Through the Smoke: A Miami Hurricanes football podcast

In the latest edition of Through the Smoke, we address all the pending coaching, recruiting, and transfer news that we know. We start the podcast with sharing our best understanding of the process that Mario Cristobal is taking with filling out his staff. What are the dominoes to know moving forward? On the transfer front, Miami is looking to add some players at key positions like wide receiver, offensive line, defensive line, linebacker, and cornerback. We cover everything you need to know with those position groups. After the break, we get into UM’s recruiting efforts as the Hurricanes look to close with some big time talents in the 2022 cycle and organizes an ‘Elite Prospect Day’ for the 2023 cycle on January 22nd. You don’t want to miss this podcast! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the latest news. The podcast starts with the disappointment of Miami having to pull out of the Sun Bowl. What is the biggest opportunity that Miami misses due to having to pull out of the bowl game? We then transition into the latest buzz we are hearing on Mario Cristobal building out his staff. In the second half of the podcast, we touch on some big 2022 recruiting announcements that are around the corner and touch a little bit on some 2023 recruiting names to know. You don’t want to miss this podcast! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

College football never stops. In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, David Lake and Gaby Urrutia break down the recent talent Miami has added in the Early Signing Period and via the transfer portal. Who are the names to know in the transfer portal that Miami might continue to chase? Where does Miami stand with some of the high school players Mario Cristobal is trying to close on? Lake and Urrutia share their thoughts in the latest pod. Lake then shares some of the coaching names he is hearing as Mario Cristobal looks to fill out his staff. Enjoy the latest pod. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wow. Miami shocked the world and flipped four-star tight end Jaleel Skinner from Alabama on Friday. InsideTheU's Christopher Stock and Gaby Urrutia break down everything you need to know. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest edition of Through the Smoke, we discuss the first day of the early signing period. InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts on the eight players that signed with Miami on Wednesday, discuss the twists and turns on early signing day, and have a big picture discussion on NIL and recruiting. In the second half of the show, Lake and Urrutia highlight some of the names to know moving forward and Mario Cristobal looks to build out his first class at UM. Thanks for listening to the latest episode. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is closing time in the college football world. The early signing period for football recruits runs Wednesday through Friday and InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia are here to provide this quick podcast to set the table as to what should be expected for the Miami Hurricanes during that three day window. Who will Miami look to add to the 2021 class? Where does Miami stand with some big time targets? Are there any current commits to worry about not sticking with their pledge to UM? Lake and Urrutia share what you need to know going into the early signing period. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The recruiting scoop is flying in fast and furious as we approach the NCAA’s early signing period for football on December 15th. In this podcast, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia bring a quick-hitter style to get you up to date on everything you need to know coming off a big weekend of official visits and going into Wednesday. Did Miami lock down the commits that visited during the weekend? Where do things stand with the uncommitted targets? What did the official visit weekend look like under Mario Cristobal? Lake and Urrutia share insight into all the topics you need to know. Check out the podcast above. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mario Cristobal era is upon us and news is flying in FAST. In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the latest news surrounding the program, including Dan Radakovich being named athletic director and the latest staffing buzz. In the second half of the show, we try to break down where things stand on the recruiting trail as the hiring of Cristobal has been a game changer with the Early Signing Period fast approaching. There is plenty to dive into with this episode. Check out the episode above! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To nobody's surprise, Mario Cristobal crushed his introductory press conference as the next coach at the University of Miami. InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their quick takeaways from the presser here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Miami Hurricanes football program has its next head coach. UM hired Mario Cristobal away from Oregon to lead the program as the school makes a big statement that they are now willing to spend big on athletics. InsideTheU's David Lake, Christopher Stock, and Gaby Urrutia share their instant reactions to the news here. You don't want to miss this episode. