Mario Cristobal steals DL from Big Ten
Miami (FL) Football waste no time reloading for another national championship game. Mario Cristobal immediately turned to the portal after his last message after the Indiana loss. Now, he’s grabbed a former Big Ten fast-starter.
Cristobal and Hurricanes land former Nebraska linebacker Keona Davis, 247Sports revealed on Saturday.
Davis played in 32 games with 26 coming against conference foes. He adds a 6-foot-5, 275-pound presence inside.
He played in all 13 games for the Cornhuskers and appeared as a starter. But he now enters a loaded defensive line with the loss of Ruben Bain and Akhem Messidor. However, he further bolstered the 2026 roster with other veteran talent from the CFB side.
Adding the Miami portal under Mario Cristobal
Davis has been linked with promising DLs Marquise Lightfoot and Armond Blount. Miami also welcomes five-star running back 2025 signing Hayden Lowe as a potential early replacement for Bain heading to the NFL.
But the former “Husker” adds to the already strong 2026 College football transfer portal class is growing in Coral Gables.
Missouri running back Damon Wilson and Southeastern Conference countries to join the ‘Canes. Wilson was one of the best remaining edge rushers left on the portal. He leaves Mizzou with nine sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss. He even got a five-star commit from Georgia and is now on his third college stop.
Even the other trenches are also being reinforced. Former Georgia offensive lineman Jamal Merriweather also goes to “The U”. He went on to start 12 games for the College Football Playoff team and can increase the quarterback position moving forward.
Of course, Miami is waiting to sign Duke quarterback Darian Mensah — who will become the replacement for Carson Beck if he is officially brought in.
2026-01-24 22:46:00
