Through the Smoke: A Miami Hurricanes football podcast

In the latest Through the Smoke podcast, we discuss Miami’s newest commitment and dip our toes into a little bit of Alabama talk.  In the first half of the show, Gaby Urrutia and David Lake go into detail on the commitment of four-star cornerback Chris Graves out of Ft. Myers Bishop Verot High School.  What type of player is Miami landing? What does this mean for Miami’s cornerback recruiting in 2...

In the latest edition of ‘Through The Smoke,’ Andrew Ivins of 247Sports and Gaby Urrutia and David Lake of InsideTheU discuss the latest in the world of UM football recruiting. In the first half of the show, Ivins recaps how Miami quarterback commit Jacurri Brown performed at the prestigious Elite11 camp over the weekend.  What area did Brown impress the most? Where does Brown need to keep working...

Happy July 4th! On the latest edition of 'Through The Smoke," Gaby Urrutia and David Lake discuss the way the Miami Hurricanes dominated name, image, and likeness, preview some upcoming July 4th commitments, and project what the 2022 class will look like. On July 1st, NCAA athletes could officially be compensated on their name, image, and likeness. The Miami football program, and specifically quar...

In the latest edition of ‘Through the Smoke’, InsideTheU’s Gaby Urrutia and David Lake recap the official visit weekend and share our thoughts on Manny Diaz’s ‘fake momentum’ comments at Paradise Camp.  The Hurricanes hosted six official visitors over the weekend. Where do things stand with each one of those prospects? Are any of those visitors on commit watch now?  We also touch on Diaz’s thought...

Miami's annual Paradise Camp featured some last minute visitors that provided a big boost to the overall star power of the camp. On Saturday, four-star prospects, DE Marvin Jones Jr., LB Wesley Bissainthe, and DB Earl Little Jr. all announced they would be attending Saturday's Paradise Camp and made good on those announcements. Five-star defensive lineman Shemar Stewart was also in attendance. Ins...

Paradise Camp is back and there are plenty of notable recruits planning to participate in Miami's elite summer event. InsideTheU's Gaby Urrutia and David Lake break down the players you need to know going into this Paradise Camp. The Hurricanes are also set to host six talented official visitors this weekend. Urrutia shares everything you need to know about this talented bunch as well. You don't w...

The Miami Hurricanes had a big official visit weekend.  Miami picked up two out of state commitments over the weekend in four-star cornerback  Khamauri Rogers  and three-star receiver  Landon Ibieta . Through the Smoke’s Gaby Urrutia and David Lake share their thoughts on those commitments, what it means for UM’s 2022 class, what skills those players will bring to the field, and more.  Will more p...

In the latest edition of ‘Through the Smoke’, the crew from InsideTheU breaks down what you need to know going int UM’s third weekend of official visitors in June.  Miami is set to host nine official visitors this weekend and Gaby Urrutia and David Lake tells you everything you need to know.  This weekend’s official visit list features some key recruiting targets in the back seven in linebacker We...

The busy recruiting month of June for this 2022 cycle continued this weekend with the Miami Hurricanes football program hosting 12 official visitors and campers at another Manny Diaz camp.  In the latest episode of ‘Through the Smoke’, Gaby Urrutia and David Lake break down everything you need to know coming out of the weekend.  Going into the visit, Miami was looking to make some moves at the rec...

Recruiting never stops! The Miami Hurricanes football program is set to host 12 official visitors this weekend, including one five-star prospect and five four-star prospects. UM will particularly be looking to make a move with the three receivers that are visiting this weekend and Urrutia and Lake breakdown the dominoes that you need to know with those players and where Miami stands amongst those...

The Miami Hurricanes football program hosted seven recruits on official visits over the weekend as college football recruiting is back to normal for the first time in this 2022 cycle. InsideTheU's recruiting insider, Gaby Urrutia shares all the buzz you need to know about these prospects coming out of the weekend. Which one of the visitors might be on commit watch? How many of the visitors would b...

The month of June is here and Miami Hurricanes football recruiting is cranked up and InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia have you covered in this podcast. In this podcast we recap all the buzz coming out of Miami's cookouts with recruits on June 1st and June 2nd. Which players is Miami gaining traction with? Who are the names to know in the 2023 cycle? Which five-star prospect made two appear...

