Miami’s offense took a hit Monday, with head coach Mario Cristobal confirming on the Joe Rose Show that running back CharMar “Marty” Brown and wide receiver Joshua Moore are done for the rest of the 2026 college football season.
Brown, a redshirt junior, did not play in the second half of Friday’s 33-20 win over Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He had picked up 32 rushing yards in the second quarter before being stopped at the goal line, and his right knee appeared to hyperextend on the tackle.
Brown first made his way back to the sideline with help from the coaching staff, then was carted to the locker room after a closer look. He finishes the season with 109 all-purpose yards - 97 rushing and 12 receiving - plus a touchdown against Stanford.
The Hurricanes are losing a 5-11, 220-pound back who brought power and versatility to the offense. Brown came to Coral Gables last spring as one of 19 transfers after a huge 2024 season at North Dakota State, where he carried 244 times for 1,181 yards and 15 touchdowns in 16 games with five starts. That run earned him the Jerry Rice Award, given to the most outstanding freshman player in FCS.
Brown also made an impact last season for Miami in a supporting role behind local star Mark Fletcher Jr. He ran 122 times for 474 yards and scored seven touchdowns in 15 games, and he found the end zone against Ohio State and Ole Miss during the Hurricanes’ run to the National Championship.
Moore’s injury takes away another important piece. Cristobal said the sophomore wideout is dealing with an upper body injury after being used in a bigger role this season. Moore caught seven passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns, and he was on pace to outproduce his freshman-year numbers.
At 6-4 and 220 pounds, Moore gives Miami size on the outside, but now the Hurricanes will have to turn elsewhere. Vandrevius Jacobs, Somourian Wingo, and Vance Spafford are the names Cristobal pointed to as the players who may need to step forward.
The backfield picture also shifts again with Brown out. Sophomore Girard Pringle Jr. has only 38 total snaps so far this season, but he is expected to see more work. Pringle Jr. flashed in the final four games of the regular season last year, rushing 48 times for 302 yards and two total touchdowns, including a start against North Carolina State.
Junior Jordan Lyle remains another unresolved piece. He has not played this season after a legal case involving alleged fleeing from police, though he did travel with Miami for the Wake Forest game.
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