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve Wiltfong, the Director of Recruiting for 247Sports, joins the show to break down the news of Mario Cristobal leaving Oregon for Miami, what it means for the Hurricanes' recruiting efforts, and the quick-changing dynamics out West. Host: Blair Angulo Guests: Steve Wiltfong Follow or Subscribe to the 247Sports Football Recruiting podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The key weekend for change is here. Following Friday night’s Pac-12 Championship Game, the University of Miami decision makers will finally be able to have a meeting with presumptive top target, Oregon coach Mario Cristobal, and share their vision for the future. What has led us to this point? How do we feel about Miami’s chances at closing on Cristobal? What is the latest sense on the athletic director search? InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the latest. In the second half of the show, Urrutia shares what you need to know in relation to the recruiting efforts happening right now. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Miami Hurricanes football program is navigating a time of change. InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share the latest based on what they know. In this question and answer format of the podcast, Urrutia asks Lake to share his thoughts and opinions based on what he knows. You don’t want to miss this podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Miami Hurricanes football team cruised to a 47-10 win over Duke on Saturday afternoon. UM dominated the game on both sides of the ball with wide receivers Mike Harley and Charleston Rambo setting team records. InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their immediate thoughts on the game in this instant reaction podcast. After discussing the Duke game, Lake and Urrutia also discuss the future of the Manny Diaz era and what to expect from a timeline perspective. Check out the instant reaction pod. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Thanksgiving! In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share the latest on everything surrounding the Miami Hurricanes football program. Lake provide a quick update on the athletic director search and what it all means. Lake then reads a letter to Miami’s Board of Trustees, scolding them for the way they conduct business in the shadows. After the break, Lake and Urrutia discuss the impending announcement of Rhett Lashlee taking the SMU Head Coach position and what that means. We wrap up the podcast by discussing Miami’s match-up against a terrible Duke team this week. Enjoy the podcast! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this Monday afternoon podcast, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia are going with a mailbag edition. The VIP subscribers on InsideTheU.com posed many questions to answer on the podcast. What do we think will happen in two weeks? What would a change mean to recruiting? What is the timeline to know? If a move is made at the head coaching spot, who would we like to see Miami go get? Lake and Urrutia answer these questions and more. Enjoy the podcast! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Miami Hurricanes quarterback Tyler Van Dyke showed off his special ability to push the ball downfield against the Virginia Tech Hokies during Miami’s 38-26 win on Saturday night. What went well for the Hurricanes? What didn’t go well for the Hurricanes? InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their instant takeaways from the game. We also dive into Oregon’s loss at Utah on Saturday night and what it means for the Hurricanes. Enjoy the podcast! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The University of Miami has a new vision for the athletic department. President Julio Frenk is ready to give the UM football program the resources it needs to compete at a higher level because he now understands the importance that athletics can bring to the school. InsideTheU’s David Lake shares what the vision is for the future of the UM athletic department moving forward and how that impacts the search for an athletic director and potentially a head football coach moving forward. We also briefly discuss this week’s game against Virginia Tech. Enjoy the podcast! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Check out the latest episode of Through The Smoke. InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share opinions on what play disgusted us most in the FSU game and what do we make of Tyler Van Dyke's poor opening quarters in the losses. We then dive into some early warning signs before the season that might have indicated this 2021 Miami season was not going to live up to expectations. Did the program get too comfortable after an 8-3 season in 2020? After the break, we discuss the elephant in the room with the situation surrounding Manny Diaz and Blake James. We close the podcast by sharing the latest news and notes to come out of the Monday press conferences. Enjoy the podcast! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The University of Miami leadership made a significant move toward bringing much needed change to the athletic department on Monday with the school separating from athletic director Blake James. InsideTheU's Christopher Stock, David Lake, and Gaby Urrutia all share their thoughts on the events, what led to the separation, and who might be some early names to know. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Miami Hurricanes will travel to take on their biggest rival, Florida State, this week in Tallahassee. UM enters the game riding a three game winning streak and a slight favorite over the Seminoles, who have lost two straight games. What does Miami need to do to win the game? Can the Hurricanes win by a double digit margin? What concerns us about this Florida State team? Where does UM have the significant advantages? InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia break it all down here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FSU Hate Week is here. The Miami Hurricanes will travel to Tallahassee to take on their biggest rival, Florida State on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN. In this podcast, we share our thoughts after rewatching the Georgia Tech game. What did we like? What are some areas that need to be cleaned up? We share our thoughts here. We then provide a first impression on what this 2021 FSU football team is all about. How does Miami match up against this Seminoles team? How different is this FSU team compared to last year’s FSU team. After the commercial break, we discuss the latest recruiting news and topics. We then wrap it up with discussing the latest press conference news and notes and David rants about Blake James (again). