Tag: Mario cristobal
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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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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…
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Miami sets Aug. 4 start for 2026 preseason football camp
Miami will open preseason football practice Aug. 4, giving Mario Cristobal and his staff 31 days to prepare the Hurricanes for their Friday night opener at Stanford. The first week will include practices Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, with Miami’s media day scheduled for Aug. 3, according to Christopher Stock of InsideTheU. The start date…
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Why Miami moving on from Kaden Henderson makes more sense than it first sounds
Miami moving on from Kaden Henderson sounds strange at first, because five-star in-state linebackers are not the kind of players programs usually stop recruiting. Once the class context enters the picture, the move becomes easier to understand. Miami decided to back off its pursuit of Henderson, a Tampa Jesuit linebacker, according to Gaby Urrutia of 247Sports.…
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Miami’s Legends Camp weekend gave recruits the sales pitch Cristobal wants
Miami’s Legends Camp weekend did what it was supposed to do — it made the Hurricanes’ past feel useful to the program’s future. That is the whole point of this event. It’s not only about putting prospects through drills or giving the staff another live evaluation window. It is about letting recruits see Miami’s history…
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Miami makes Top 12 for 2028 OL Antijuan Wilkes Jr.
Miami is still alive for one of the biggest bodies and biggest names in the 2028 recruiting cycle. Five-star offensive tackle Antijuan ‘Shaq’ Wilkes Jr. included the Hurricanes in his Top 12. Wilkes’ top group includes Miami, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, LSU, Florida, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Missouri. That is not…
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Miami’s 2027 recruiting class already belongs in historic company
Miami has built a great start to the 2027 recruiting class. The Hurricanes have a group that already belongs in the same conversation as some of the best groups in program history. Rankings can move. Decommitments happen. Senior seasons reshape evaluations. Still, Miami’s current position demands attention. The Hurricanes sit No. 4 nationally in the…
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Florida Fans Need to Calm Down About Their 2027 Recruiting Class
Florida fans finally got a little recruiting momentum, and now they want to talk like the Gators have passed the Hurricanes. Not so fast. The Gators deserve credit for building a strong 2027 class under Jon Sumrall. They sit near Miami in the current recruiting rankings, and that gives Florida fans something to brag about…
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Miami’s projected 2026 roster valuation shows price of contention
The NIL Standard placed the price of Miami football’s roster at $44.9 million, a number that captures how dramatically roster building has changed under Mario Cristobal. The post listed a 76-player projection and put the Hurricanes near the top of the sport’s financial arms race. The figure should grab attention, but it needs context. Roster…