MIAMI — John Ruiz is throwing a party. The wealthy Miami donor previously known as the Miami NIL king is hosting what he believes to be the largest pregame day bash at his house on Sunday, he told Front Office Sports in a phone interview on Thursday.
He expects about 1,000 attendees, including former Miami players of both the “old guard and new guard.” Among the invitees: former NFL and Miami football player Jeremy Shockey and Titans quarterback Cam Ward. And there will be several DJs.
For Miami fans, there’s a big reason to party. The No. 10 Hurricanes have landed a spot in their first College Football Playoff national championship game. They’ll take on No. 1 Indiana at home, where they’ll attempt to complete a resurrection of Miami’s glory days in the 1980s and ’90s…