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Miami Hurricanes have now won three straight games after a 33-30 win over Georgia Tech. UM dug themselves in a hole with early turnovers in the game, but the better team prevailed at the end of the day with the Hurricanes earning the victory in the fourth quarter. What was the difference in the game? What did we like? We did we not like? InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their instant reactions to the game in the latest Through The Smoke Podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can the Miami Hurricanes keep the god vibes rolling this week against Georgia Tech? Or will UM play down to their competition with a game that will kickoff at 12:30 p.m. and allow the Yellow Jackets to have a puncher’s chance at pulling out a win. InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts going into this week’s UM game. Who are the key players to know on Georgia Tech? What worries us about this game? Where does Miami have a clear advantage? Lake and Urrutia break it all down. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Miami Hurricanes will look to keep their recent run of success going this week while hosting Georgia Tech at Hard Rock Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 12:30 p.m. and the game will be televised locally on Bally Sports. In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU.com's Gaby Urrutia and David Lake share their thoughts from the win over Pittsburgh after rewatching the game. What stood out both in a positive and negative way? We also touch on what Miami’s recent run of success means in recruiting? Is there reason to believe that UM can turn it around on the recruiting trail if more wins follow? Lake and Urrutia then touch on some big picture topics. Will an 8-4 regular season record be good enough to bring back Manny Diaz in 2022? We close the podcast with the latest news and notes from Miami’s press conferences on Monday. Enjoy the latest podcast! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Miami Hurricanes have earned two straight victories over ranked opponents with a 38-34 win over No. 17 Pittsburgh. InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their quick thoughts from the game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Miami Hurricanes football program is looking to navigate a tough time in which results are not being delivered on the field in 2021 and the mediocrity has existed for close to 17 years. Who are the key decision makers to know with the future of the football program? Where do things stand with Manny Diaz? Blake James? The Board of Trustees? Could Miami go out and get a proven coach? What would it take to get that done? David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the VIP report on InsideTheU.com. Lake and Urrutia also share their thoughts on the Pittsburgh game and how Miami matches up. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Miami is back to work after a 31-30 win over NC State on Saturday. In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss everything you need to know surrounding the Miami Hurricanes football program. We start the podcast by sharing our thoughts on the win over NC State after rewatching the game. Just how special was Tyler Van Dyke’s performance? Who stood out on defense? What are some areas to improve? We then dip into some recruiting talk with Miami hosting plenty of big time visitors to discuss. In the second half of the show, we get into the latest news and notes from the press conference. We wrap it up by sharing our early thoughts on Pittsburgh. Check out the latest episode! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Miami Hurricanes football program earned a 31-30 win over No. 18 North Carolina State at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday night. Miami played their most complete game of the season and beat a ranked team. What do we make of the performance? What did Tyler Van Dyke prove in the game? Is the defense turning the corner? Is the team starting to find an identity. InsideTheU.com's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss all those talking points from the game. David also rants about Blake James exhibiting poor leadership by going on a secret media tour the day before the game in an effort of self preservation as he tries to distance himself from Manny Diaz. Check out the latest podcast! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU.com's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts on a pivotal game against NC State. What is NC State’s identity? How are the Wolfpack different from last season, when the Hurricanes won a dramatic 44-41 game in Raleigh, North Carolina? Who needs to step up for Miami? What needs to happen for Miami to win this game? Lake and Urrutia share their thoughts going into the game and provide a prediction. We also touch on some recruiting nuggets. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. You don’t want to miss this podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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? You don’t want to miss this podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Check out the episode above. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. You don’t want to miss this episode. