Miami freshman Malachi Toney has earned a ton of praise for the excellent start to his career, but another South Florida native freshman on the other side of the ball has been quietly becoming a key player for the No. 2 Hurricanes .

Safety Bryce Fitzgerald leads Miami with three interceptions, including a key pick against FSU that helped set up a Hurricanes touchdown. Fitzgerald was picked as a midseason true freshman All-American by On3 — along with Toney — on Monday.

“He’s been the same dude every day,” safety Jakobe Thomas said. “He comes in the building focused, asks as many questions as we do in the meetings. He does those types of things in practice all the time. … He’s going to be a special, special player.”

Fitzgerald was the last of Miami’s freshmen to arrive on cam

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