InsideTheU's Gaby Urrutia and David Lake share their takeaways immediately after Miami's June 1st cookout. The recruiting event featured close to 30 prospects and nearly the entire defensive recruiting board. Which prospects do we feel better about Miami landing after the event? What did the top targets have to say about the Hurricanes? Who are we close to putting in a Crystal Ball pick for? We an...

The NCAA recruiting dead period opens up on June 1st and the Miami Hurricanes are looking to make a big move during the month with unofficial and official visits ramping up. How should we judge the success of Miami's 2022 class when the cycle is over? What are the key positions to watch? Is Miami taking the right approach by taking things slow? InsideTheU's Gaby Urrutia and 247Sports Southeast Rec...

On Sunday, the Miami Hurricanes football program welcomed in the next batch of UM football players with the majority of the remaining 2021 signees enrolling at UM. The group includes five-star prospects, defensive tackle Leonard Taylor and James Williams, along with a trio of four-star receiver prospects, Romello Brinson, Brashard Smith, and Jacolby George. What is a fair expectation for this grou...

Mailbag time! The VIP subscribers at InsideTheU.com are driving the show today as David Lake and Gaby Urrutia answer some of the best questions from the 'Through the Smoke' message board on InsideTheU.com. Some of the topics that were discussed: Who are the young players to know from a developmental standpoint in 2021 on Miami's roster? Who is the "must get" recruit in the 2022 cycle? Are we conce...

Football never stops! The 2021 NFL Draft is in the books and InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts on where the Miami Hurricanes landed. The duo also gives their thoughts on big picture trends that were interesting from the 2021 NFL Draft and what it means for Miami in the future. In the second half of the episode, Urrutia shares his notes from the recruiting trail after ma...

The 2021 NFL Draft will take place this week and the Hurricanes might have two players selected in the first round in edge rushers Jaelan Phillips and Gregory Rousseau. David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts on UM's draft hopefuls and what we will remember about all the guys moving on to the NFL. The second half of the podcast is focused on recruiting--specifically elite level prospects....

Spring football wrapped up on Saturday for the Miami Hurricanes football program. The guys at InsideTheU provided their immediate reactions to the game following the contest, but what are our thoughts now that we have been able to review it on a more in-depth level. David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts on the spring game. How special was Jake Garcia's performance? What early enrollee f...

The Miami Hurricanes held their annual spring game on Saturday and quarterbacks Tyler Van Dyke and Jake Garcia were the stars of the game. What did we like about Van Dyke and Garcia? Who else stood out on offense? What do we think about the defense? David Lake and Christopher Stock share their quick reactions to the 2021 spring game here.

The Miami Hurricanes will hold their spring game this Saturday at 11 a.m. The game will be played at Hard Rock Stadium. It will be closed to the public, but the game will be broadcasted on the ACC Network. Christopher Stock and David Lake of InsideTheU.com break down what they will be looking for during the spring game. Which player are we excited to watch? What is the position group we will be wa...

Miami Hurricanes defensive end Gregory Rousseau joins Christopher Stock on the InsideTheU YouTube channel for a fun discussion about his football journey. This is the audio version of that conversation, but make sure to check out the YouTube page as well! Rousseau shares how the NFL Draft process has been to this point, looks back at his Miami career, and more. You don't want to miss this episode!

InsideTheU.com recruiting insider Gaby Urrutia joins 'Through the Smoke' to break down the latest in the world of Miami Hurricanes recruiting. The Hurricanes are making the cut for many top lists for their targets and official visits are being scheduled for June. Why will June be a busy recruiting month for the Miami Hurricanes? Urrutia breaks it all down here.

After nine spring practices, the Miami Hurricanes took a little bit of a break around the Easter holiday. With six spring practices remaining, David Lake and Christopher Stock take some time to share some insight and opinions about what we have learned about the Hurricanes at this point in the spring. Which players are primed for a big 2021? How are the quarterbacks performing? Which position grou...

Less than one week after making a commitment to the Miami Hurricanes official, four-star quarterback Jacurri Brown joins Through The Smoke to go in-depth on his pledge to UM. When did Brown know Miami was the best fit for him? What was his original plan to announce his commitment on CBS Sports HQ? How has his relationship grown with Manny Diaz and Rhett Lashlee over the recent months? Brown breaks...