He was a consensus four-star prospect and ranked among the top wide receivers in the nation in his class.
At St. Augustine, the 6-foot-2 receiver put together a senior season that featured 46 catches for 847 yards and 13 touchdowns.
What stands out about his game is how cleanly he moves and how naturally he creates after the catch. He runs his routes with fluidity, takes pressure off his quarterback, and has a knack for making defenders miss once the ball is in his hands. That’s the kind of skill set that tends to show up more and more as the opportunities grow.
Miami beat out Alabama, Florida, and Florida State for his commitment, and Thursday night offered a clear reminder of why the Hurricanes wanted him so badly.
“To receive those opportunities, he must keep proving himself during practice,” Cristobal said. “He has done that to a certain extent thus far.”
“We’re extremely excited about him and pleased with how he performed tonight.”
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