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Storm Cellar: All-22 Review of the Miami Hurricanes DEFENSE vs. the Clemson Tigers OFFENSE
The Miami Hurricanes shut the Clemson Tigers offense down… for the most part. The Tigers 99th ranked offense per SP+ was no match for the Hurricanes 8th ranked SP+ defense. Watch the All-22 Review here:
Miami’s Top 10 Rivals in the Year 2026
What makes a rival? A rival is a team that you see on the schedule and circle that date with a thick, red marker. It stands out from the rest of the schedule. It’s a team that you feel a connection with beyond the average team. It has history, usually on the field but sometimes […]
Storm Cellar: All-22 Review of the Miami Hurricanes O-LINE vs. Clemson Tigers DEFENSE
The Miami Hurricanes crock potted the Clemson Tigers on Saturday night eventually steamrolling Dabo Swinney’s squad 41-13. Let’s take a look at what the country’s 6th ranked offense per SP+ did to beat the Tigers 32nd ranked defense. Watch the All-22 Review Below:
ACC Power Rankings (Week 6)
It’s now October, the season is nearly halfway over, and every team is digging into their respective conference schedules. Until further notice, Miami is clearly the top of the ACC class, but there are a handful of teams that have a punchers chance of meeting Miami in Charlotte or maybe even making the playoffs. There […]
Miami Hurricanes vs Florida State Seminoles game time, TV coverage announced
On Monday afternoon, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced game times and television coverage for Week 7 of the 2026 College Football season. Another prime time game for the Canes. This is the marquee game of the ACC schedule for this week. Miami has designs on another deep run in the CFP if not a championship, […]
Monday Musings: Canes turn the clock back to 2025 in Clemson win
Happy Monday, errrrrrrrbody! I hope your weeks have gotten off to a great start. It’s that time again. Time to pop open my noggin and see what Miami Hurricanes-related thoughts are swirling around in there. So let’s get to it. 1) One thing that made me sad about the book being closed on the 2025 […]
5 up, 5 down Miami Hurricanes in win over Clemson
The Miami Hurricanes secured a convincing victory over the Clemson Tigers on Saturday night, winning comfortably over Dabo Swinney’s team 41-13. Naturally, in a game where Miami lead early and throughout, there were plenty of standouts for the Canes. Who did Pro Football Focus recognize as the top standouts, as well as those with performances […]
Miami stays put in the polls after blowout win over Clemson
The Miami Hurricanes rolled into Clemson, South Carolina and came away with a decisive victory over the Tigers 41-13. It was a game that Miami lead quickly and throughout, going up 7-0 on a 61-yard Cooper Barkate catch and run touchdown two minutes into the game. Miami built a 17-3 lead in the second quarter, […]
Film Review: Miami Hurricanes 41 – Clemson Tigers 13
The Miami Hurricanes crock-potted (Hi, Solid Verbal) the Clemson Tigers 41-13 on Saturday night with the entire country watching. Death Valley may now just be a reference to Dabo Swinney’s decline at the top of the ACC. The Canyonero Keys to Victory for Miami main theme was that this was a “Cadillac of Games” matchup… […]
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Clemson Tigers 2026 Edition
Another game, another victory for the Canes! On Saturday night, your Miami Hurricanes continued the ACC schedule and beat the Clemson Tigers 41-13. Craig T. Smith has your game recap: AND Mike Schiffman is back with the 3 stars of the game: And with no further ado, let’s get into this edition of The Good, […]
Three Stars: Miami vs Clemson
The Miami Hurricanes handled the Clemson Tigers tonight in Death Valley Light, 41-13. With the amount of injuries the Canes dealt with both pregame and mid-game, I think the win was by far the most impressive of the season. Bring on the bye week! Let’s get to the three stars of the game. 1. Darian […]
Recap: Miami handily defeats Clemson 41-13
The Miami Hurricanes went on the road in primetime, and boy, did they put up a dominating effort in their biggest test of the season thus far, throttling Dabo Swinney’s Clemson Tigers 41-13. Darian Mensah completed 18 of 27 attempts for 227 yards with a touchdown. Mark Fletcher, Jr. led a 192-yard ground attack with […]
GAME THREAD: Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers
Welcome to another Miami Hurricanes game day everyone! Your Miami Hurricanes are back in action with another ACC Conference game tonight! This week, the Canes to Death Valley — one of them at least — to face off against the Clemson Tigers Miami is ranked 4th in the country, and is among the handful of […]
