Storm Tracker Podcast

Marcus Benjamin is joined by Larry Blustein, a long-time South Florida reporter, to discuss the potential of Miami football winning the ACC.

First, Blu provided his take on the Hurricanes after four games (1:33).

We share our thoughts on Miami's chances to win the conference this season (5:08).

We discuss the ACC schedule for the Hurricanes and what stands between them and its first conference title since 2003 (10:10).

We also discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the team (14:56).

Lastly, we discuss high school prospects, including 2024 five-star Ohio State commit Jeremiah Smith and Miami recruiting South Florida (21:51).

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We question whether certain situations involving the Miami Hurricanes football teams are a big deal or not a big deal:

- Backup quarterback Jacurri Brown not getting any playing time this season (2:38)

- Running back Ajay Allen not getting any carries against Temple (13:08)

- Potentially playing without Matt Lee, Akheem Mesidor, Branson Deen, Kamren Kinchens, Henry Parrish Jr. (18:30)

We also discuss Miami's pursuit of Georgia de-commit Ny Carr (26:16) and the potential of Hurricanes taking four receivers with its relentless pursuit of Jeremiah Smith (30:07).

Frank had a chance to see 2024 Miami commit Chris Wheatley-Humphrey, and we discussed the potential of the athlete playing defense on the college level.

Lastly, we discuss the potential of the local high school Chaminade-Madonna to win a national championship (39:18).

Marcus Benjamin and Brandon Odoi of FootballHotbed.com break down Miami's 41-7 win over Temple.

We discuss Miami's 4-0 start (1:40) and look ahead to the ACC schedule (4:08).

We share our thoughts on whether we are surprised or not surprised on three specific topics:

-The offensive production and the play of Quarterback Tyler Van Dyke (13:36)

- Te'Cory Couch leading the team and nation in interceptions with three (16:55)

- The running game and stopping the run (20:14)

We provide our takes on if Miami runs the table in October (24:43).

Lastly, we speak about the Miami commits performances in a nationally televised South Florida High School game between Chaminade-Madonna Vs. Miami Central (27:58).

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We discuss Miami Quarterback Tyler Van Dyke's chances of winning the Heisman trophy after an impressive 3-0 start with the Hurricanes (1:13).

We also discuss whether Miami will have a similar output running the football as they did against Miami (OH), running for over 200 yards (9:00).

We also provide our take on what we expect from Miami's defense against the Owls (12:52).

The topic of transfers has come up within the week, and Frank talks about rumors he's hearing about players potentially transferring to Miami (15:10).

We also discuss potential players flipping from or to the Miami football program (23:50).

Miami defensive end target LJ McCray announced that he would commit next month, and we discussed Miami's chances of landing the four-star (30:36).

Lastly, we discuss the potential game of the year between South Florida high school powers Chaminade-Madonna and Miami Central that will have four Miami commits playing in the game (Joshisa Trader, Zaquan Patterson, Vincent Shavers, and Armondo Blount) (34:44).

Marcus Benjamin is joined by John DiCarlo, publisher for Owlscoop.com, to discuss the matchup between the Miami Hurricanes and the Temple Owls.

We start by discussing the recent similarities with the recent heartbreaks of Miami and Philadephia sports (1:00).

He shares his thoughts on the Temple football program after three games (6:14), and what happened in his perspective against Rutgers late in the game where Temple fell 36-7 (11:43).

DiCarlo also touches on what he's seen from Temple quarterback EJ Warner (14:53) and also shares his thoughts on the Owl defense (18:44).

I asked him about the potential atmosphere Miami would be walking into for its first road game (22:24) and for his prediction of the final score (26:19).

Rivals.com National Recruiting Analyst John Garcia joins Marcus Benjamin to discuss Miami's recruitment of 2024 prospects Zavier Mincey and LJ McCray.

Garcia provides his take on what the two did on the field Friday night against Raines (1:07) and shares his thoughts on his recruitment and where Miami stands (4:21).

He also shares his thoughts on McCray and where Miami stands with his recruitment. We discuss landing commitments from four-star 2025 receiver Waden Charles (11:41) and Armondo Blount (15:52).

We share our thoughts on Jeremiah Smith (22:44) and compare him to some of the greats we've ever seen. We also discuss what to watch for in the game of the year in South Florida - Chaminade-Madonna Vs. Miami Central Thursday night (27:31).

Marcus Benjamin and Frank Tucker connect for weekly podcast - At the Crib.

We start with if our perceptions of how the 2023 version of the Miami Hurricanes have changed after its win over Texas A&M (1:40)? We also assess if Miami will have a a better chance at defeating the most challenging games on its schedule (North Carolina, Clemson, Florida State) (5:19).

We talk about which players we'll get more playing time in Miami's next game against Bethune-Cookman (15:10).

We share our thoughts on 2025 five-star Defensive Lineman Armondo Blount as he released his top five schools (31:24).

We also talk South Florida High School football and preview this week's games, including a blockbuster between Chaminade-Madonna and American Heritage Plantation (37:34).

Marcus Benjamin is joined by Chris Vinel, sports writer for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, to discuss the matchup between the Miami Hurricanes and the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats.

We start with Vinel's perspective on the controversy with former Miami Hurricane great Ed Reed and the Bethune administration (1:10).

We also discuss new head coach Raymond Woodie Jr. and his impact on the program thus far (4:45).

Vinel provides his take on the Wildcat offense so far this season (6:56) and the possibility of Bethune using two quarterbacks in the game against Miami (9:43). He also shares his thoughts on Bethune Quarterback Luke Sprague (10:38).

He shares his thoughts on the playmakers on offense (11:38) and the standouts on defense (13:18).

We also discuss Daytona area Miami recruiting targets LJ McCray (15:39) and Zavier Mincey (17:49) and what they could bring to the 2024 recruiting class.

We share our predictions of the outcome of the game between Miami and Bethune (19:46).

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Marcus Benjamin is joined by Larry Blustein, a long-time South Florida reporter, to discuss Miami's 48-33 win over Texas A&M.

First, we acknowledge 9/11 and the significance of the day and recall our memories of an unforgettable day in American history (1:17).

We share our takeaways from Miami's win over A&M (6:53).

We also discuss the injury of All-American Safety Kamren Kinchens and what he means to the football team (16:17).

We discuss the College Gameday comments before the game (23:32).

Lastly, we discuss what we want to see from Miami against their next opponent, Bethune-Cookman (26:57)

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Marcus Benjamin and Frank Tucker connect for weekly podcast - At the Crib.

We start with a segment called Coach Speak? or Real Talk? (1:57), where we discuss quotes from Miami's press conference from the week.

We provide our take on Miami Vs. Texas A&M (12:47) and what the point spread should be going into Saturday's matchup (19:35), and also talk about how the outcome will affect recruiting (23:00).

Frank talks about the players that might be next to commit to Miami (26:01), and as always, we talk about high school football (30:35) and discuss this week's South Florida high school rankings (35:22).