Ex-Beavers star RB Martinez to sign up with Hurricanes

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNApr 27, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Former Oregon State running back Damien Martinez revealed on social networks Saturday that he is moving to Miami.Martinez stated April 10 that he would be going into the portal following a 1,185-yard, nine-touchdown sophomore season as a Beaver. In a social networks post at the time, Martinez called it”the hardest [choice] I’ve made in my entire life. “Given that revealing his decision to move, the Lewisville, Texas, native visited several schools, including Miami, Texas A&M, Mississippi State and Arizona.Editor’s Picks Throughout his freshman year in Corvallis, Martinez showed his potential by debuting with 982 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns. He assisted Oregon State to 18 wins over his 2 seasons– one more than it had as a program from 2017 to’22. Yet in spite of their success, the Beavers saw the Pac-12 dissolve and their head coach, Jonathan Smith, leave for the head-coaching

position at Michigan State. Given that the season ended, 23 OSU players have actually gone into the portal.Despite a disappointing 7-6 campaign last year, the Hurricanes continue to add talent under coach Mario Cristobal.Since the opening of the portal, Miami has actually included four previous four-star

employees, including Washington State quarterback Webcam Ward, who undoubtedly will take advantage of having Martinez in the backfield in 2024. Miami averaged 173 rushing lawns on the ground per game in 2015– great for 45th in the country. But the Canes had only two runs of 40 lawns or more. Last season, Martinez had four such runs by himself.