Category: Football
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Miami Needs To Go After Transfer QB Sam Leavitt
Arizona State’s quarterback Sam Leavitt informed Kenny Dillingham he plans to enter the transfer portal, which places a proven Power Four quarterback with Big 12 hardware on the market. Quarterbacks with that résumé rarely linger, and Miami should get involved in the competition. Leavitt checks every on-field box. He led ASU to a College Football…
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Miami DT Daylen Russell Enters Transfer Portal
Miami defensive tackle Daylen Russell intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal once the winter window opens in January, ending a two-year run with his hometown Hurricanes. Russell came to Coral Gables as a homegrown recruiting win. The former Miami Christopher Columbus standout earned Miami-Dade 4M-3M Defensive Player of the Year honors and helped the…
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Rueben Bain Jr. And Francis Mauigoa Honored At College Football Awards
Two Hurricanes football players got into the national spotlight during the College Football Awards show Friday night, even though none of the big NCFAA trophies landed in Coral Gables. Bain, Mauigoa headline Walter Camp reveal During ESPN’s “Home Depot College Football Awards” broadcast, the Walter Camp Football Foundation unveiled its 136th All-America teams. Miami defensive…
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College GameDay Heading To Miami-Texas A&M Before First Round Matchup
ESPN College GameDay heads to Aggieland for Miami’s College Football Playoff opener next week, turning Miami-Texas A&M into the center of the sport. The crew selected the first-round matchup between No. 10 Miami and No. 7 Texas A&M at Kyle Field on Dec. 20, giving the Hurricanes another mega-stage moment in a season full of…
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Malachi Toney Keeps Stacking Honors After Awesome Freshman Season
Honors keep coming Malachi Toney’s way, and every one of them serves as a reminder that Miami landed a star wideout for the long haul. Over the last couple weeks, Toney stacked league, national and All-American recognition after a record-setting debut season in Coral Gables. League voters handed Toney ACC Rookie of the Year and…
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Miami DC Corey Hetherman Named Broyles Award Finalist
Assistant coaches spend most of the time out of the spotlight, but Corey Hetherman is better than most coaches. Miami’s first-year defensive coordinator earned a place among five finalists for the Broyles Award, which honors the nation’s top assistant coach. The Broyles Foundation invited Hetherman, Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo, Indiana defensive coordinator Bryant Haines,…
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Miami WR Ray Ray Joseph Enters Transfer Portal
Miami wide receiver Nathaniel “Ray Ray” Joseph entered the transfer portal Wednesday, bringing an early departure to what figures to become another busy offseason of change for the Hurricanes. Joseph, a former blue-chip signee from Miami Edison, arrived in 2023 as one of Mario Cristobal’s local recruiting wins after a flip from Clemson. The staff…
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Former Miami QB George Mira Sr. Passes At 83
George Mira Sr., the quarterback who turned Miami Hurricanes football into must-watch TV long before the national titles arrived, died Tuesday in Miami at age 83. “The Matador” leaves behind a legacy that every Canes fan still feels on fall Saturdays. Born in Key West in 1942, Mira grew up as a Conch who turned…
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Texas A&M Lineman Already Taking Shots At Miami Before CFP Matchup
The Hurricanes face off against the Aggies in the First Round Texas A&M left tackle Trey Zuhn III walked into media availability Sunday and handed Miami’s Reuben Bain Jr. some major bulletin board material. Asked about the Hurricanes’ star edge rusher, Zuhn brushed off the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and said Texas A&M…
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Did Media Pressure Get Miami Into The CFP Over Notre Dame?
Did the media get Miami into the playoff? That question already flies around group chats from South Bend to South Florida. Notre Dame and Miami both finished 10-2. Miami owned the head-to-head win, 27–24 at Hard Rock in Week 1, yet the CFP Committee released every weekly ranking with Notre Dame in front of Miami,…