Tag: Miami Hurricanes

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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…

JJ Dunnigan can become Miami’s third-down eraser

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JJ Dunnigan does not need to win an every-down job to change Miami’s defense. The freshman’s cleanest early role is becoming the defender Corey Hetherman trusts to erase a third-down matchup. This is a projection based on Dunnigan’s skill set and Miami’s needs, not a report that the staff has awarded him a package. Corey…

Miami’s reported $40 million roster makes depth the test

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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…

Nick Saban found the hole in Cristobal’s ACC sales pitch

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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…

Three reasons Miami has a real path with Kellan Hall

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in Football Recruiting, Recruiting

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.…

Chase Smith sees mental leap from Miami’s young linebackers

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Miami linebacker Chase Smith says sophomores Ezekiel Marcelin Jr. and Kellen Wiley Jr. have made their largest progress in the mental part of the position, giving the Hurricanes two young defenders who can anticipate plays instead of only reacting to them. Smith discussed their growth after Miami’s second preseason scrimmage in a media session detailed…

New roster study puts Miami at 46% returning snaps

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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…

Jaelyn Easterling-Flores puts Miami in six-school race

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in Football Recruiting, Recruiting

Miami made the top six for 2028 four-star safety Jaelyn Easterling-Flores, keeping the Hurricanes in a national recruitment that also includes Texas, LSU, Oklahoma, Auburn and Georgia Tech. Easterling-Flores reduced a list of 35 offers Saturday, according to Collin Kennedy of 247Sports. The Desert Edge standout from Goodyear, Arizona, said narrowing his choices felt good…

Justin Scott can replace lost edge pressure from the middle

Aug 22, 2026

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This is an analysis of how Justin Scott can help Miami replace pressure from two departed edge stars without pretending that a defensive tackle must become Rueben Bain Jr. or Akheem Mesidor. The Hurricanes lost both edge rushers to the first round of the NFL draft. Damon Wilson II, Marquise Lightfoot and Armondo Blount will…

Darian Mensah can build a Davey O’Brien case without 4,000 yards

Aug 22, 2026

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