Miami football news: Malachi Toney reveals cold 'hunter' mentality

Malachi Toney isn't interested in being chased.

The Miami superstar wide receiver made his mentality perfectly clear as the Hurricanes continue their pursuit of a national championship.

"I ain't the hunted. I am the hunter," Toney said, via The Journal Media.

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That mentality extends well beyond individual success. Toney also made it clear that if he leaves Miami without winning a national championship, he'll consider his college career a failure.

That's an enormous standard, but Toney has already established himself as one of the most electric playmakers in college football. After setting Miami's single-season record with 109 receptions as a true freshman, the 5-foot-11 receiver has somehow become even more dangerous as a sophomore. Toney enters Friday night's matchup against Wake Forest with 16 receptions for 330 yards and four touchdowns through only two games.

His combination of quickness, route-running, and explosiveness makes him a nightmare in one-on-one coverage. Toney opened the season by torching Stanford for 234 yards and three touchdowns before adding 96 yards and another score against Florida A&M despite playing limited snaps in Miami's blowout victory .

Now comes another opportunity under the national spotlight. No. 5 Miami travels to undefeated Wake Forest on Friday night looking to improve to 3-0, and another monster performance would only strengthen Toney's early case as one of the players to watch in the Heisman Trophy race.

Individual awards aren't what Toney ultimately wants, though. He's hunting something considerably bigger.

And anything short of a championship apparently won't satisfy him.

Wake Forest hosts Miami for a massive contest on Friday night on ESPN. This one could be a thriller!