Through the Smoke: A Miami Hurricanes football podcast

InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss topics surrounding the fifth practice of spring football.  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 TheMucerinoLawGroup.com for your needs.

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Miami Hurricanes football is back to work on Greentree Practice Field. After the program took a week off due to the school being on spring break, UM went back to work with laying the foundation for the 2025 season during this month of offseason football. In this instant reaction style podcast, InsideTheU's Gaby Urrutia shares his thoughts from Tuesday's practice. Recruiting never stops during this...

The Miami Hurricanes football program is on a bye week, so it is time to talk recruiting. UM landed a big time cornerback commitment just on the Friday before spring break in Jaelan Waters from Armwood High School. What type of player is Miami landing in Waters? What does this mean for the class? InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts in this latest edition of Through The Sm...

Miami held its third practice of the spring on Friday morning. The Hurricanes have now concluded one week of offseason football and the program will take a week off for spring break.  What stood out during Friday's session? What are some quick takeaways from the first week of spring football? Who are the interesting recruits that visited UM on Friday? Enjoy the podcast as we share our thoughts on...

The Miami Hurricanes football program wrapped up its second practice of the spring on Tuesday morning.  In this Instant Reaction style podcast, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss their takeaways from the practice and the latest recruiting news.  Enjoy the show! Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke: - Join Canes Connection today at CanesConnection.com! - Injured in a car accident...

Spring football has started for the Miami Hurricanes. In this instant reaction style podcast, InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their initial takeaways from the first day of spring football. 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 TheMucerinoLawGroup.com for...

Spring football is right around the corner! The 2025 Miami Hurricanes football team will hit Greentree Practice Fields for the month of offseason football on Monday, March 3rd.  What will be looking for during the month of spring football? InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss all the interesting topics in this preview episode. Enjoy the show. Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke:...

After a little break, Through The Smoke is back! In this mailbag style podcast. InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia answer questions from the Through The Smoke message board community.  Who are the young players impressing during workouts? What position groups are we keeping an eye on during spring football? What do you need to know about Miami’s early recruiting efforts for the 2026 cycle? I...

In this instant reaction style podcast, InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their initial takeaways on Miami's 2025 schedule. What is the toughest stretch on the schedule? Who are the sleeper teams on the schedule? What do we like about this schedule? What do we dislike about this schedule? Lake and Urrutia share their thoughts. Enjoy the show. Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke:...

The Miami Hurricanes football program attacked the NCAA Transfer Portal during the winter window, adding plenty of talented players to boost the 2025 roster.  On the latest edition of Through The Smoke, Cooper Petagna, who is a national analyst for 247Sports, joins the show to share his thoughts on UM’s portal class.  Petagna shares his thoughts on quarterback Carson Beck, the talent the Hurricane...

There is plenty of news to discuss in the latest edition of Through The Smoke.  The Miami Hurricanes football program is searching for a new linebackers coach and defensive backs coach as UM looks to improve the defensive side of the ball year over year.  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the latest news and also answer mailbag questions from the Through The Smoke community.  Enjoy...

The Miami Hurricanes football program has its next defensive coordinator hired in Corey Hetherman, who arrives from Minnesota. What do you need to know about Hetherman? What type of defense will he bring to UM? Why does this hire make sense? InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss all these topics and more. Enjoy the show. Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke: - Join Canes Connection...

The Miami Hurricanes have their quarterback in 2025. Georgia's Carson Beck has given his pledge to the Miami Hurricanes with his final year of eligibility. What type of quarterback is Miami getting? InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss it all in the latest episode. Note: Beck's commitment to Miami went public at the very end of recording this podcast. Support our sponsors at Through Th...

The Miami Hurricanes are looking to put the finishing touches on a solid transfer portal class.  The winter window has closed and now it is time to close on some commitments while continuing to search for a potential starting quarterback.  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the latest commitments Miami landed from the portal and our thoughts on UM’s pursuit of a quarterback.  Enjoy t...

The Miami Hurricanes lost to Iowa State, 42-41, in the Pop-Tarts Bowl.  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts on the game and discuss the transfer portal in this instant reaction episode of Through The Smoke. Enjoy the show.  Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke: - Join Canes Connection today at CanesConnection.com! - MidwaySports: Visit midwaysports.com for all your s...

Transfer portal season is here and the news is happening fast.  The Miami Hurricanes football program has landed a big time addition in the portal and UM is working hard to add more key players to the 2025 roster.  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss everything you need to know in the portal and answer mailbag questions from the Through The Smoke message board.  Enjoy the show. Suppor...

NCAA Transfer Portal is open for business.  Roster management chaos season is upon us and the Miami Hurricanes are making a run at plenty of good players who have entered the portal.  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss everything to know from a Miami perspective as it relates to the portal.  Enjoy the show. Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke: - Join Canes Connection today at C...

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts on Miami's 2025 recruiting class, what lessons can be learned from this cycle, and what should be expected moving forward. Lake and Urrutia also discuss some intriguing names that reportedly expect to hit the transfer portal when it opens on Monday. Enjoy the show! Support our sponsors at Thro...

In the latest edition of  Through The Smoke,  we recap the season, discuss where the roster should go from a talent acquisition standpoint, and discuss what to expect during the early signing day. InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the latest with the regular season wrapping up and the college football calendar turning the page to talent acquisition season. Enjoy the show. Support ou...

The No. 6 Miami Hurricanes fell to Syracuse on Saturday, 42-38.  Where did this game go wrong for the Hurricanes? What does this lost mean for this season?  In this instant reaction style podcast, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts.  Support our sponsors at Through The Smoke: - Join Canes Connection today at CanesConnection.com! - MidwaySports: Visit midwaysports.com for...

It is time for No. 6 Miami to finish off a strong regular season. UM will travel to Syracuse for the final regular season game of the year with plenty on the line. Win and the Hurricanes will earn a berth into the ACC Championship Game. Lose and UM will not play for an ACC Championship and likely miss the College Football Playoff.  In this edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and...

The No. 8 Miami Hurricanes defense stepped up in a 42-14 win over Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon.  Miami is now in a position to earn a trip to the ACC Championship Game with a win over Syracuse next week.  InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts on the performance against Wake Forest in this instant reaction podcast.  Enjoy the show. Support our sponsors at Through The Sm...

The No. 8 Miami Hurricanes are back in action this week as UM comes off its second bye week of the season.  Miami will play host to Wake Forest this week as the Hurricanes look to get back on track and make a run at an ACC Championship Game berth and earn a berth into the new 12-team College Football Playoff.  How do we expect Miami to bounce back from a disappointing loss at Georgia Tech before t...

Busy times are ahead for the Miami Hurricanes football program. No. 9 UM is on a bye week before the final two weeks of the regular season will be played with games against Wake Forest and Syracuse and after the regular season ends, talent acquisition season will begin. This article looks to highlight Miami’s current 2025 recruiting class and discuss what the Hurricanes need to do to push into the...