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.

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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 Hurricanes have added in the secondary, and where the UM roster stands compared to the rest of the ACC going into year four of the Mario Cristobal era. 

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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