Through the Smoke: A Miami Hurricanes football podcast
Episodes
Carson Beck commits to Miami
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 eligibi...
Transfer Portal Talk
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Instant Reaction Podcast: Miami loses the Pop-Tarts Bowl
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Mailbag Podcast (Transfer Portal Edition)
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
The NCAA Transfer Portal is open
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 pl...
Recapping National Signing Day and looking ahead to the portal
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 lesso...
Where does Miami go from here? Assessing the season and talking talent acquisition
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, we recap the season, discuss where the roster should go from a talent acquisition standpoint, and discus...
Instant Reaction: Miami loses a big one at Syracuse, 42-38
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The No. 6 Miami Hurricanes fell to Syracuse on Saturday, 42-38. Where did this game go wrong for the Hurricanes? What does this lost mean for this ...
Game Preview: Miami vs. Syracuse
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is time for No. 6 Miami to finish off a strong regular season. UM will travel to Syracuse for the final regular season game of the year with plent...
Instant Reaction: Miami smothers Wake Forest, 42-14
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The No. 8 Miami Hurricanes defense stepped up in a 42-14 win over Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon. Miami is now in a position to earn a trip to t...
Game Preview: Miami vs. Wake Forest
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The No. 8 Miami Hurricanes are back in action this week as UM comes off its second bye week of the season. Miami will play host to Wake Forest this...
Discussing Miami’s talent acquisition efforts with the Hurricanes on a bye
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Busy times are ahead for the Miami Hurricanes football program. No. 9 UM is on a bye week before the final two weeks of the regular season will be pl...
Instant Reaction: What was that? Miami falls to Georgia Tech, 28-23
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The No. 4 Miami Hurricanes suffered its first loss of the 2024 season, falling to Georgia Tech 28-23 on Saturday. Why did the Hurricanes lose? Where...
Game Preview: Miami vs. Georgia Tech
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The No. 4 Miami Hurricanes will hit the road this week and take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets this Saturday. Who are the key players to know on ...
Projecting the first CFP ranking, discussing SMU, and answering mailbag questions
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The initial College Football Playoff Ranking will drop on Tuesday night and InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss their top ten and where t...
Instant Reaction: Miami explodes in the second half for a 53-31 win over Duke
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The No. 5 Miami Hurricanes erased a double digit deficit in the third quarter to cruise to a 53-31 win on Saturday afternoon thanks to a strong perfor...
Game Preview: Miami vs. Duke
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The critical month of November is here for the Miami Hurricanes football program and this Saturday UM will host the Blue Devils. Duke is led by for...
The latest recruiting buzz coming out of the FSU game and answering mailbag questions
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia touched on some of the recruiting developments to be aware of ...
Instant Reaction: Miami controls the game in a dominant 36-14 win over FSU
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The No. 6 Miami Hurricanes handled business on Saturday night with a dominant 36-14 win over Florida State. InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia ...
FSU Weak: Previewing the annual rivalry and a look at how Florida State collapsed in 2024
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
FSU week is here! Florida State is a total disaster in 2024 as the Seminoles work their way through a historic year-over-year collapse. On this ed...
Opening up the mailbag for FSU week
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Miami is off to a 7-0 start going into the annual game against Florida State and in this episode of ‘Through The Smoke,’ we open up the mailbag. ...
Instant Reaction: Miami wins the battle of the offenses at Louisville
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The No. 6 Miami Hurricanes were once again led by a special performance by the offense as UM beat Louisville 52-45 on Saturday afternoon. What are ...
Game Preview: Miami vs. Louisville
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The No. 6 Miami Hurricanes will return to action this week with a road trip to Louisville. Miami (6-0, 2-0) is coming off a bye week and their firs...
Midseason Podcast: Where does Miami go after a 6-0 start?
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes are 6-0 coming out of a bye week. In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia review th...
Instant Reaction: Miami and Cam Ward do it again, beat Cal 39-38
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The No. 8 Miami Hurricanes did it again. For the second straight week, Miami pulled out a dramatic comeback victory over an ACC opponent, beating C...