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. You don’t want to miss this episode. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. You don’t want to miss this episode. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Check out the latest podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Check out the latest podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, we discuss our thoughts on the Michigan State game and share our big picture thoughts on the program. What was the issue against the Spartans? At what point did we feel like Miami lost control of the game? What changes can be made moving forward? Does Miami have answers on offense or defense? InsideTheU’s Gaby Urrutia and David Lake share their thoughts here. Urrutia and Lake also share some big picture thoughts on the program. What is holding Miami back from being a national power? Does the school care about football? What needs to be done to change the cycle of mediocrity. We wrap up the show with the latest tidbits on recruiting. Enjoy the episode! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Miami Hurricanes suffered a 38-17 loss to Michigan State on Saturday in what might be the most troubling result yet of the Manny Diaz era. In the latest Through The Smoke podcast, David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their big picture thoughts on the program, what went wrong in the game, and what the potential solutions might be moving forward. Check out the quick instant reaction podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The No. 24 Miami Hurricanes will host a Michigan State team that is better than everyone expected going into the season. What scares us most about this MSU team? What does Miami need to do to control the game? Who are the key players to know on both sides of the ball? InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts on this important game in this preview podcast. Urrutia also shares where things stand with some of UM’s key recruiting targets and which prospects are expected to attend the Michigan State game. Enjoy the podcast! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest edition of Through the Smoke, we get to know the Michigan State Spartans. The No. 24 Miami Hurricanes will take on the Spartans this Saturday in a noon kickoff at Hard Rock Stadium. Miami (1-1) enters the game looking to click on offense while Michigan State (2-0) is looking to build on their strong start to the 2021 season. To get a better understanding of Michigan State, we asked Andrew Bell of the Press Quarters Podcast to give us a better understanding of this MSU team. What is head coach Mel Tucker all about? Who are the key players to know on both sides of the ball? What are the key match-ups to watch? David Lake and Bell touch on it all here. You don’t want to miss this episode. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, we close the book on Appalachian State and peek ahead to this week’s match-up against Michigan State. After rewatching the App State game, how do we feel about Miami’s performance? Did any players perform better than we originally thought? What changes need to be made? InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their thoughts here. We also update the lates on Miami’s injury situation at key positions and give our early thoughts on Michigan State. You don’t want to miss this episode! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Miami Hurricanes were able to grind out a 25-23 win over Appalachian State on Saturday night. The game wasn't pretty, but UM found a way to win. Following the game, InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia shared their immediate thoughts on Miami's performance. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The No. 22 Miami Hurricanes will get back to it this week with a home game against Appalachian State. Miami lost their season opener to No. 1 Alabama, 44-13, and the Hurricanes will look to bounce back against a very good Group of Five level team in Appalachian State. What is the key to victory for the Hurricanes? What does Appalachian State do well that Miami should be concerned about? What is our prediction for the game? Check out the latest episode of Through The Smoke as David Lake and Gaby Urrutia break it all down. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, David Lake and Gaby Urrutia look ahead to the Appalachian State game and answer plenty of mailbag questions. In the first half of the show, Lake is joined by David Ware of AppStateMania.com to discuss the 2021 Appalachian State team. Who are the key players to know for the Mountaineers? What has made their program so successful over the past six seasons? What type of mentality will App State bring into this game? Ware provides plenty of insight into Miami’s week two opponent. In the second half of the podcast, Lake and Urrutia answer some question from the InsideTheU message board community. The questions range from our thoughts from the Alabama game to what do we expect against Appalachian State to big picture thoughts on the state of the program. Urrutia also shares the latest with recruiting. Check out the latest episode. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest episode of Through The Smoke, David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their final thoughts on Miami's performance against Alabama. After rewatching the game, how do we feel about this Hurricanes team? What did we like? What did we not like? What changes need to be made? Lake and Urrutia share their thoughts and discuss the explanation on the game from head coach Manny Diaz and offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee. We also touch a little bit on Appalachian State. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices