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Every year, college football coaches come in facing questions, with the number one being how they can improve. If you’re someone like Ohio State football’s Ryan Day, it’s about getting back to the National Championship. But if you’re someone like Colorado football’s Deion Sanders, it’s about just getting to a bowl game. There are stark […]

The Miami football program lost a lot of talent this offseason. However, Mario Cristobal and the Hurricanes were able to land one of the best players in the transfer portal with Washington State transfer QB Cameron Ward. Initially, Ward decided to enter the NFL before changing course and deciding to join the Miami football program. […]

The 2024 Miami football team is set to once again be greatly impacted by the transfer portal. Head coach Mario Cristobal has once again leaned into the portal in hopes of building, at the very least, an ACC contender, with the hopes of making the conference title game for the first time under his leadership […]

With the college football transfer portal closed until August 1 of this year, the sport can at least begin to calm down a bit — that is if no more head coaches decide to leave their respective teams. Programs like Mario Cristobal’s Miami football team can now begin to go through their rosters and prepare […]

With the way the college football world is constantly changing, a second year in a program can be instrumental to a head coach. A second year not long ago was still part of the rebuilding process for most teams. But with things like NIL and the transfer portal, teams can now become College Football Playoff […]

Mario Cristobal and the Miami football staff came out of nowhere when Cam Ward announced he was signing with the Hurricanes. The former Washington State quarterback was supposed to be entering the 2024 NFL Draft but decided, after being told he probably wouldn’t be a first-rounder, to come back for his last year of eligibility. […]

The college football transfer portal took some turns on New Year’s Day with Cameron Ward heading for the NFL Draft and KJ Jefferson going to UCF. The Miami football program had been a rumored option for both signal-callers and now the Hurricanes are trying to land USC transfer Malachi Nelson as their other hopes have […]

Miami football is ready to move on from an overall unsuccessful season that is defined by mind-boggling mistakes and unmet expectations. But no one seems to be in a bigger hurry to get to 2024 than Mario Cristobal, following his questionable decision-making in the Pinstripe Bowl versus Rutgers. The Hurricanes head coach hung onto his […]

One of the more obvious players in the transfer portal during this cycle was Miami football’s Tyler Van Dyke. A former four-star recruit out of Connecticut, many thought that Van Dyke would be the next great Hurricanes quarterback that they had so desperately been missing for decades. There were times where that seemed the case, […]

Out of all the problems that Miami football has faced over the last two decades—and there have been many—one of the most glaring has been the lack of quarterback production. Not since the days of Ken Dorsey, the last Hurricanes quarterback to find himself on a Heisman ballot, has there been reliable quarterback play in […]

With Dec. 4th rapidly approaching, most coaches are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best as the transfer portal window is set to reopen. Already, there have been players announcing their intention to enter the portal ahead of the scheduled date, such as Miami football quarterback Tyler Van Dyke. Injuries and turnovers will […]

It’s only Year 2 of the Mario Cristobal era for Miami football, yet there are already some lingering questions as to whether this was the right hire. The Hurricanes still have one game left this season in Chestnut Hill against Boston College, where they could finish at best 7-5 (not counting the bowl game) or […]

The Miami football team dropped to 6-5 after a tough loss to the Louisville Cardinals. Tyler Van Dyke and the Hurricanes stayed close the entire game until Louisville scored a dagger touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Now, Head Coach Mario Cristobal is the object of Hurricanes fans’ anger after he took a critical timeout […]

Miami (FL) football’s Week 12 has them in ACC competition once again, except this time it will be against No. 10 Louisville. For the Hurricanes, it will be their second straight week facing a top-10 team and their fourth-ranked team of the year. They’re 1-2 so far, with an overall 6-4 record. For Mario Cristobal […]

Miami football got some good news for next year, when Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal said that Emory Williams should be back for spring football, according to Adam Lichtenstein of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Williams, Miami’s quarterback, was carted off the field Saturday night with a “significant” arm injury after he took a hit near […]

It wasn’t the same 45-3 drubbing as it was a season ago, but it was yet another loss for the Miami (FL) football team on Saturday night to their arch-rival Florida State. The consolation prize is that it was much closer, this time 27-20. Does that help? Maybe a little, but probably not much if […]

Florida State football’s Week 11 has them facing their long-time rival, the Miami Hurricanes. At one time, this historic game held massive national championship implications. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case in some time, as both teams have had their down years. However, this hasn’t been a down year for the Seminoles football team. Florida […]

Miami football head coach Mario Cristobal had nothing but praises for freshman quarterback Emory Williams, who passed his first test as a starter in college. And it was not just an ordinary test, as it came against Dabo Swinney’s Clemson Tigers last Saturday. “He went through his progressions extremely well,” the Miami football sideline boss […]

Miami (FL) football’s Week 8 has them looking to hit the reset button again as they’ll be facing the Clemson Tigers on Saturday. It will be the Hurricanes’ third consecutive ACC conference matchup, having lost their last two, with the most recent loss at Chapel Hill against North Carolina. At least, Miami will be at […]

Miami (FL) football’s Week 7 game against the North Carolina Tar Heels is an intriguing ACC matchup between two top-25 teams that could significantly impact the conference. But it almost wasn’t after the Hurricanes’ gaffe against Georgia Tech last Saturday. When Miami came into last Saturday night’s game against the Yellow Jackets, they were the […]