Game Preview: Miami vs. Cal
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The No. 8 Miami Hurricanes will travel across the country for an ACC game against the California Bears. Miami will look to correct the mistakes tha...
Observations after rewatching the Virginia Tech game
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia review the 38-34 win over Virginia Tech. What did we learn from ...
Instant Reaction: Miami survives a sloppy outing, beats Virginia Tech 38-34
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Miami found a way to beat Virginia Tech on Friday night, 38-34. It wasn’t pretty, but the Hurricanes found a way. InsideTheU’s David Lake an...
Game Preview: Miami vs. Virginia Tech
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes will begin ACC play this week, hosting the Virginia Tech Hokies on Friday night at Hard Rock Stadium. UM (4-0) is off to a hot s...
Instant Reaction: Miami crushes USF in the second half en route to a 50-15 win
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The No. 8 Miami Hurricanes once again dominated an opponent, handling South Florida 50-15 on Saturday night. InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urruti...
Game Preview: Miami vs. USF
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes will travel to take on the University of South Florida this weekend in a prime-time match-up in Tampa Bay. InsideTheU's David La...
Mailbag Episode: Our thoughts after three games
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia open up the mailbag in this latest edition of Through The Smoke. What do we make of the approach on offe...
Instant Reaction: Miami DOMINATES Ball State
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The No. 10 Miami Hurricanes dominated Ball State on their way to a 62-0 win on Saturday night. Both sides of the ball did whatever they wanted to the...
Previewing Ball State and opening up the mailbag
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The No. 10 Miami Hurricanes return to action this Saturday, hosting Ball State at Hard Rock Stadium. Kickoff for the game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ...
Instant Reaction: Miami handles business against FAMU with a big time recruit in attendance
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The No. 12 Miami Hurricanes handled their business against Florida A&M on Saturday night, earning a 56-9 win over the Rattlers. InsideTheU.com's Davi...
Previewing FAMU and big picture thoughts after week one
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes will hold their home opener at Hard Rock Stadium this week with UM hosting FCS program Florida A&M. Learn more about this 2024...
Reviewing a DOMINANT win against Florida
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes went out and dominated the Florida Gators to open the 2024 season. What did we like from the game? Which players stood out to ...
Instant Reaction: This Miami Hurricanes team is legit
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wow. The Miami Hurricanes brutalized the Florida Gators, 41-17, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The offense was led by quarterbac...
Game Preview: Miami vs. Florida
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 2024 college football season is finally here for the Miami Hurricanes. UM will travel to Gainesville, Florida to take on their in-state rival Flo...
Lessons from the week zero games that can be applied to Miami's season opener against Florida
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Game week is finally here! The Miami Hurricanes kick off the 2024 season this Saturday against in-state rival Florida and InsideTheU's David Lake and...
2024 Season Preview (and where things stand with Florida coming out of camp)
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 2024 season is finally right around the corner. In this latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU's David Lake welcomes Jacob Rudner of Swa...
Miami lands two commitments and where things stand with camp wrapping up
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of ‘Through The Smoke,’ InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia review the second week of camp and discuss the latest rec...
Where things stand after ten fall camp practices
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, we discuss the developments over the course of the first ten practices of camp. InsideTheU's David Lake ...
All the buzz coming out of the first week of fall camp
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
InsideTheU’s David Lake is here to review the first week of fall camp. In this edition of Through The Smoke, Lake reviews the players who are gen...
Instant Reaction: Day one of fall camp in the books
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Football is here! InsideTheU's David Lake recaps the first day of fall camp for the Miami Hurricanes. Enjoy the episode. Support our sponsors at Throu...
Fall Camp Preview: A look at why Miami can win big in 2024
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fall camp starts this week for the Miami Hurricanes and we are here to preview it. In the latest 'Through The Smoke' podcast, InsideTheU's David Lake...
Five takeaways on Miami from being at ACC Media Days
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Football season is right around the corner. InsideTheU's David Lake was out at ACC Media Days to check in with the Miami Hurricanes and in this podca...
Previewing ACC Media Days from a Miami perspective
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
InsideTheU’s David Lake is here to talk some football! The start of fall camp is right around the corner and this week the ACC Media Days start wit...
