Through the Smoke: A Miami Hurricanes football podcast

It wasn’t pretty, but the Miami Hurricanes found a way to end a three game losing streak with a 20-14 win over Virginia Tech on Saturday.  Miami’s offense started the game fast and found a rhythm, but that early momentum sputtered in the second half after some adjustments by Virginia Tech in the second half.  What did we like from the game? What has us scratching our heads?  InsideTheU’s David Lak...

The Miami Hurricanes will look to snap its three game losing streak this week at Virginia Tech, who is dealing with a three game losing streak of their own.  Kickoff for Saturday’s game is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. EST and the game will be televised on various local networks.  What do you need to know about this 2022 Virginia Tech team? Where does Miami have the advantage over the Hokies? What are...

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, we share our thoughts on the Miami-North Carolina game after a rewatch.  What did we like from the game? What needs to get cleaned up? What adjustments did the coaching staff make? Overall, are we encouraged by the direction of things coming off the bye week? InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia break it all down in this episode.  Enjoy the podcast!

The Miami Hurricanes fell to North Carolina, 27-24, on Saturday.  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their instant reactions to the game in this podcast.  Enjoy. 

The Miami Hurricanes will play a massive game this week against North Carolina.  UM will host the Tar Heels in what will likely be a key Coastal Division contest as Miami begins its ACC schedule.  Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. EST and the game will be televised on ESPN2.  North Carolina comes to town with one of the best offenses in the country. Who are the key players to know for the UNC attack and h...

Through The Smoke is back after a bye week break and in the latest episode, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia dive into recruiting talk and introduce North Carolina.  The bye week was a time for UM’s coaching staff to hit the road and explore options to expand the recruiting board.  Who are some new names to know at receiver, defensive line, and cornerback? Urrutia breaks it all down.  In t...

The Miami Hurricanes football program has plenty to address during this week’s bye.  Miami is coming off a 45-31 loss to Middle Tennessee State and now the Hurricanes have plenty to clean up.  What were the issues from the MTSU game? What players need to play more moving forward? Who should be starting quarterback against North Carolina? What schematic changes need to happen? How much does the cul...

InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts on Miami’s 45-31 loss to MTSU.  What happened? We don’t have answers, but there is plenty to discuss.  Check out the podcast.

The Miami Hurricanes return to Hard Rock Stadium this week to host Middle Tennessee State.  UM will look to get back on track on Saturday afternoon after sustaining a 17-9 loss at Texas A&M. What type of test will MTSU pose this week? How does Miami match up against the Blue Raiders on each side of the ball? What do we want to see from the Hurricanes this week? InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby...

After rewatching the 17-9 loss to Texas A&M, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia have some thoughts and opinions.  What did we like from the game? What didn’t we like from the game? Where are some potential solutions to the issues that showed? Can the passing game get right? Lake and Urrutia share their thoughts and touch on the big topics coming out of Miami’s loss in College Station. En...

The Miami Hurricanes fell to Texas A&M, 17-9 on Saturday night. InsideTheU's David Lake shares his immediate reaction on the game from College State. Enjoy the podcast.

The Texas A&M game is finally here! In the latest episode of Through the Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss Miami’s match-up against the Aggies.  What type of team does TAMU bring on offense and defense? Who are the injured guys on TAMU to keep an eye on? What do we expect TAMU to do at quarterback?  Lake and Urrutia discuss it all here and provide insights into how we thi...

On the latest edition of Through The Smoke, we go behind enemy lines with Jeff Tarpley of Gigem247. Tarpley joins the show to discuss all the storylines going into this week’s showdown between No. 13 Miami and No. 24 Texas A&M. What are the vibes around the program after a 17-14 loss to Appalachian State? What will Jimbo Fisher do at quarterback this week? What are other areas of concern on of...

The Miami Hurricanes earned a 30-7 win over Southern Miss on Saturday afternoon and this podcast looks to close the book on that game after a rewatch.  What did we like about the game? What needs to get cleaned up? What were some interesting wrinkles from the coaches that we noticed? InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts.

The Miami Hurricanes earned a 30-7 win over Southern Miss on Saturday afternoon.  Miami pulled away in the second half after making some halftime adjustments as the Hurricanes handled business to move to 2-0. Listen to InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their immediate thoughts after the game.  Enjoy the podcast.

The Miami Hurricanes will play host to Southern Miss on Saturday afternoon at Hard Rock Stadium.  The game will kickoff at noon and will be televised on the ACC Network.  Southern Miss is coming off a 29-27 loss to Liberty on Saturday. Who are the main players to know? How good is Frank Gore Jr.? What do we want to see from this game from a Miami Hurricanes perspective?  InsideTheU’s David Lake an...

InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia wrap up their takes on the Bethune-Cookman game after taking time to rewatch the contest.  What did we like from the game? What areas need to be addressed? What are some things we didn’t notice while watching the game live? Lake and Urrutia share all their thoughts in this quick podcast.  Enjoy the episode. 

The Miami Hurricanes cruised to a 70-13 win over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday to kickoff the Mario Cristobal era.  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their instant reactions to the game in this podcast.  Enjoy the show!

The Miami Hurricanes football season is (finally) here! UM will open the season this week against FCS opponent Bethune-Cookman and in this episode we preview the game.  Who are the main players to know on Bethune-Cookman? What do we want to see Miami accomplish on both sides of the ball?  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts here.  In the second half of the episode, Urruti...

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, we touch on the latest news and notes going into season opener against Bethune-Cookman. InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss a new running back addition to the roster and discuss the main takeaways from the Monday press conferences with Mario Cristobal, Josh Gattis, and Kevin Steele.  Enjoy the latest episode. 

Fall camp has come to a close and the football season is right around the corner for the Miami Hurricanes football program.  That means it is time to preview the 2022 season.  In this episode, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia touch on all the pertinent topics going into this 2022 season.  What is the biggest concern on offense? How good can this defense be? What impact will the coordinator...

In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, we discuss the buzz coming out of the second scrimmage and discuss a handful of Miami commits that we saw play over the weekend.  Miami held their second scrimmage of camp and the defense was dominant.  What does that mean for the offense? What position groups need to step up? What have we learned about the defense during camp?  Lake and Urrutia discuss...

Football is back and there is plenty to discuss from the team and recruiting perspective.  Miami’s running back room has been hit by some injuries in fall camp. What does it mean for the group? Are we nervous about where things stand at this point? InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts.  In the second half of the episode, Urrutia shares some recruiting scoop and thoughts on...

InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia provide a quick instant reaction podcast following fall camp practice No. 9.  There are injury updates to address on the front end and then Lake and Urrutia share their intel from the scrimmage on Saturday night.  You don’t want to miss this quick episode. 

In this instant reaction podcast to fall camp practice No. 6, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share some of their takeaways from a full pad practice.  Miami coach Mario Cristobal allowed the media to watch UM’s entire sixth practice of camp and there was plenty of observations and takeaways from the session.  Enjoy the podcast.