Through the Smoke: A Miami Hurricanes football podcast

There were plenty of takeaways to discuss coming out of Miami's Legends Camp.

We are calling this edition of Through The Smoke a ‘Mega-Podcast’ because it is jam packed with a ton of recruiting information.  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia recap all the latest recruiting news you need to know.  Miami has landed three commitments in recent days. Find out what we think about the additions of QB Emory Williams, TE Reid Mikeska, and WR Colbie Young here.  Urrutia then...

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, we get some thoughts from 247Sports recruiting analyst Andrew Ivins on some South Florida prospects and UM’s recruiting in general.  Ivins was recently in Las Vegas to cover the inaugural Overtime 7-on-7 tournament, which attracted some of the top talent in the country.  What is Ivins’ take on how the quarterbacks performed? How did the South Florida pla...

The Miami Hurricanes football program played host to plenty of top talent during their individual high school football camp on Wednesday. The session allowed for some of UM's top targets to workout one-on-one with the UM coaching staff. Who are the top players that participated in the camp? Who impressed during the session? InsideTheU's Gaby Urrutia breaks it all down here in this quick podcast.

The Miami Hurricanes played host to six important recruiting targets on official visits over the weekend.  In this quick podcast, InsideTheU recruiting expert Gaby Urrutia shares what the vibe is on each prospect following the weekend.  Who did Miami impress the most? Where do things stand now with UM and five-star defensive tackle David Hicks? Did the Hurricanes make a move for any visitors?  Urr...

Saturday was a busy day for the Miami Hurricanes football program. Early in the morning, quarterback target Emory Williams worked out for the UM staff and we discuss the feedback coming out of that session. UM played host to hundreds of high school players as teams from the Orlando area and South Florida made the trip to Coral Gables to compete in a 7-on-7 tournament and big man camp. Who impresse...

In this quick hitter podcast, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia preview this weekend’s recruiting action at the University of Miami.  What do you need to know about a five-star that will be on campus? Who are the two tight ends UM will be hosting on official visits and where do things stand going into the weekend? Urrutia provides all the scoop and touches on the prospects that will be part...

The summer recruiting season is here and the crew at Through the Smoke are here to break it all down from a Miami Hurricanes perspective.  InsideTheU.com recruiting expert Gaby Urrutia shares everything we’ve learned from the first week of June from a recruiting standpoint.  Miami played host to three ultra talented official visitors over the weekend. Urrutia provides insight on where things stand...

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia empty the mailbag.  Lake and Urrutia tackle the top questions from VIP subscribers with the topics ranging from recruiting to the upcoming 2022 season to the staff that Mario Cristobal is assembling at Miami.  You don’t want to miss the latest episode for our latest thoughts on the program.  Enjoy the latest podca...

In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, we discuss the latest on some top Miami recruiting targets and what the future of the ACC football schedule might look like.  InsideTheU recruiting insider Gaby Urrutia opens the show by sharing what he learned from his trip to Orlando to check in on a handful of top football recruiting targets for the Hurricanes.  What players looked the part? Who impre...

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the latest with the Miami Hurricanes football program.  We open the show by highlighting the newest Hurricanes that are enrolling this week.  What do we expect of this crop of incoming freshmen and more? We also circle back around to the early enrollee freshmen that participated in spring football and shar...

The mailbag is back. In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia answer questions from the message board from our VIP subscribers.  The range of topics include UM’s 2023 recruiting efforts, our thoughts on the 2022 Miami Hurricanes, the overall trajectory of the program and more.  Lake and Urrutia break it all down here. Check out the latest episode. 

In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, we heavily discuss the NCAA Transfer Portal.  With the deadline passing to enter the portal and still be eligible to transfer and play immediately in 2022 come and gone, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their overall thoughts on a new frontier of college football.  What is the latest on Pittsburgh wide receiver Jordan Addison, the reigning...

In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, we discuss some transfers UM is looking to close on, provide an update on key recruits, and answer your questions in the mailbag.  Just before the weekend, Miami landed a transfer portal linebacker in Caleb Johnson, who comes from UCLA.  What type of impact can Johnson make for Miami at a key position of need? InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia sha...

The Miami Hurricanes landed a big time defensive tackle transfer in Akheem Mesidor from West Virginia. InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss what it means.

The Miami Hurricanes wrapped up their month of spring football on Saturday with their annual spring game.  In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia look to share their thoughts from that scrimmage after watching it again via the TV broadcast.  What did we miss live that we noticed after the rewatch? What was the best thing Miami got out of the scrimmage...

Miami held their annual spring game on Saturday and InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia recap the news and share their thoughts from the event.

The spring game is here for the Miami Hurricanes football program and there is plenty to preview going into Saturday’s showcase event.  Miami will hold their spring game on Saturday, April 16th at DRV PNK Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in what is expected to be an event that is sold out (more than 19,000 fans are expected).  In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake a...

Transfer recruiting is heating up with Miami and Florida State battling it out for Georgia offensive line transfer Amarius Mims. InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the latest intel from a Miami perspective surrounding that situation and more.

In this latest episode of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their quick takeaways from Tuesday's spring practice.

This is going to be a busy week for the Miami Hurricanes Football program.  The annual spring game will be held on Saturday at DRV PNK Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Kickoff is slated for noon and the game will be televised on the ACC Network. With it being spring game week, recruiting will be a big topic of conversation and InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia have you covered in the lat...

InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share everything you need to know following Miami's 11th practice of the spring.

Miami wrapped up the tenth spring practice on Tuesday. Gaby Urrutia and David Lake share their takeaways from the session.

In the latest of edition of Through The Smoke, we discuss what we’ve heard coming out of the first scrimmage of spring football and dive into the latest recruiting buzz.  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share some takeaways from Saturday’s scrimmage and what stood out about what we heard from that session.  Urrutia then shares the latest with some big time recruits that visited UM over th...

The Miami Hurricanes wrapped up their eighth practice of the spring on Thursday. What side of the ball played well? Which players stood out? Are there any new injuries to monitor? InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss it all in the latest edition of Through The Smoke. Miami also played host to a key quarterback target for the 2023 cycle and Urrutia shares what you need to know on that s...