Aug. 6, 2002
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) – The University of Miami’s highly touted class of football recruits was officially greeted by head coach Larry Coker Tuesday morning. The newcomers reported beginning at 9 a.m. and were fitted for equipment, underwent physicals and checked in to their dormitories.
“This is always a special day for our new student-athletes and their families,” said head coach Larry Coker. “And it’s a special day for us. It’s really a milestone in their lives and in the life of our football program.”
Along with 16 players who signed with the Hurricanes in February, tight end Kaylan Little (6-2, 235) of Valencia Community College in Orlando also reported.
The newcomers will spend much of the week going through student-athlete orientation. Practices for the newcomers begin Thursday morning at the Greentree Practice Fields on the UM campus. Morning practice begins at 8:30 a.m. with an afternoon session slated to start at 3:30 p.m. The group will go through only University Orientation on Wednesday.
University of Miami Football Media Day will be held Friday, Aug. 9, beginning at 2:30 p.m. Full Squad two-a-day practices begin for the Hurricanes on Saturday, Aug. 10, and will be held at 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. daily. All practices are open to the public from Saturday, Aug. 10, through Friday, Aug. 16.
2002 University of Miami Hurricanes Football Newcomers
| Name | Position | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | High School/Junior College |
| Baraka Atkins | DL | 6-4 | 240 | Sarasota, Florida | Booker |
| Travarous Bain | DB | 6-0 | 170 | Miami, Florida | Northwestern |
| Kareem Brown | DL | 6-5 | 250 | Miami, Florida | Norland |
| Marc Guillon | QB | 6-4 | 190 | Orinda, California | Miramonte |
| Akieem Jolla | WR | 6-4 | 190 | New Orleans, Louisiana | St. Augustine |
| Curtis Justus | TE | 6-6 | 200 | Perry, Oklahoma | Perry |
| * Kaylan Little | TE | 6-2 | 235 | Orlando, Florida | Edgewater HS/Valencia CC |
| Brandon Meriweather | DB | 6-1 | 173 | Apopka, Florida | Apopka |
| Ryan Moore | WR | 6-3 | 185 | Orlando, Florida | Dr. Phillips |
| Sinorice Moss | WR | 5-8 | 163 | Miami, Florida | Carol City |
| Jon Peattie | K/P | 6-3 | 185 | Clearwater, Florida | Countryside |
| Alex Pou | OL | 6-4 | 276 | Coral Gables, Florida | Coral Gables |
| Glenn Sharpe | DB | 5-11 | 175 | Miami, Florida | Carol City |
| Greg Threat | DB | 6-2 | 185 | Tallahassee, Florida | Lincoln |
| Eric Winston | TE | 6-5 | 260 | Midland, Texas | Lee |
| Anthony Wollschlager | OL | 6-6 | 300 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| John Wood | DL | 6-3 | 225 | Hialeah, Florida | American |
*denotes non-scholarship player
Miami begins the 2002 football season on Saturday, August 31, at 7 p.m. against the Florida A&M Rattlers at the Orange Bowl.
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