Behind The U

Josh Darrow walks down memory lane with ESPN’s Andrea Adelson, who talks about growing up in Miami, her time as a writer on the Canes beat, how last year’s 2001 national championship retrospective came to life, her thoughts on the hire of Mario Cristobal and how she sees the ACC playing out as football season fast approaches.

Josh Darrow welcomes in new Miami rowing head coach James Mulcahy, who talks about his path to Coral Gables, his coaching background at both Alabama and Team Canada, how he approaches building his roster and what his goals are for the Canes going forward.

Josh Darrow catches up with The Ringer’s Kevin Clark, a UM alum who checks in from his NFL training camp tour to talk Canes football, the hiring of Mario Cristobal, the state of college football, why he became a Canes fan and how he broke into sports journalism. 

Josh Darrow checks in with Denver Nuggets guard and former Canes hoops standout Davon Reed, who talks about why he chose Miami, what he learned from Jim Larrañaga, his most memorable moments as a Cane, how he prepared for the NBA and the journey that took him from the Suns to the Pacers to the G League to Taiwan and now to Denver.

Josh Darrow catches up with one of the Canes’ all-time great running backs Duke Johnson, who talks about growing up in Miami, his legendary high school football days, what motivated him to go to UM and how he’s transitioning to his latest NFL stop in Buffalo.

Josh Darrow checks in with new Canes golf coach Janice Olivencia, who talks about her journey as a collegiate and professional golfer, how she got into coaching, what she learned as a longtime assistant at Florida and why she seized the opportunity to take over the Miami program.

Josh Darrow chats with the man behind the famous milkshakes at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field as Mitch Freedman details how he got his start with Ron Fraser and Canes baseball, what’s behind his milkshake operations and marketing, how the signature shakes come to life and some of his favorite memories over 37 years of dishing out his delicious treats.

Josh Darrow talks to Canes women’s basketball legend and current assistant coach Shenise Johnson, who discusses how she fell in love with basketball, what made her choose to play for Katie Meier at Miami, how she helped accelerate the program’s trajectory, her career in the WBNA and the transition from player to coach at her alma mater.

Josh Darrow catches up with Canes baseball legend and MLB standout Jon Jay, who talks about growing up a Canes fans for all seasons, playing for Jim Morris, his favorite memories at The Light, going back to school and how the lessons he learned in Coral Gables translated to a stellar 12-year career in the Majors.

Josh Darrow chats with legendary Miami diving coach Randy Ableman, who talks about what drew him to the UM job, how he has sustained success over three decades, how he helps his divers manage the pressure of the situation and some of his most memorable moments at both Miami and his six Olympic coaching experiences.