Tate Martell might not have attended Miami's practice on Monday, but he was present at a team meeting later in the day and addressed his teammates at the meeting, a source told 247Sports and InsideTheU.

That same source added that Martell was inside the program's facilities on Tuesday and said that Martell will practice.

Martell was in a three-man battle to be Miami's starting quarterback. He got some unfavorable news on Monday when head coach Manny Diaz announced that redshirt freshman Jarren Williams would take the Hurricanes' opening snaps against Florida.

A UM spokesperson told 247Sports and InsideTheU late Monday that Martell is still on the team's roster, but the school didn't make Martell available to reporters during the program's annual media day on Tuesday.

Manny Diaz said that he and offensive coordinator Dan Enos haven't decided if Martell or N'Kosi Perry will back up Williams against the Gators.

"We told them we felt it was too close to call for who the backup would be," Diaz said. "I know it's the old story, but you're a snap away."

Miami sophomore tight end Brevin Jordan, who played high school football with Martell, said that Martell was initially upset that he didn't get the starting nod, but has calmed down.

"I have spoken with Tate. He's in good spirits," Jordan said. "At first he was a little down because he's such a competitive guy and he has such a competitive nature to him. You know in high school he never lost and then he went to Ohio State and didn't play. So he came here wanting to play because you know he's a quarterback ... I'm proud of how he has handled all this because Tate is under a lot of pressure. You guys saw Twitter, he was trending. Just that whole thing ... but he has bounced back and is in good spirits and he is part of the Univeristy of Miami football team."

Martell arrived in Coral Gables back in January. The Las Vegas native, who left Ohio State once former George quarterback Justin Fields transferred to Ohio State, had a waiver approved by the NCAA at the start of spring football which granted him immediate eligibility for the upcoming.

Diaz hasn't ruled out using Martell in a special package this season.

"Whatever it takes to get yards and get points, we're not opposed to anything," he said.

Martell was one of the top quarterback recruits in the country in the class of 2017, ranking as the No. 56 overall player nationally according to the 247Sports Composite. He ranked as the No. 2 dual threat in the country. As a senior in high school, he was named the National Player of the Year nationally by Gatorade, USA Today, and Max Preps.

The redshirt sophomore went 43-0 as a starter in high school throwing for 7,507 yards with 113 touchdowns and just nine interceptions to his credit. He also ran for 2,294 yards with 35 touchdowns.