Through the Smoke: A Miami Hurricanes football podcast

In this mailbag edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia touch on plenty of topics surrounding Miami Hurricanes football and recruiting. 

Who is impressing at this stage of the offseason? Thoughts on Miami’s staff. Predictions for the 2024 season and more. 

Enjoy the latest podcast. 

College football never stops and in the latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia dive into some important offseason topics.

The podcast begins by recapping the big names that visited Coral Gables over the weekend from the 2025 recruiting cycle. Who are some of the key names to know?

Lake and Urrutia then touch on other topics such as the top performers from the Battle Miami 7v7 Tournament, a running backs coach opening on the staff now, and early thoughts on the 2024 football schedule.

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How does the 2024 Miami Hurricanes look from a roster construction standpoint going into spring football?

That’s the question InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia tackle for each position group with UM wrapping up the winter portal additions and the early enrollees from the 2024 class in place.

Which position groups are good enough to be ten win caliber? Which position groups need to be addressed in the spring window? Is this a ‘go for it year’ for the Hurricanes as the ACC appears to be wide open and college football expands to a 12 team playoff format.

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It is time to provide backstories on how Miami’s defensive recruiting class came together for the 2024 cycle.

Miami set out to sign the best defensive line class in the country in 2024 and while there was certainly some swings and misses, the Hurricanes signed one of the best defensive line classes nationally.

Check out the latest Through The Smoke podcast as David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss all the twists and turns that occurred during the 2024 recruiting cycle on the defensive side of the ball.

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Miami has its QB1 in 2024.

Washington State’s Cam Ward committed to the Hurricanes on Saturday night in a stunning move.

How did this all come together? What type of quarterback is UM getting in Ward? What does this mean for the Hurricanes in 2024?

InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia react to the big news in the latest Through The Smoke podcast.

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Putting a recruiting class together is a marathon, not a sprint.

Miami signed a top five high school class in the 2024 cycle and it was an 18 month process that saw plenty of twists and turns.

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s Gaby Urrutia shares some of the backstories from the offensive side of the ball in this part one of how Miami’s 2024 recruiting class came together.

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Miami has their transfer portal quarterback.

UM landed Reese Poffenbarger out of Albany, a FCS level program.

What type of player is Miami getting? How does this impact the quarterback room? Is Miami done pursuing transfer quarterbacks. Lake and Urrutia break it all down.

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Happy New Year!

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss Miami’s situation in the transfer portal as it pertains to the pursuit of a quarterback. 

Lake and Urrutia then dive into the players staying and leaving for the Hurricanes in 2024 and discuss some intriguing portal options currently available. 

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The Miami Hurricanes lost to Rutgers, 31-24, in the Pinstripe Bowl on Thursday afternoon. 

InsideTheU’s David Lake shares his thoughts on the game in this Instant Reaction podcast. 

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Bowl week is here for the Miami Hurricanes football program. 

Miami (7-5) will take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at the Pinstripe Bowl this Thursday at Yankee Stadium in New York City. 

Kickoff is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. EST and the game will be televised on ESPN. 

How does Miami match-up against Rutgers? Who are the key Rutgers players to know? What are the important keys to the game for the Hurricanes?

InsideTheU’s David Lake previews the game in this podcast. 

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