Tag: Mario cristobal
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Ben Congdon can be Miami’s sixth-lineman answer
Ben Congdon can help Miami this season without becoming a starting guard. His most useful immediate role may be a sixth offensive lineman who gives the Hurricanes another answer in short yardage, goal-line work and special teams. This is an analysis of a possible role, not a report that Alex Mirabal has changed the depth…
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Miami’s reported $40 million roster makes depth the test
Miami’s reported roster cost belongs in the $40 million range, but the most revealing return on that investment will come from players who are not the most expensive names. Chris Hummer of CBS Sports polled more than 50 industry sources and placed the Hurricanes well into the $40 million tier. The report identified quarterback Darian…
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Nick Saban found the hole in Cristobal’s ACC sales pitch
Nick Saban found the weakness in Mario Cristobal’s ACC sales pitch: Miami has proved it can beat SEC teams, but it has not yet proved that its own conference is better. Saban said Cristobal regularly calls him to argue that the ACC is stronger than the SEC during remarks shared Friday by On3. The former…
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Three reasons Miami has a real path with Kellan Hall
Miami has a real path in five-star defensive lineman Kellan Hall’s recruitment, even if a top 12 loaded with national powers makes any early prediction premature. Hall included Miami with Oklahoma, Ohio State, Michigan, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas A&M, LSU, Notre Dame, Texas, Oregon and Kentucky in a list shared Friday by recruiting reporter Hayes Fawcett.…
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New roster study puts Miami at 46% returning snaps
Miami returns 46% of its offensive and defensive snaps from last season, placing the Hurricanes below most of the leading national championship contenders in a new roster-continuity study. Cody Nagel of CBS Sports published the updated measure Saturday after tracking all 138 FBS rosters with TruMedia data and changes made before fall camp. Six of…
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Mario Cristobal says Miami still sorting trust after second scrimmage
Mario Cristobal left Miami’s second preseason scrimmage with a clearer measure of which Hurricanes can be trusted in specific situations, but he said the competition for roles will continue. Miami held the scrimmage Friday morning on Greentree Practice Fields and published Cristobal’s comments later that afternoon. The coach described the work as progress, with some…
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Miami’s first scrimmage should end the offensive-line shuffle
Miami’s first full scrimmage of fall camp should mark the end of the Hurricanes’ broad offensive-line shuffle and the beginning of a continuity-first plan. CaneSport staff reported that Miami held the scrimmage Friday night before Mario Cristobal discussed the work with radio analyst Don Bailey Jr. A scrimmage does not have to produce a public…
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Miami acknowledges incident after Jordan Lyle arrest report
Miami said it is aware of an incident involving running back Jordan Lyle after a South Florida television station reported Friday that he had been arrested on driving-related charges. Amanda Batchelor and Ryan Mackey of Local 10 reported that the Broward State Attorney’s Office confirmed Lyle was arrested Thursday on a warrant from the Sunrise…
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Mario Cristobal says Jordan Lyle is healthy and back at full speed
Jordan Lyle is healthy, moving at full speed and showing better physical traits than he did before a high-ankle sprain disrupted his 2025 season, Mario Cristobal said during Miami’s second week of camp. Cristobal credited Lyle’s commitment to strength and conditioning and said the running back again resembles the explosive player Miami saw a year…
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Jimmy Johnson delivers three-part message to Miami at practice
Jimmy Johnson addressed Miami’s football team Tuesday morning and attended practice, giving the current Hurricanes a three-part standard from the coach who led the program to the 1987 national championship. Johnson emphasized conditioning, eliminating mistakes and requiring the best players to work the hardest, Mario Cristobal told reporters after practice. Adam Lichtenstein of the South…