Reports: Miami LB Mohamed Toure plans to return for 8th season

Miami linebacker Mohamed Toure is further delaying his potential professional future to return for an eighth year of college football for the Hurricanes in 2026, according to multiple media reports.

This past season was Toure’s first at Miami after he spent his first six years at Rutgers after signing with the Scarlet Knights in the 2019 recruiting class. He led the Hurricanes in tackles (84), adding three tackles for loss, two sacks and six pass breakups to help lead the team all the way to the national championship, which Miami lost 27-21 to Indiana.

Toure is eligible for an eighth season because he redshirted in 2019, got a COVID redshirt extended to all players in 2020 and missed the entire 2022 and 2024 seasons with torn ACLs. In the five seasons Toure has played, he’s appeared in 53 games and recorded 251 tackles, 25.5 TFLs, 15.5 sacks, two interceptions and three forced fumbles.

With Miami losing a number of key pieces at all levels of last year’s defense, including likely top-five pick Rueben Bain Jr. at defensive end and Wesley Bissainthe at linebacker, Toure will likely play a very important role for the Hurricanes in 2026.

–Field Level Media

Jul 23, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights linebacker Mohamed Toure speaks to the media during the Big 10 football media day at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports

Rutgers loses LB Mohamed Toure to torn ACL

Rutgers linebacker Mohamed Toure will miss the upcoming season after suffering a torn ACL, coach Greg Schiano announced Tuesday.

Toure was expected to be a starting linebacker and a key piece in the Scarlet Knights’ defense in 2024. He has played in 37 games for Rutgers since 2019 and had 4.5 sacks in each of his past three seasons (2020, 2021, 2023).

Toure also missed the 2022 season with an ACL tear.

He was named a semifinalist for the College Sports Communicators’ Comeback Player of the Year award last fall, as he tallied 93 tackles (9.5 for loss) with 4.5 sacks and an interception. Toure was also on the 2024 Butkus Award watch list for the best linebacker in the country.

Rutgers was picked ninth of 18 teams in the Big Ten preseason media poll. The Scarlet Knights open their season at home on Aug. 29 against FCS opponent Howard.

–Field Level Media