Through the Smoke: A Miami Hurricanes football podcast

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Did Miami hire the best coordinator pair of the cycle? Feb 08, 2022

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In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, we dive into coordinator and schedule talk.

Miami has their two coordinators now with Josh Gattis set to lead the offense and Kevin Steele set to coordinate the defense.

How did these hires come together? What do we think of the hires? What is the vision for the offense and defense now with those coordinators in place?

InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts on those hires.

In the second half of the show, we dive into some early schedule talk.

How does the schedule line up? What are the games we have our eye on most? What is our way too early feel for Miami’s potential in 2022 now that we see the schedule?

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Instant Reaction: Miami hires Josh Gattis as offensive coordinator Feb 06, 2022

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The Miami Hurricanes have their offensive coordinator.

UM hired Michigan’s Josh Gattis to lead the attack during the Mario Cristobal era.

Gattis arrives at Miami with the experience of calling plays for the Wolverines over the last three seasons. He was the winner of the Broyles Award, given to the top assistant in college football, this past season.

InsideTheU’s David Lake and Christopher Stock share their instant reactions to this hire in the podcast below.

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Instant Reaction to NSD: Mario Cristobal is a recruiting machine Feb 03, 2022

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National Signing Day has come and gone and the Miami Hurricanes put a bow on a successful 2022 recruiting class.

The Miami Hurricanes rocketed up the 247Sports Team Recruiting Rankings to be ranked No. 15 at the time of this recording.

Miami started the day at No. 38 and the Hurricanes were as low as No. 78 in mid-December.

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share everything that stands out to them about the recruiting job Mario Cristobal did during his first eight weeks on the job.

Where things stand on National Signing Day Eve Feb 01, 2022

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In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, we discuss where things stand—as best as we know it—on the day before National Signing Day.

David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share the latest on Miami’s targets down the stretch and share their thoughts on where they are leaning.

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Coaching departure, a new commit, and the final OV weekend rundown Jan 31, 2022

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The news never stops with the Miami Hurricanes football program and in the latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s Gaby Urrutia and David Lake discuss it all.

We start the podcast by discussing the departure of UM wide receivers coach Bryan McClendon and what it means.

Local three-star receiver Andy Jean gave his pledge to the Hurricanes over the weekend. What does that commitment mean for UM’s 2023 class with a loaded group of South Florida receivers this cycle?

We wrap up the podcast with Urrutia sharing where things stand with UM’s targets coming out of the final official visit weekend.

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Official visit preview: Time to close on 5-star Shemar Stewart Jan 28, 2022

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It is the final official visit weekend before the traditional National Signing Day and it is a big one for the Miami Hurricanes.

Miami will play host to two 5-stars in local defensive lineman Shemar Stewart and offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr. out of Seattle, Washington.

UM will host seven players overall and the Hurricanes will look to close out the 2022 cycle on a strong note.

Check out the latest podcast as David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share everything you need to know going into the weekend.

Elite prospects descend upon Coral Gables over the weekend Jan 24, 2022

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In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, Gaby Urrutia and David Lake recap a busy recruiting weekend for the 2023 cycle.

On Friday and Saturday, UM played host to a ridiculous amount of elite talent for the 2023 cycle.

Urrutia shared some of the top takeaways from the event at UM and where things stand in the early going with these elite prospects.

In the second half of the show, Lake and Urrutia share their thoughts on some of the top players from the Battle Miami 7v7 Tournament over the weekend.

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Thoughts on coordinator searches and the recruits to know for Elite Prospect Day Jan 20, 2022

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In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the main talking points from what is a very busy January on many levels.

UM secondary coach Travaris Robinson is leaving Miami to go to Alabama.

Mario Cristobal is looking to fill out his staff and appears to have missed on two offensive coordinator candidates. We share our thoughts on that situation.

What should be the course of action now for Cristobal with filling out his staff?

In the second half of the show, we discuss some of the big time prospects that are expected to be in Coral Gables for the class of 2023 Elite Prospect Day.

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Miami boosts depth with transfer portal additions and makes a strong move for a 5-star Jan 17, 2022

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In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, primary topic doesn’t change since the end of the 2021 season.

Talent acquisition.

Miami is active both on the recruiting trail and in the transfer portal to boost the overall talent and depth of the roster through high school recruiting and transfers.

InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia break down everything you need to know about UM’s talent acquisition efforts in this episode.

Is Miami now the favorite to land five-star Shemar Stewart?

What type of players did Miami add in transfers Frank Ladson and Henry Parrish?

Who are the key 2023 recruits to know that plan on attending the Elite Prospect Day this weekend?

We answer all these questions and more in the latest episode.

Recruiting season is here again Jan 14, 2022

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Recruiting is officially open with the NCAA dead period ending Friday morning.

InsideTheU’s Gaby Urrutia breaks down everything you need to know.

Miami is hitting the ground running with a trio of official visitors at the high school level set to experience UM this weekend.

The Hurricanes have also been busy offering some big time transfer portal players, with a couple of those players having local ties.

We close the podcast by talking the latest with five-star defensive lineman Shemar Stewart.

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