Through the Smoke: A Miami Hurricanes football podcast

Another official visit weekend in the month of June is on tap for the Miami Hurricanes football program. Miami is set to host a group of seven top targets in the 2024 recruiting cycle, including one five-star defensive tackle and a Top 100 running back that the Hurricanes are trending for. InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia break down what you need to know about this upcoming official visit...

The Miami Hurricanes had their biggest recruiting weekend of the summer and in the latest edition of Through The Smoke, David Lake and Gaby Urrutia are here to recap it all. Miami played host to 14 official visitors over the weekend, with five of the prospects ranking as five-star recruits. Where do things stand with Miami and the big time recruits coming out of the weekend? Who committed during t...

The Miami Hurricanes football program is hosting its biggest official visit weekend of the summer this weekend. In this latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia break it all down. Who are the players to know? How many five-star prospects will UM be hosting? Who are the under-the-radar players to know? We answer all those questions and more. Enjoy the show. Than...

Summer time is recruiting time in the college football calendar and InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia provide a quick hitter update coming out of Miami’s first official visit weekend of June and Sunday’s summer camp.  Miami played host to a number of top targets this weekend. Who is UM trending up for after the weekend? Urrutia shares the latest.  Lake and Urrutia also share their takeaways...

Summer recruiting season is here! With the calendar turning to June, it is an important time for the Miami Hurricanes football program to build momentum on the recruiting trail as UM looks to sign another top ten class in the country.  Who are the recruits set to visit in June? What is the biggest official visit weekend? How can the Hurricanes establish some momentum on the recruiting trail going...

In the latest episode of Through the Smoke, we take a deep dive into the mailbag and answer questions from the InsideTheU community.  What is one game we’d like to change from the last 20 years? What is an upset Miami can pull off in 2023? What would production from Miami’s freshman class mean for the recruiting efforts in 2023? What does UM’s recruiting efforts look like on the line of scrimmage...

Talent acquisition never stops in college football and in the latest edition of Through The Smoke, we have plenty to touch on from the last week. The Hurricanes added three new transfers over the weekend and played host to some of the top high school recruits in the country. InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss everything you need to know about UM’s new players and the big time recruit...

The Miami Hurricanes football program had a big weekend of official visitors from the transfer portal this past weekend and InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia are here to talk about it.  Who are the names to know? Which players should Miami fans feel good about landing? What impact would each transfer player have on the UM roster? Lake and Urrutia touch on all the main talking points.  Enjoy...

There is plenty to dive into in the latest edition of Through The Smoke.  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts from the 2023 NFL Draft, the latest on the transfer portal, and highlight some new official visitors to know for the month of June. The transfer portal has closed and while that means players cannot enter their names in the portal, there are still players in the p...

How far away is the Miami Hurricanes football program from being a ten win caliber team that can potentially compete for a spot in the ACC Championship Game? InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their honest assessments of Miami’s roster at each position group.  At what spots is Miami in good shape and in which positions is UM deficient.  Lake and Urrutia break it all down and share thei...

InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss this week's situation with Tyler Van Dyke. Enjoy the latest episode. Thank you to the following sponsors: - Find out if your business qualifies for a Employee Retention Credit at  Forman Law Offices  (call: 1-800-827-7731) - Starr Horton Group email:  starr@thestarrhortongroup.com  or text: 561-573-4661 - LT Pro Enterprises: torreslionel1@gmail.com...

With the spring game wrapped up on Friday night, talent acquisition season is in full swing.  The latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss where things stand in the high school recruiting and transfer portal space.  Urrutia shares his thoughts on UM’s latest commitment, discusses the players the Hurricanes are trending for on the 247Sports Crystal Ball,...

The new-look Miami Hurricanes offense flashed potential during Friday night's spring game.  InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their takeaways from the spring game and touch on the offense, defense, and recruiting news that you need to know. Enjoy the podcast! Thank you to the following sponsors: - Find out if your business qualifies for a Employee Retention Credit at  Forman Law Offic...

The spring game will be an important time for the Miami Hurricanes football program to get key recruits on campus.  UM will host a number of top prospects from around the country on Friday night and InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share everything you need to know.  Urrutia also shares some insight into potential portal targets as well. Enjoy the podcast. 

InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts from observing spring practice No. 13 on Tuesday morning.  Lake and Urrutia were invited to watch the entire practice on Tuesday and they share their takeaways from the session.  Enjoy the podcast.  Thank you to the following sponsors: - Find out if your business qualifies for a Employee Retention Credit at  Forman Law Offices  (call: 1...

Spring game week is here for the Miami Hurricanes football program. Miami will hold its annual offseason showcase this Friday night at DRV PNK Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The event will start at 7:30 p.m. and it will be televised on the ACC Network Extra. In the latest episode of Through the Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the latest recruiting news coming out of UM...

The Miami Hurricanes football program picked up an important commitment for the 2024 class with quarterback Judd Anderson giving his pledge to UM on Friday night. What type of quarterback is Miami landing in Anderson? What does this mean for the 2024 class? What does this mean for UM’s quarterback room? InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss all those topics and more in this instant reac...

The Miami Hurricanes held their 11th practice of the spring and plenty of important recruits were on hand for a visit.  InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the latest with UM's recruiting efforts and takeaways from Thursday's practice. Enjoy the podcast. Thank you to the following sponsors: - Find out if your business qualifies for a Employee Retention Credit at  Forman Law Offices  (...

InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia recap the tenth spring football practice.  The two discuss takeaways from the media viewing window and the latest with recruits that visited.  Enjoy the show.  Thank you to the following sponsors: - Find out if your business qualifies for a Employee Retention Credit at  Forman Law Offices  (call: 1-800-827-7731) - Starr Horton Group email:  starr@thestarrho...

The latest edition of Through the Smoke is a mailbag format.  David Lake and Gaby Urrutia take questions from the InsideTheU message board regarding thoughts on spring football and the recruiting efforts.  How is this new staff coming together? What position groups will the fans be pleased watching during the spring game? What is the latest with UM’s quarterback recruiting efforts? Who are the thr...

The Miami Hurricanes wrapped up spring practice No. 8 on Thursday morning. Following the session, the media was able to spend time with assistants on the offensive side, including running backs coach Tim Harris Jr, wide receivers coach Kevin Beard, tight ends coach Cody Woodiel, and offensive line coach Alex Mirabal.  Check out the latest podcast as InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia recap t...

Miami held its seventh practice of the spring on Tuesday and that means the Hurricanes are now at the halfway point of offseason football.  InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia quickly touch on the main topics to know coming out of Tuesday's session.  Urrutia also shares the latest on the top recruits that came through on Monday and Tuesday. Enjoy the latest podcast.  Thank you to the followin...

The Miami Hurricanes football program hosted plenty of big time recruits during the past two spring football practices.  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the names to know that came through UM last Thursday though Saturday.  Defensive line is a key point of emphasis for this 2024 recruiting class and Miami was able to get three five-star players at that position group on campus tho...

The Miami Hurricanes put full pads on for the first time this spring for Thursday's practice. UM completed the fifth practice of the spring on Thursday morning and InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share everything you need to know, including what head coach Mario Cristobal had to say following the practice and notable recruits that visited.  Enjoy the podcast.  Thank you to the following s...

The Miami Hurricanes returned to practice on Tuesday morning.  After taking last week off due to the school's spring break, Miami practiced on Tuesday morning for the fourth session of the spring.  InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts from the practice in this quick podcast.  Enjoy the podcast.  Thank you to the following sponsors: - Find out if your business qualifies for...