Defensive end Greg Rousseau is opting out of the 2020 football season, Miami head coach Manny Diaz confirmed to reporters during a pre-fall camp media conference on Thursday.

Starting as early as Sept. 7, Miami’s home slate will include Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Virginia. The Canes will travel to Clemson, Louisville, North Carolina State, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.

“D’Eriq’s hard work both on and off the field has earned him the starting quarterback position,” Diaz said in a statement Monday.

65 football student-athletes returned to campus on Monday

Junior Chris McMahon was selected No. 46 overall while junior Freddy Zamora was picked at No. 53 overall.

Cecconi is the highest player drafted since 2016.

University of Miami athletes, administrators and coaches lined up in rows and silently protested on their knees Tuesday night inside the Carol Soffer Indoor Practice Facility to mourn the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who died in police custody after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes on May 25 while three other officers stood idly by.

Osborn is the third Miami Hurricane to be selected in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Just about two hours into the fourth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday, two Miami Hurricanes were selected just five picks apart.

Miami forward Beatrice Mompremier was selected 20th overall in the WNBA draft Friday night.