Through the Smoke: A Miami Hurricanes football podcast

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, we discuss the first two weeks of spring football.  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share which players have impressed them this spring and what areas of the team need to step up.  In the second half of the show, Urrutia details everything you need to know going on with recruiting.  Check out the latest podcast!

The Miami Hurricanes football program is hot with acquiring top talent right now. In the last two days, UM has landed talented local high school players in wide receiver Robby Washington and linebacker Bobby Washington along with UCLA defensive end Mitchell Agude in the transfer portal. What type of players did Miami land in the Washington twins? How will they impact the program in the future? Wha...

Miami's offense continues to look strong during spring practices and the Hurricanes are trending in a big way for some big time local recruits.

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The full pads came on for spring practice No. 4 and the offense flashed playmaking ability.

After a week off due to spring break, the Miami Hurricanes will be back in action on Tuesday with spring practices returning.  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia recap their thoughts from the first week of spring football.  What were we impressed by? What areas do we want to see improvement with? Who are the players that made a strong first impression in the spring? In the second half of the...

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Check out the instant reaction podcast to the third spring football practice.

A solo episode in this instant reaction podcast as Gaby Urrutia updates everything you need to know following Wednesday's spring practice. Urrutia also details some recruiting scoop coming out of the early portion of this week as well.

Spring football is back! David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share some of their initial takeaways from Miami's first football practice of the spring immediately following Monday's session.

The start of spring football is right around the corner for the Miami Hurricanes football program with practices kicking off on Monday, March 7th.  In the latest episode of Through the Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia preview the defensive side of the ball.  Has Miami addressed their personnel issues since the 2021 season? Which young players are ready to step up? What area of the d...

Spring football is right around the corner for the University of Miami and that means it is time to preview the Hurricanes with offseason football about to start.  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia dive into what to expect and what we hope to find out on the offensive side of the football during the spring.  What is the strength of the offense? What are some questions that need to be answer...

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, David Lake and Gaby Urrutia touch on personnel, coaching staff, and recruiting.  Lake and Urrutia discuss a transfer cornerback addition, what we know about the defensive end coaching search, and discuss a handful of big time recruits that plan to visit during the month of March.  Cornerback Daryl Porter Jr. announced last week that he would transfer fro...

In the latest edition of Through the Smoke, we talk the latest football coaching hire and recruiting.  Over the weekend, news surfaced that Miami was set to hire Charlie Strong as linebackers coach.  What do we make of this hire? What type of statement does this signal for the vision of the UM defense under Mario Cristobal? What type of recruiter is Charlie Strong?  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gab...

National recruiting analyst Andrew Ivins joins the show to discuss what Miami and head coach Mario Cristobal are getting in new hires Josh Gattis, Jahmile Addae, Frank Ponce and Kevin Steele as recruiters, and the importance of targeting the nation's top cornerback Cormani McClain. Host:  Blair Angulo   Guest: Andrew Ivins Follow or Subscribe to the 247Sports Football Recruiting podcast feed on  S...

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, we take a dive into the 2023 recruiting cycle.  The Miami Hurricanes are looking to land a top five class in the first full recruiting cycle of the Mario Cristobal era and we share the early names to know that can help get that done.  How many Top 100 recruits does Miami need to land in 2023? How many five-stars is needed to get into the top five? Who ar...

It took Mario Cristobal long enough, but you can't argue with the results of bringing in Josh Gattis and Kevin Steele. Cristobal's spending spree is thanks to a new mindset at Miami, which is tired of being a college football also-ran. Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: David Lake Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitcher , or wherever...

In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, we dive into coordinator and schedule talk.  Miami has their two coordinators now with Josh Gattis set to lead the offense and Kevin Steele set to coordinate the defense.  How did these hires come together? What do we think of the hires? What is the vision for the offense and defense now with those coordinators in place? InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby...

The Miami Hurricanes have their offensive coordinator.  UM hired Michigan’s Josh Gattis to lead the attack during the Mario Cristobal era.  Gattis arrives at Miami with the experience of calling plays for the Wolverines over the last three seasons. He was the winner of the Broyles Award, given to the top assistant in college football, this past season.  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Christopher Stoc...

National Signing Day has come and gone and the Miami Hurricanes put a bow on a successful 2022 recruiting class.  The Miami Hurricanes rocketed up the 247Sports Team Recruiting Rankings to be ranked No. 15 at the time of this recording.  Miami started the day at No. 38 and the Hurricanes were as low as No. 78 in mid-December.  In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, David Lake and Gaby Urrutia...

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, we discuss where things stand—as best as we know it—on the day before National Signing Day.  David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share the latest on Miami’s targets down the stretch and share their thoughts on where they are leaning.  Check out the latest podcast.

The news never stops with the Miami Hurricanes football program and in the latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s Gaby Urrutia and David Lake discuss it all.  We start the podcast by discussing the departure of UM wide receivers coach Bryan McClendon and what it means.  Local three-star receiver Andy Jean gave his pledge to the Hurricanes over the weekend. What does that commitment mean...

It is the final official visit weekend before the traditional National Signing Day and it is a big one for the Miami Hurricanes.  Miami will play host to two 5-stars in local defensive lineman Shemar Stewart and offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr. out of Seattle, Washington.  UM will host seven players overall and the Hurricanes will look to close out the 2022 cycle on a strong note.  Check out the...

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, Gaby Urrutia and David Lake recap a busy recruiting weekend for the 2023 cycle.  On Friday and Saturday, UM played host to a ridiculous amount of elite talent for the 2023 cycle.  Urrutia shared some of the top takeaways from the event at UM and where things stand in the early going with these elite prospects.  In the second half of the show, Lake and Ur...

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the main talking points from what is a very busy January on many levels.  UM secondary coach Travaris Robinson is leaving Miami to go to Alabama.  Mario Cristobal is looking to fill out his staff and appears to have missed on two offensive coordinator candidates. We share our thoughts on that situation.  What should be...