Instant Reaction: Miami lands Top 100 4-star cornerback Jaboree Antoine
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes picked up a big time commitment on Saturday. Four-star cornerback Jaboree Antoine gave his pledge to UM as the Hurricanes contin...
Previewing a big week for Miami Hurricanes football recruiting
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes have plenty of momentum going on the recruiting trail and InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia are here to talk about it with...
Opening up the mailbag, July edition
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of 'Through The Smoke' we open up the mailbag to answer some questions from the InsideTheU subscribers. David Lake and Gaby Urr...
Instant Reaction: Miami stays hot, lands two Top 100 players on the recruiting trail
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes football program continued its hot run on the recruiting trail over the last two days, landing commitments from two Top 100 prosp...
4-star LB Gavin Nix commits to Miami and the Hurricanes stay hot in recruiting
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes are hot on the recruiting trail. UM picked up a commitment from 4-star linebacker Gavin Nix on Monday night, continuing a nice r...
Miami closing on key recruiting targets (with more on the way) and reviewing final OV weekend of June
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Recruiting never stops and in the months of June and July is a key time for college football programs to earn commitments from their high school targe...
Reviewing Miami's third official visit weekend of the summer
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Recruiting never stops in college football. The third official visit weekend of the football recruiting calendar closed on Sunday and there are plent...
Miami hosting some of the top in-state recruits this week
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes will host another group of talented high school prospects this weekend on official visits. UM is expected to host eight official...
Miami earns a commitment and recapping the second official visit weekend
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is plenty of news to dive into during the latest episode of 'Through the Smoke.' Miami hosted 11 official visitors over the weekend and InsideT...
Previewing another official visit weekend and Legends Camp
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, we preview the upcoming weekend of events in the talent acquisition phase during the month of June in the ...
Discussing the Simeon Barrow situation and recapping the official visit weekend
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is plenty of news to dive into in this latest edition of Through The Smoke. To start the show, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia dis...
Instant Reaction: Miami lands 4-star DE Tyler Baron
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes football program stays hot in the spring transfer portal window, landing four-star defensive end transfer Tyler Baron. What type...
Behind Enemy Lines: Time to learn about the 2024 Florida Gators
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 2024 college football season is right around the corner and for the Miami Hurricanes, that means it is time to start learning about the Florida Ga...
Opening up the mailbag with the spring portal window closing
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes football program is putting the finishing touches on its spring portal window and landed a commitment from a key defensive tackle...
Miami is leveling up in the portal (and more is potentially on the way)
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes football program added four important transfers over the weekend. In this rapid fire podcast that touches on the news, InsideThe...
Where things stand after the first week of the spring transfer portal window
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia recap the first week of the spring window for the NCAA Transfer...
Thoughts on the team after rewatching the spring game and setting the table for the transfer portal
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their in depth thoughts on the spring game after rewatching...
Instant Reaction: QB Cam Ward shines in Miami's spring game and recruiting buzz
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes football program has wrapped up its month of offseason football with the annual spring game on Saturday afternoon. In this insta...
Instant Reaction: Cam Ward speaks with the media and a big recruiting weekend on tap
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes football program held its final practice on Thursday morning before the annual spring game on Saturday. In this instant reacti...
Instant Reaction: A tight end commits and a defensive lineman is entering the portal
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is plenty to talk about in today's instant reaction podcast. Miami picks up a big tight end commit in Luka Gilbert and defensive end Nyjalik Ke...
The important takeaways from week four of spring football and recruiting scoop
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the main takeaways from the fourth week of spring footbal...
Instant Reaction: Miami set to host some big time recruits this weekend
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There was no media viewing for spring practice No. 11, but there is plenty to discuss in this installment of an instant reaction podcast of Through Th...
Instant Reaction: Recapping spring practice No. 10
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Miami wrapped up spring football practice No. 10 on Tuesday morning. InsideTheU's David Lake shares his quick takeaways in this instant reaction sty...
A position-by-position look at the team after the third week of spring
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes football program has wrapped up week three of spring football and held a scrimmage over the weekend. Where do things stand with ...
