Through the Smoke: A Miami Hurricanes football podcast

The No. 9 Miami Hurricanes football program suffered its first loss of the 2025 season on Friday night against Louisville. Where does UM go from here? InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia touch on a number of topics in this latest mailbag episode of T hrough The Smoke.  What changes should be explored by the team? What should Miami do at quarterback in 2026? How do we forecast the rest of the...

The No. 2 Miami Hurricanes suffered their first loss of the 2025 season on Friday night, falling to Louisville 24-21 at Hard Rock Stadium.  What went wrong? Where does Miami go from here? InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts in this instant reaction edition of Through The Smoke.  Check out the show.  Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke: - Join Canes Connection today...

The No. 2 Miami Hurricanes football team returns to action this week, hosting ACC foe Louisville at Hard Rock Stadium in a Friday night game.  What do you need to know about Louisville? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this Cardinals team? Where does Miami have the match-up advantages? What do we expect from the Hurricanes in this game? InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the...

It is time to review Miami’s impressive 28-22 win over Florida State.  InsideTheU’s David Lake shares his thoughts from the game. Which players stood out? What was the difference in the game? Which coaching staff did the better job? What is the state of the FSU program in 2025? Lake shares his thoughts on all these topics and more in the latest edition of Through The Smoke.  Enjoy the show.  Suppo...

The No. 3 Miami Hurricanes earned an impressive 28-22 victory over No. 18 Florida State on Saturday night in Tallahassee.  The final score is much closer than the actual game.  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts on this game as Miami continues to look like one of the best teams in the country. Enjoy the show.  Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke: - Join Canes Conne...

The best game of the year is finally here.  No. 3 Miami will travel to Tallahassee to take on No. 18 Florida State at Doak Campbell Stadium in the latest match-up in the best rivalry in college football.  Stakes are high for this year’s match-up with this being the first ranked game between the two programs since 2016.  FSU enters this game with the most productive offense in the country. Miami en...

Through The Smoke is back after taking some time off due to the bye week.  In this latest edition of the podcast, InsideTheU’s Gaby Urrutia and David Lake discuss some of the bye week recruiting buzz.  Who are the Hurricanes pushing to flip into the class? What does Miami need to do to land a top ten class in 2026? What type of momentum has UM generated? Urrutia breaks it all down here.  In the se...

The No. 4 Miami Hurricanes found a way to grind out a 26-7 win over the Florida Gators on Saturday night. In this latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their immediate reactions from the game.  Enjoy the show. Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke: - Join Canes Connection today at CanesConnection.com! - If you have been injured in a slip and fall,...

The game is finally here.  The No. 4 Miami Hurricanes will host one of their most hated rivals in the University of Florida Gators on Saturday night in a game that will have a national spotlight on it.  Miami is looking to continue its hot start to the 2025 season by handling business against a UF team that is talented, but underachieving at 1-2 coming into this game.  How does UM match-up against...

The No. 4 Miami Hurricanes dominated South Florida on Saturday en route to a 49-12 victory. Did the win look as good when rewatching the game tape? InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia review their thoughts on Miami's performance from the USF game. Who impressed us most? Have we changed our thoughts on any areas of the team in general? Which players are stepping up? Lake and Urrutia share thei...

The No. 5 Miami Hurricanes cruised to a 49-12 win over No. 18 SMU on Saturday night.  In the latest edition of Through The Smoke , InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia give their instant reactions to the game. Enjoy the show. Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke: - Join Canes Connection today at CanesConnection.com! - If you have been injured in a slip and fall, boating accident, trucking...

The No. 5 Miami Hurricanes will host No. 18 USF on Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium. USF is coming off a win over a ranked Florida team in The Swamp. Now the Bulls will take on their third straight ranked opponent to open the 2025 season. How does Miami match-up against USF? Who are the players to know for South Florida? What do the Hurricanes need to do to win the game? InsideTheU's David Lake and G...

