Sep 19: How has Miamis Malachi Toney emerged as a freshman star? It starts behind the scenes
Article credit: Jordan McPherson
As Malachi Toney ran into the end zone after scoring a touchdown in his collegiate debut, hauling in a 28-yard pass from Carson Beck on a crossing route in the second quarter of the Miami Hurricanes’ upset win against Notre Dame on Aug. 31, his mom soaked in the whole moment from Section 101 of Hard Rock Stadium. The tears quickly started flowing. “I was bawling in the stands,” his mom, Toni Toney, told the Miami Herald. “I was bawling because our conversation prior to it was very personal. We have personal conversations with each other leading up into each game, the morning of the game, 4 a.m., 5 a.m. We send our spiritual texts, and the message we shared with each other was very emotional, but it came to pass at that moment in that game, and I saw it. I was just like, ‘Wow.’
