One position where Hurricanes players see a difference. And Cristobal addresses issues

A six-pack of Miami Hurricanes notes on a Tuesday:

▪ Of all the position groups, perhaps the biggest difference has been felt by the offensive linemen, in the transition from Garin Justice to uber-intense Alex Mirabal.

“He feels like an O-line coach,’ guard/tackle Justice Olawaseun told WQAM’s Don Bailey Jr. “One thing with Mirabal, you can never be not too physical. He wants us to destroy D-linemen every single time. He’s screaming [often]. He shows it every day. He tries to instill physicality in us every day and it shows.”

And right beside him, literally and figuratively? Head coach Mario Cristobal, a former offensive lineman and offensive line coach.

“ I’ve never had a [head] coach go through drills with me,” Olawaseun said of Cristobal.

▪ Cristobal, speaking recently on WQAM, said the new facilities - which will include new football locker rooms and an expansion of the indoor practice field from 70 to 100 yards — will be very impressive.

“You should see these renderings,” Cristobal said. “We already started clearing out the areas and finalizing some things as we move forward. It is moving really fast. It puts us on a different level.

“It will be as good or better as anything in the country. And that is an arm’s race because every five years you are saying that again. It is exciting because Miami has never had that.

“Miami has had a lot of success without it, but as the years have gone by, people have discovered that to be a good business you have to keep investing in it. Now the gap is about to be closed.

“That gap has been growing, but now we are about to close it, and we intend to pass by the edge of that gap and get ahead. We feel that when Miami does complete the facility, it puts us on a different level.”

▪ Cristobal has his assistants and staffers spending half the day game-planning for all 12 opponents and the other half on recruiting.

UM has only five nonbinding 2023 commitments, because most of UM’s top targets don’t want to make decisions until late summer or next fall. Selling the program shouldn’t be difficult.

“The location is off the charts,” Cristobal said. “The education is off the charts, the high-level assistant coaches that they have hired, the caliber of athletes that they are recruiting, and now we are resourced to where every student-athlete has everything they could want from mental health, facilities, nutrition — our recovery center is going to be space age. It’s going to be very different than the rest of the country.”

The five 2023 commitments so far: Miami Killian High brothers/defensive standouts Bobby and Robby Washington; offensive linemen Antonio Tripp and Frankie Tinilau; and receiver Lamar Seymore, who has continued dialogue with other schools.

▪ Asked about ‘The U is back’ mantra, Cristobal said an accurate phrasing instead is this:

“The U is back to work. That’s all we’re back to. We don’t tweet greatness or prominence. We have to get to work, have to get better.”

“We’ve got to get better. 7-5 is not the standard of Miami. We have to look ourselves in the mirror. This fall camp will be a truth-teller, will tell the truth to how much we have advanced.

“The neat thing is your culture gets really strong this time of year with team activities. You start forming relationships, have new guys coming in the building as well. You have to get these guys going in the same direction.”

▪ Quick football stuff, Part 1: UM is among three finalists for three-star Milton, Florida-based quarterback Emory Williams, a pro-style passer who will visit UM from June 17-19...

Pro Football Focus rated new UM edge rusher Mitchell Agude as the fifth-best edge rusher in the Pacific-12 last season; he averaged one pressure every 8.2 snaps. Agude, Jahfari Harvey, Chantz Williams, transfers Jacob Lichtenstein and Akheem Mesidor and freshmen Nyjalik Kelly (missed spring ball) and Cyrus Moss are expected to be UM’s primary defensive ends, with Lichtenstein and Mesidor also able to play tackle.

▪ Quick football stuff, Part 2: We hear All-Atlantic Coast Conference receiver and Davie University School alum Zay Flowers strongly considered a move to UM before deciding to stay at Boston College.... Orlando Jones prospect Malik Bryant — rated the best or No. 2 linebacker in the 2023 class — will visit UM on June 24 and has a final five of Miami, Florida, USC, Alabama and UCF. He plans to announce on July 23.