How to watch Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers in Week 5
To continue the 2026 season, the Miami Hurricanes take their show on the road for one of the key ACC games of the year. Though their opponent is not the level of excellent that they were in their National Championship winning golden era, they are still a P4 opponent to be taken seriously. I am, […]
ACC Rooting Guide: Week 5
What’s everyone doing for the Miami vs Clemson game on Saturday? I am fired up for the Canes to play at night in Death Valley Lite. Also, how has “Death Valley Lite” not caught on yet? It’s the perfect description for Clemson’s stadium, especially now! Someone with some juice needs to read this and make […]
Film Forecast: Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers, 10/3
‘Canes fans we’re into October already and the Miami Hurricanes (4-0) and heading to Clemson, SC to face the Clemson Tigers (3-1) in Death Valley. Per ESPN, Miami has an 87.4% win probability and are a ~17 point spread favorite. The game will be on primetime ABC at 7:30pm. The Doppler Per Bill Connelly’s SP+ […]
Storm Cellar: Miami Hurricanes O-LINE vs. Central Michigan DEFENSE
The Hurricanes converted on 70% of their money downs, scored 52 points, and didn’t turn the football over. Darian Mensah looks like a future NFL first round pick, and the backs averaged 5.9 yards per carry while Malachi Toney dominated on the outside. But the biggest positive I saw was LG Ben Congdon. Congdon came […]
Why Miami Never Will, and Never Should, Own Its Own Stadium
Miami haters love to mention that the University of Miami plays at a professional football stadium rather than on campus. Miami “rents their stadium” is a go-to insult for rival fans. Never mind that Miami’s on-campus football facilities are state-of-the-art on one of the most modern, beautiful, resort-like campuses in the nation. Playing on-campus supposedly […]
ACC Power Rankings (Week 5)
The ACC haves and have-nots are beginning to reveal themselves after week 4 of the 2026 college football season. The upper half of the conference has really separated themselves from the bottom half. While its theoretically possible that an NC State or a Florida State could turn things around, bowl eligibility seems to be the […]
Monday Musings: Canes gearing up for Clemson
Howdy, y’all. Hope your weeks have gotten off to a great start. It’s another victory Monday. I will write those words for every victory Monday for as long as I continue my writing career. Never take them for granted. Anywho, let’s see what’s rattling around in my noggin about the Canes today… 1) Miami is […]
5 up, 5 down Miami Hurricanes against Central Michigan
Howdy, y’all. Back again for another look at which five Miami Hurricanes were good in a 52-3 win over Central Michigan in the eyes of Pro Football Focus, and which five were not. As usual, going with a minimum of 20 snaps here to qualify. Top 5 Canes 1) Darian Mensah – 91.8 2) Marquise […]
Miami Hurricanes move up in polls after blowout win over Central Michigan
The Miami Hurricanes certainly took care of business in their way, way overdue first Saturday game of the season, turning an early 3-0 deficit into a 35-3 halftime lead on the way to a 52-3 final score. Once the Hurricanes got their feet under them in the first quarter, they turned on the jets and […]
Film Review: Miami Hurricanes 52 – Central Michigan Chippewas 3
The Miami Hurricanes (4-0) suffocated the Central Michigan Chippewas (2-2) 52-3 in Miami’s final cupcake game of the 2026 season. The Canyonero Keys to Victory main theme vs. CMU was to just play bully ball and smother the Chips. Miami played a balanced game with 34 passes and 34 runshing attempts. The three keys to […]
Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers game time, TV coverage announced
After previously placing this and other games on a 6 day hold, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced game times and television coverage for Week 5 of the 2026 College Football season late on Saturday night/Early on Sunday morning. This is the marquee game of the ACC schedule to this point of the season. Clemson is […]
Three Stars: Miami vs Central Michigan
The Miami Hurricanes smoked the Central Michigan Chippewas tonight at Hard Rock Stadium, 52-3. After a sluggish start to the first half of the first quarter, which saw Miami face its first deficit of the season, it was total domination. The offense was awesome, the defense was fierce, CMU fought hard, and the refs were […]