Jacurri Brown breaks down his relationship with Tyler Van Dyke

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Miami quarterbacks Jacurri Brown and Tyler Van Dyke have a developed a nice bond since Brown has enrolled at the school. And Brown said after a recent Hurricanes practice that he has learned a lot from the rising senior signal-caller.

“Me and Tyler have been close,” Brown said. “It’s a love really relationship. I feel like I’ve learned that I don’t have to be Superman every play and just put the ball in play. Just play with touch, play with fun and just have fun out there. Don’t let the last way affect the next one.”

Van Dyke was the 2021 ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year when he started the final nine games of the season for Miami.

He made only eight starts in 2022 due to injuries down the stretch of the season, throwing only 16 pass attempts from Oct. 29 on.

But the way that he pounced on his chance in 2021 and still kept his head up in 2022 is something Brown believes he can learn from.

“I feel like with Tyler with his thing, he was ready for his opportunity when he got it,” Brown said. “He took off. Then last year, he got a little hurt. But I mean, during that whole thing, he was with us the whole way just coaching this up and just being there and being a good player. From him, I learned just be a leader.”

The former four-star recruit in the 2022 recruiting class, Brown appeared in eight games as a true freshman. He started two of those games, going 1-1.

Jacurri Brown doesn’t want stereotype to define him

Jacurri Brown said he feels like he has something to prove when he’s on the football field regarding his ability to pass as well as he throws.

“Yeah, for sure. I feel like I’m — okay, let’s be real. I’m a black quarterback, right? So, they put those black quarterbacks in the box of athleticism,” Brown said. “And I feel like if, let’s say if Cam Newton had the same mindset as Tom Brady, he’d still be playing in the league right now, even with his physique and everything like that. So I feel like if I expand on my mental part of the game, then I’ll be great forever.”