They say that when it rains, it pours, and in the aftermath of Miami’s head-scratching loss to unranked Georgia Tech, the reaction to Mario Cristobal’s inexplicable decision NOT to take a knee to close out a surefire win has produced a torrential downpour of critical takes, perhaps none more critical than that of ESPN’s Rece […]

Greed and the desire to dominate often lead to bad choices which cost teams a lot in the world of NCAA college football. Mario Cristobal had to learn that the hard way when he had to face the Georgia Tech football squad. The game looked like it was already decided with the seconds counting down […]

When the Associated Press delivered their top-25 college football team rankings on Sunday, there were the usual rises and falls, some regardless of a win or a loss. Usually, what sparks the largest debates is the top-10. Those are the premier teams in the league with legitimate aspirations for making the College Football Playoff and […]

It will probably be replayed all week, debated on sports talk shows, and written about on platforms like this one about how the Miami Hurricanes football team, under Mario Cristobal, made one of the most catastrophic, mind-numbing calls of all time on Saturday against Georgia Tech. In the final minute of the game, instead of […]

It’s always easy to look at the events of a football game after the fact and decide what a team should have done. In this case, however, anybody watching the Miami football game against Georgia Tech on Saturday knew the Hurricanes should have taken a knee with 34 seconds left on the clock and a three […]

The Miami Hurricanes’ Week 6 matchup will have them hosting the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Hard Rock Stadium. This will mark the opening of ACC play for the No. 17 Miami football team, who are currently 4-0. *Watch college football LIVE with fuboTV (click for a free trial)* In Miami’s one significant test this […]

For those that don’t know, the Miami Hurricanes football program has never won an ACC Championship. Since coming over from the Big East in 2004, not only have the Hurricanes never won the conference championship, they’ve only played in one conference championship game period. That was all the way back in 2017. Coming from the […]

The college football season might be going on but that does not mean that recruitment stops. Teams are now reaping the benefits of their recruits from a year ago and they are also looking ahead. Coach Mario Cristobal is doing the same with his Miami football squad. The Hurricanes got to a hot season start […]

The Miami Hurricanes football team will enter Week 3 now as the AP Poll 22nd ranked team in the country. This, of course, all comes after beating Texas A&M last weekend, where the Hurricanes put almost 50 points on the Aggies. The matchup this week, however, will more than likely be a lot less stressful […]

Jimbo Fisher was hired to be the Texas A&M head football coach in December of 2017 and signed a massive 10-year, $75 million dollar contract. Aggies fans were thrilled to be bringing in one of the best coaches in college football, but now, six years later, things still haven’t panned out for Fisher at Texas […]

The Miami Hurricanes football team hasn’t been notably successful as a program in two decades. That’s the reality of Hurricanes football. To put it in perspective, the Hurricanes’ win over Texas A&M on Saturday was the first time Miami has beaten an out-of-conference Power-Five team since 2017 when they routed Notre Dame 41-8. It’s also […]

The Miami football running game showed out in a dominant 38-3 week one win over Miami of Ohio University. The four running backs combined for 250 rushing yards and three touchdowns as each of the rushers averaged at least 4.8 yards per carry. Going forward, second-year Miami head coach Mario Cristobal plans to take advantage […]

When will the The U, the Miami Hurricanes football team, be back? That’s a question that’s been repeatedly ask for two decades now. The Hurricanes haven’t won a National Championship since 2001, where they displayed the greatest college football team imaginable on the field. Although they returned to title game the next season against Ohio […]

Lionel Messi has changed the landscape of the MLS by joining Inter Miami, even though David Beckham’s club is currently one of the worst sides in the league. Regardless, Miami football head coach Mario Cristobal recently used Messi’s move as a perfect recruiting pitch to players all across the country, claiming it should be a […]

Head Miami football coach Mario Cristobal and his staff are quietly building an incredible recruiting class for 2024, and the Hurricanes’ latest signing will push them into the top 25 of next season’s college football recruiting rankings. That’s because the team just beat out a host of big-name schools to keep 5-star wide receiver Joshisa […]

As the Miami Hurricanes football team enters the second year of the Mario Cristobal era, most are cautiously optimistic about the team’s potential entering the 2023 season. However, there are compelling reasons to believe that this season could mark a significant turnaround for the Miami football team. It all starts with head coach. 3. Second […]

Recruitment season is underway for most college football programs. Highly-coveted prospects like Marquise Lightfoot have a huge decision to make about their future. Young stars’ college program decisions can severely affect their NFL upside whether they pick Alabama, Ohio State, or Miami’s football program among others. Coach Mario Cristobal is proving why his program might […]

The Miami Hurricanes football program is no stranger to success and high expectations. Well, okay, maybe high expectations. Success, on the other hand, has been a stranger for a while now. With a storied history that includes five national championships, the Canes have a certain reputation within college football that they have not withheld in […]

Coach Mario Cristobal has finally started off their recruiting spree. The first off Miami football’s recruitment list is four-star running back Kevin Riley. Miami football got his commitment on Monday night despite interests from Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, and Cincinnati. Kevin Riley chose to play for Mario Cristobal and the Hurricanes. He is the number 81 […]