Author: Canes Crazy
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Why Miami’s first jersey patch deal must protect the U’s value
Ohio State’s record jersey-patch agreement did not give Miami a reason to rush. It gave the Hurricanes a price and brand benchmark. If Miami puts a sponsor on one of college sports’ most recognizable uniforms, the first deal should pay for the privilege without making the U look like leftover inventory. Ohio State will place…
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Five-star A’mir Sears moves to 2027, sets Friday decision
Five-star athlete A’mir Sears is reclassifying from 2028 to 2027 and will announce his college choice Friday at 5 p.m. Eastern. Miami remains among the schools in the race for the Columbus standout, but Sears has not committed and his finalists will not be revealed until the announcement. Sears told Tom Loy of 247Sports that…
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Miami picked overwhelming favorite to win 2026 ACC title
Miami is the overwhelming preseason favorite to win the ACC after receiving 165 of 188 first-place votes in the conference’s 2026 media poll. The Hurricanes finished far ahead of SMU, Louisville and Clemson, putting the league’s clearest target on a program still chasing its first ACC championship-game appearance. Miami collected 2,961 points in the poll,…
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Miami baseball lands No. 12 post-draft recruiting class
Miami owns the No. 12 recruiting class in the final post-draft national rankings, a strong recovery for a group that lost two premium signees in the first round and still kept two top-100 players. The Hurricanes placed between Oregon State and Alabama in the top 25, according to Ben Badler of Baseball America. The seven…
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Four-star guard Justin Wise includes Miami in final six
Four-star shooting guard Justin Wise has included Miami with Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Clemson in his final six schools. The 6-foot-4 prospect from North Oconee High School in Bogart, Georgia, made the trimmed list public Saturday, according to Joe Tipton of On3. Wise ranks No. 63 overall, No. 5 among shooting guards and No.…
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Four-star cornerback Jordan Hicks locks in Miami-FSU visit
Four-star cornerback Jordan Hicks plans to return to Miami for the Hurricanes’ Oct. 17 game against Florida State. The Mission Viejo, California, prospect previously worked at Miami’s Legends Camp, so the rivalry weekend will give him a different view of the program after an evaluation setting, according to Patrick Previty of Canes Warning. Hicks is…
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Four-star safety Cyion Smith sets Miami-FSU game visit
Four-star safety Cyion Smith has scheduled an Oct. 17 visit to Miami for the Hurricanes’ rivalry game against Florida State. The Blountstown, Florida, prospect placed Miami in a seven-stop fall schedule that will give the Hurricanes a high-profile opportunity to recruit him in their own stadium, according to Trinton Breeze of CanesInSight. Smith also plans…
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Jon Rothstein ranks Miami No. 4 in ACC, puts Shelton Henderson on first team
Miami received two connected pieces of preseason recognition Tuesday morning: The Hurricanes landed at No. 4 in Jon Rothstein’s ACC preseason power rankings, and sophomore forward Shelton Henderson made his preseason All-ACC first team. Rothstein placed Duke first, Virginia second and Louisville third, followed by Miami. North Carolina, Clemson and Syracuse completed his top seven.…
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Miami climbs to a 23.5-point favorite for opener at Stanford
Miami is a 23.5-point favorite for its Sept. 4 season opener at Stanford after the early line opened at 21.5 in February. FanDuel also listed Miami at minus-3500 on the money line, Stanford at plus-1280 and the game total at 49.5. The two-point move toward Miami reinforces the obvious difference in expectations. The Hurricanes return…
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Coral Gables proposal references future Miami football operations building
A proposed long-term agreement between the University of Miami and Coral Gables includes a reference to a future football operations building, placing another potential athletics project inside a much larger campus plan. The city has not approved the agreement, and the reference does not amount to a construction announcement, according to Jayden Gonzalez and Sebastian…