Through the Smoke: A Miami Hurricanes football podcast

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, we dig into what is going on with the Miami Hurricanes football program and recruiting. 

InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia break it all down. 

After re-watching the 45-42 loss to North Carolina, what did we notice that we liked and what we didn’t like? 

What is going on with recruiting right now? Urrutia shares the latest with Miami looking to make a push for some new prospects on the radar. 

In the second half of the show, we discuss the latest injury news, depth chart changes, and notes from the press conferences leading up to the NC State game. 

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The Miami Hurricanes lost to North Carolina 45-42 on Saturday in what was another disappointing result. 

UM is now winless against Power Five opponents and ACC opponents in 2021 and at the midway point of the season have a 2-4 record. 

What do we make of the game? InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share all their thoughts on this instant reaction podcast following the game. 

What do we make of quarterback Tyler Van Dyke’s performance? Is the offensive line starting to turn the corner? Is Jaylan Knighton about to be a star? 

Defensively, what can Miami do to get things fixed on that side of the ball? Is there an answer for poor tackling?

We wrap up the pod with a big picture conversation surrounding how hard the team plays for Manny Diaz. Is the effort that the players show for their coach a good enough reason to continue the Diaz era? 

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The Miami Hurricanes have a chance to start the process of getting their season back on track this week with a road trip against Coastal Division foe North Carolina. 

InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia break down everything you need to know going into this match-up. 

Who are the key players to know on North Carolina? How does Miami match-up against the Tar Heels?

What are the keys to victory for the Hurricanes? Which players need to step up? 

We answer all these questions and also provide a prediction for the game and our best bets. 

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In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia jump into the newsworthy topics coming out of the bye week. 

Quarterback D’Eriq King is officially done for the season now that he is having surgery on his shoulder. Lake and Urrutia share their thoughts on King’s time at Miami and what it means for the Hurricanes moving forward. 

Miami also has plenty of other injury news coming out of the bye and we dive into that. 

The Hurricanes also received bad news in the form of a big time cornerback decommitting from UM. What does this mean for the Manny Diaz era? Are more decommitments coming? Can UM’s recruiting class be saved?

We also share our thoughts on Miami’s bye week scuffle at practice and what to make of that story leaking out. 

Lake and Urrutia wrap up the podcast by sharing our first impressions on North Carolina. 

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In this bye week edition of Through The Smoke, we touch on a number of topics surrounding the Miami Hurricanes football program. 

InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share some of their takeaways from the 30-28 loss to Virginia after rewatching the game. What impressed us from the game and what do we still have concerns about moving forward? 

Urrutia then shares the latest with UM’s recruiting efforts. Are there any Miami commits to keep an eye on in terms of potentially decommitting? How has the 2-3 start impacted UM’s ability to close on their remaining top targets?

Lake then shares his thoughts on an article he wrote that touches on whether Manny Diaz deserves more time to recruit. 

In the second half of the podcast, we peek ahead to what lies ahead after the bye week. 

What are of improvement do we think can happen on both offense and defense? Are there any personnel changes that can be made that can provide a boost? 

Lake and Urrutia then get into the three games after the bye week, North Carolina, NC State, and Pittsburgh, and how the outcome of those match-ups will likely determine the longevity of Diaz at UM. 

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That one hurt. 

The Miami Hurricanes lost to Virginia, 30-28, on Thursday night at Hard Rock Stadium. 

The Cavaliers outplayed UM for most of the game, but the Hurricanes kept fighting and had a chance to win with time expiring. 

Freshman kicker Andy Borregales uncharacteristically banged a potential game winning field goal off the upright with time expiring. 

What do we make of Miami’s performance against Virginia? Where does the season go from here? 

InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their takes. 

Miami starts ACC play on Thursday night with the Hurricanes hosting Coastal Division foe Virginia in an important game for this 2021 season. 

UM has not started this 2021 season the way they had hoped, but the ACC goals, in terms of winning the Coastal Division, is still in front of them. 

Achieving that goal starts on Thursday night against the Cavaliers. 

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts on the game. 

What worries us about Virginia? Who are the key Hurricanes that need to step up? Who will be the potential player of the game? Who do we think will win the game?

We touch on these topics and more as we preview the game. 

Things got weird during Monday’s weekly press conference with Miami coach Manny Diaz. 

Diaz started the press conference by firing back at ESPN’s discussion on College GameDay that UM doesn’t care about football and the narrative that UM lacks the resources to be great at football. 

InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts on all the points Diaz made during is weekly press conference. 

What parts of what Diaz said are we buying? What parts have us scratching our heads? 

We also talk the latest with the quarterback position, a key player returning, and our thoughts on Virginia. 

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The Miami Hurricanes cruised to a comfortable 69-0 win over FCS opponent Central Connecticut State on Saturday afternoon. 

CCSU was certainly an overmatched opponent, but there was plenty to take away from the game. 

The main takeaway? The freshmen had an opportunity to show what they can do and they made plays. 

Freshman quarterbacks Tyler Van Dyke and Jake Garcia were both steady with distributing the ball.

All three of UM’s freshman receivers generated impressive touchdowns. 

Safety James Williams made his first start and earned UM’s only turnover. 

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The Miami Hurricanes will take on FCS opponent Central Connecticut State this week. 

Instead of breaking down what should be a comfortable win for the Hurricanes, we turn the discussion to recruiting and talk big picture as we break down where things might have gone wrong in the Manny Diaz era and what traits matter most in the head coach at UM.

Should Miami start looking at play ‘B’ type of recruits? Who are some players in the state of Florida UM might want to look at now? What are our thoughts on this Miami class overall? 

In the second half of the show, we share our thoughts on the Manny Diaz era and where some of the breakdowns might be happening for that regime. 

We also share what type of coach might work best at UM and throw out some names that intrigue us most. 

Andrew Ivins of 247Sports joins David Lake and Gaby Urrutia to share his thoughts on all the topics.

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