Instant Reaction: Practice No. 8 is in the books
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes football program held its eighth practice of the spring on Thursday morning. In this instant reaction style of 'Through The Smo...
Instant Reaction: Miami halfway through spring football
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes football program returned to action on Tuesday morning. UM is now at the midway point of the spring. In this instant reaction...
Takeaways from the second week of spring and recruiting momentum is building
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes football program has finished two weeks of spring football. In this edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and ...
Miami puts on the full pads for spring practice No. 5
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes wrapped up spring football practice No. 5 on Thursday morning. It was UM's first practice in full pads this spring. InsideTheU's ...
🏀 NCAA Tournament preview spectacular 🔥 Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander pick every game in their brackets - Eye on College Basketball podcast
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Want more college hoops insight and bracket advice? Download and follow the Eye on College Basketball podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywher...
Miami returns to spring football after a break
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes football program returned to action on Tuesday morning. UM held its fourth practice of spring after taking a week off due to spri...
Opening up the mailbag after the first week of spring football
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes football program is on spring break, but that won’t stop Through The Smoke from dropping an episode this week. In this mailb...
Instant Reaction: UM wraps up week one of spring football
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes football program held its third practice of the spring on Friday morning. Friday’s session wrapped up the first week of spri...
Instant Reaction Podcast: Thoughts from day two of spring football
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes football program held its second practice of the spring on Wednesday morning. In this instant reaction style podcast, InsideTheU...
Instant Reaction: Miami opens spring football
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spring football is here for the Miami Hurricanes. UM opened its month of offseason football on Monday morning and there is plenty to touch on as th...
Spring Preview: What to know going into Miami's month of offseason football
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spring football starts for the University of Miami Hurricanes next week and in the latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and ...
Discussing the early ACC football contenders through the lens of over/under win total betting lines
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The college football conversation never stops and with that in mind InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia took the time to discuss the early land...
Mailbag Episode: Early buzz on the newcomers and thoughts on 2024
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this mailbag edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia touch on plenty of topics surrounding Miami Hurricanes footba...
Reviewing Miami’s big junior day and discussing the 2024 football schedule
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
College football never stops and in the latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia dive into some important offse...
Assessing Miami’s roster going into spring football
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How does the 2024 Miami Hurricanes look from a roster construction standpoint going into spring football? That’s the question InsideTheU’s David ...
Backstories on how Miami's 2024 recruiting class came together (defense)
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 defens...
Instant Reaction: Miami lands transfer QB Cam Ward
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 tog...
Backstories of how Miami’s Top Five 2024 recruiting class came together (Offense)
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 p...
Instant Reaction: Transfer QB Reese Poffenbarger commits to Miami
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Miami has their transfer portal quarterback. UM landed Reese Poffenbarger out of Albany, a FCS level program. What type of player is Miami getting? Ho...
Breaking down Miami's pursuit of a transfer portal quarterback
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 po...
Instant Reaction: Miami falls to Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Pinstripe Bowl Preview: Miami vs. Rutgers
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Thursd...
Instant Reaction: Miami vaults into the Top 5 on Signing Day
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes had a successful signing day, finishing with a top five class on Wednesday. InsideTheU’s Gaby Urrutia and David Lake recap the...
Where Miami stands with its key targets the day before signing day
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia bring this quick hitter podcast the day before the early signing period to set the table for Wednesday. La...
Where things stand with Miami's talent acquisition efforts the Monday before signing day
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The early signing period is approaching quickly and InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia provide the latest on where things stand with some of t...
Portal quarterback pursuit scoop and Miami lookin to close strong with a top high school class
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is closing time for the Miami Hurricanes football program. Miami is working hard to close on a transfer portal target and the early signing peri...
Transfer portal season is here
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Portal season is here. The NCAA Transfer Portal is officially open for business and InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia are here to talk about...
Instant Reaction: Miami shocks the recruiting world, flips 5-star DT Justin Scott
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Miami Hurricanes received massive news on Wednesday with the commitment of five-star defensive tackle Justin Scott. Scott flipped his pledge fr...