In the latest episode of  Through The Smoke , InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia open up the mailbag and touch on a number of topics. How do we view the national landscape and ACC race after just two weeks? What has surprised us about the Hurricanes after only two games? What needs to improve for Miami? What do we expect from Miami's recruiting efforts? How does the schedule look now that we...

The Miami Hurricanes cruised to a 45-3 win over FCS opponent Bethune-Cookman on Saturday night.  UM handled its business and was able to get some of its depth into the game.  In the latest edition of T hrough The Smoke , InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia review the game.  Enjoy the show. Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke: - Join Canes Connection today at CanesConnection.com! - If yo...

It is time to share our thoughts on the performance against Notre Dame after rewatching the game.  What did we like from the game? Did the game change how we feel about this season? What are areas that can be improved?  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts in this latest episode.  Lake and Urrutia also look ahead to this week’s FCS opponent Bethune-Cookman.  Enjoy the show...

The No. 10 Miami Hurricanes handled business on Sunday night against No. 6 Notre Dame, earning a 27-24 victory over the Irish.  In the latest edition of T hrough The Smoke , InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts on the game.  Enjoy this instant reaction style podcast as we discuss the game.  Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke: - Join Canes Connection today at CanesCo...

The 2025 season is finally here. In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake previews the season opener against Notre Dame.  What type of team is Notre Dame expecting to be this year? Who are the key players to know for the Irish? How does Miami match up against Notre Dame? What are some of the keys to the game that we want to see from the Hurricanes? Lake shares all his in...

It is time to preview the 2025 season for the Miami Hurricanes. How do we feel about each position group? How do we feel about each team on the schedule? What do we predict for this 2025 season? InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia make their predictions and projections for the 2025 season. Enjoy the show. Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke: - Join Canes Connection today at CanesConnect...

Notre Dame week is here. The No. 10 Miami Hurricanes will kickoff the 2025 season on Sunday night with a primetime match-up against No. 6 Notre Dame at Hard Rock Stadium.  In this episode of Through The Smoke, David Lake of InsideTheU catches up on the Irish as they come out of camp with Sean Stires of IrishBreakdown. What do you need to know about Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr? What are the stre...

Fall camp has wrapped up for the Miami Hurricanes and now the focus has turned to the season opener against Notre Dame.  What did we learn about this team during camp? What do we expect from this team in 2025? What position groups do we feel better about now? InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia serve up some hot takes for Miami heading into 2025. Enjoy the show. Support our sponsors at Throug...

It is time to discuss fall camp.  In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia opened up the mailbag and let the subscribers drive the show.  Lake and Urrutia touch on many topics surrounding the team as the Hurricanes approach ten days of fall camp.  Enjoy the latest episode.  Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke: - Join Canes Connection today at Canes...

Fall camp continues for the Miami Hurricanes football program with UM wrapping up day five of camp. In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the latest coming out of camp.  Enjoy the show. Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke: - Join Canes Connection today at CanesConnection.com! - Injured in a car accident? Call 561-960-9870 or visit TheMuc...

Day two of camp is in the books for the Miami Hurricanes football program. InsideTheU's David Lake shares his thoughts from Friday's action as he focused primarily on the quarterbacks, running backs, and defensive backs. Enjoy the show. Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke: - Join Canes Connection today at CanesConnection.com! - Injured in a car accident? Call 561-960-9870 or visit TheMucerin...

Football is here for the Miami Hurricanes.  UM started fall camp on Thursday morning as the 2025 season officially begins at Miami. In this instant reaction style podcast, InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts from media day and the first practice of camp. Enjoy the show. Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke: - Join Canes Connection today at CanesConnection.com! - Inju...

Fall camp starts this week for the Miami Hurricanes football program and there are plenty of storylines to discuss. In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss this 2025 team going into camp. How do we view this roster? Who are the interesting players to follow during camp? Do we believe in quarterback Carson Beck? Can the defense be fixed under the...