The college football season is right around the corner. 

The ACC will holds its annual media days event this week with players and coaches from every team going through various interviews Tuesday through Thursday. 

Miami will go through the process on Tuesday and the Hurricanes will be represented by head coach Mario Cristobal, quarterback Tyler Van Dyke, offensive lineman Matt Lee, and safety Kamren Kinchens. 

In this solo edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake shares his big picture thoughts on Miami and the ACC going into media days. 

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A big picture view on Miami and the ACC going into media days

InsideTheU.com presents a weekly podcast dedicated to Miami Hurricanes football and football recruiting, hosted by Gaby Urrutia and David Lake.

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The Miami Hurricanes football program is putting the finishing touches on its spring portal window and landed a commitment from a key defensive tackle target.

Michigan State's Simeon Barrow gave his pledge to the Hurricanes over the weekend. What does his addition mean to UM in 2024?

Is Miami done adding players in the portal? InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the latest.

In the second half of the show, Lake and Urrutia answer questions from InsideTheU subscribers in this mailbag episode.

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Opening up the mailbag with the spring portal window closing

The Miami Hurricanes football program added four important transfers over the weekend.

In this rapid fire podcast that touches on the news, InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the newcomers to the UM program and what might still be cooking in the portal for the Hurricanes.

Plenty of news to touch on here. Enjoy the podcast.

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Miami is leveling up in the portal (and more is potentially on the way)

In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia recap the first week of the spring window for the NCAA Transfer Portal. 

Who are the names to know at this stage? Will more names be entering? What position groups are most important to address?

Lake and Urrutia break it all down here. 

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Where things stand after the first week of the spring transfer portal window

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their in depth thoughts on the spring game after rewatching the broadcast.

Which players had a strong performance? Who did better than we thought after being at the game live? Where does Miami need to address needs in the transfer portal?

Lake and Urrutia share their thoughts here.

At the end of the episode, Lake and Urrutia set the table for the NCAA Transfer Portal opening soon.

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Thoughts on the team after rewatching the spring game and setting the table for the transfer portal

The Miami Hurricanes football program has wrapped up its month of offseason football with the annual spring game on Saturday afternoon.

In this instant reaction style podcast, InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their takeaways from the game and discuss the notable recruiting news coming out of the day.

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A big picture view on Miami and the ACC going into media days

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