Miami's kicking game shouldn't be much of an issue next season.

FIU placekicker Jose Borregales announced on Sunday that he's headed to Miami as a graduate transfer and will be eligible to play right away in 2020.

"It's close to home," Borregales told InsideTheU when reached by phone. "I grew up hoping that they would recruit and now I actually have an opportunity to play for them so it's just a great feeling."

Borregales was a Lou Gorza semifinalist in 2018. He connected on 50 of his career 66 field goal attempts for the Panthers and leaves as the school's all-time leading scorer. The former Booker T. Washington standout was consistent as a redshirt junior and actually hit a pair of field goals from 50-plus yards in the FIU's shocking upset of the Hurricanes at Marlins Park.

"It's going to be no different," Borregales said when asked about switching schools. "Obviously there's going to be people that don't like the move because of what I did at FIU, but that has nothing to do with my dream. I just want to play football at the biggest stage possible."

Miami struggled mightily in the kicking department this past season as three different kickers combined to go 12 for 20 on field goal attempts. That included key misses in close losses to both North Carolina and Georgia Tech.

UM special teams coordinator Jonathan Patke said last month during the Early Signing Period that the staff was open to bringing someone in if it made sense

“We need to make the roster as best as it can be to win football games like coach [Manny Diaz] said so if there’s one available, we’re not opposed to looking at them if we have a spot and obviously you’ve got to scholarship those guys,” Patke said when asked about graduate transfers. “We’ve got 18 signed and we’ve got some work to do to scholarship some other positions, but we want to make our roster the best that we can and scoring points is important.”

While Miami will only get Borregales for one season, his decision to pick Miami will likely ensure that his younger brother, 2021 placekicker Andres Borregales, signs with the Hurricanes next winter. The younger Borregales is currently the nation's No. 1 ranked specialist for the next recruiting cycle and was recently named a MaxPreps Junior All-American.

"I wasn't really thinking about [starting the legacy], but obviously it's going to be something good to just start off with the last name," Borregales said.

The older Borregales will start graduate classes at UM on Monday which means that he will participate in offseason workouts and spring football. Alabama, USF, Nebraska, Boise State and Georgia Tech had also expressed interest.