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The Miami Hurricanes have another first rounder taken in the 2026 NFL Draft. EDGE Akheem Mesidor earned that distinction by being taken with the 22nd overall pick in the first round of the draft on Thursday night by the Los Angeles Chargers. Mesidor’s story is perhaps the most remarkable in this entire Miami class – a journey that began as […]
The Miami Hurricanes have another first round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft as EDGE Rueben Bain Jr. earned that distinction by being taken with the 15th overall pick in the first round of the draft on Thursday night by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Similar to Mauigoa, “Hurricane” Bain is a true Miami story from start to finish. A product […]
The Miami Hurricanes have their first player taken in the 2026 NFL Draft – and it comes on a weekend where many Canes anticipate having their name called. OT Francis “Sisi” Mauigoa earned that distinction by being taken with the 10th overall pick in the first round of the draft on Thursday night by the New York Giants. Mauigoa’s path to […]
Welcome to the NFL Draft, everyone! Tonight’s 1st round starts the 2026 Draft, and multiple Miami Hurricanes players figure to be taken during tonight’s run of selections. Leading the way for the Canes this year are EDGEs Rueben Bain Jr. and Akheem Mesidor, along with Tackle Francis Mauigoa. All three players are expected to be […]
The 2026 NFL Draft begins Thursday night in Pittsburgh, and for the first time since the legendary 2001 Miami Hurricanes walked into the 2002 draft and rewrote the record books, the program has a legitimate shot at placing 10 or more players in the same draft class. The floor for this group is somewhere around six or […]
Hello one, hello all, and happy Monday. Hope your weeks have gotten off to a great start. Lots to talk about in the Miami universe, so let’s get to it. 1) The Hurricanes’ spring game took place on Saturday, and, of course, as it was not televised, I didn’t get to watch it all unfold. […]
Today we’re taking a look at new Miami QB Darian Mensah and his old team, the Duke Blue Devils, against the Clemson Tigers. Duke traveled to Clemson and knocked off the Tigers 46-45 in a comeback win. Mensah threw the game winning 2-point conversion on a slide route and the Blue Devils left Death Valley […]
The Miami Hurricanes football program has a big week ahead as the 2026 NFL Draft is approaching quickly. In Todd McShay’s latest 2026 NFL Mock Draft, three Hurricanes hear their names called in the first round, but a lot later than we have seen from other mock drafts. McShay is one of the more respected […]
With ten days until the 2026 NFL Draft kicks off in Pittsburgh on April 23, the Miami Hurricanes are poised for a historic class. There is a real-world scenario where 12 Hurricanes hear their names called – which would not only beat the program’s modern-era record of 11 set in 2002, but mark the first time Miami […]
Happy Monday, everyone. Hope your weeks have gotten off to a good start. It’s Monday, so I don’t need to tell you what time it is here. On with it… 1) Man, credit to Mario Cristobal and the University of Miami for finding a way to keep both Shannon Dawson and Corey Hetherman in Coral […]
In a bit of good news to start the week, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that Miami Hurricanes coordinators Shannon Dawson and Corey Hetherman had both agreed to contract extensions to stay in Coral Gables. Dawson and Hetherman have done great work at Miami, and have helped the Canes elevate the program to the current status. […]
Moving along in the All-22 Review series on new Miami quarterback Darian Mensah, we’re now taking a peek at his time as the QB of the Duke Blue Devils. Mensah was lured away from Tulane to Durham by former ‘Canes head coach Manny Diaz. The Illinois Fighting Illini beat up the Duke Blue Devils 45-19 […]
The Miami Hurricanes football continues to reestablish itself as a pipeline to the NFL, and the latest big board from Matt Miller only reinforces that reality. Matt Miller is an ESPN NFL Draft analyst & insider and one of the more respected ones in the industry. In his newly released top 482 prospects list for […]
Happy Monday, everyone. Hope your week has gotten off to a nice start. As usual, there’s lots to get to on Hurricanes athletics, so let’s do it. 1) I have said before in this piece that Monday Musings is kind of like an open dialogue of my mind about whatever is going on with the […]
As the 2026 NFL Draft approaches, the Miami Hurricanes football team is sending one of the strongest groups of prospects to the next level. We haven’t seen a batch of players from Miami like this in quite a while, and we can hear a few names being called as early as round one. From potential […]
As the 2026 NFL Draft approaches, the Miami Hurricanes football program is producing a wave of NFL-ready talent. They haven’t had a class like this in quite some time, where there are many players from Miami who can make an immediate impact once they get drafted. Among the deep Canes draft class, one name continues […]
We are back with another edition of the All-22 Review. This round we’re looking at new Miami Hurricanes quarterback Darian Mensah taking on the Temple Owls in 2024 as a member of the Tulane Green Wave. Against Temple Mensah was much more explosive than in our viewing of the Charlotte 49ers game. Here the QB […]
The first set of SP+ rankings for the 2026 college football season are here. ESPN’s Bill Connelly has created an algorithm that ranks teams without putting emotion into the rankings. There are no bonus points for helmets, hedges, or past Heisman heroes in the SP+. Much like Wins Above Replacement (WAR) in baseball and Win-Shares […]
Good afternoon, everyone. Hope your weeks have gotten off to a good start. You’re here. You know what time it is. Let’s get after it. 1) Could one of more Miami Hurricanes find themselves playing their home games in the same stadium next season? A handful could be good fits with the Dolphins, and at […]
The Miami Hurricanes are off and running in spring practice. Outside of some film noir style clips there isn’t much to see on Greentree. But one thing that we can watch is All-22 film. Today’s tape is from the Tulane at Charlotte game from 2024. Against the 49ers, Darian Mensah completed 21-of-29 passing on 214 […]
We are less than one month until the 2026 NFL Draft takes place in Pittsburgh as prospects hope to have their name called that weekend. And as fate would have it, the next lineage of future ProCanes exhibited their talents in Coral Gables at their Pro Day on Monday. While the coverage was hard to find on […]
Happy Monday, all. Hope your week has gotten off to a good start. As usual, there’s no shortage of things to discuss across the University of Miami sports spectrum, so let’s get right to it… 1) The Miami Hurricanes gave it a valiant effort, but came up just short against Purdue in the second round. […]
Welcome back to March Madness Gameday, Miami Hurricanes hoops fans! After a tougher-than-it-should-have-been 80-66 win over 10-seed Mizzou in the first round, the competition ramps up greatly as Miami faces the 2-seed Purdue Boilermakers in the Round of 32 this afternoon. Purdue beat Queen’s College 104-71 in the first round. This is clearly the toughest test […]
In recent years, NFL Draft Prospects have had the opportunity to show off their talents at program-specific Pro Days. And, in most, instances these Pro Days serve as the final step in the NFL Draft Process. That is no different for the Miami Hurricanes 2026 NFL hopefuls who will reach their final official benchmark of the draft process […]
The mantra in March is “survive and advance”, and Miami did just that with an 80-66 win over Mizzou in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Moving forward, the Canes are headed to a matchup with the 2-seed Purdue Boilermakers, one of the favorites to get to the Final Four. And the opening line […]