So what will ACC Rookie of the Year Duke Johnson do for an encore?
So what can UM fans expect from Duke Johnson as a sophomore? According to my unscientific calculations, it’s not far-fetched to predict Johnson will rush for around 1,500 yards in 2013.Duke Johnson...
View ArticleTwitter panic aside, Al Golden not leaving Hurricanes for Wisconsin
Relax UM fans. Coach Al Golden isn’t going anywhere. A minor panic began on Thursday at 11:18 a.m. when Sports Illustrated’s Pete Thamel tweeted: “Al Golden, a favorite of Barry Alvarez, has emerged...
View ArticleThe Hurricanes’ best quarterback? Might be freshman baseball player David...
The University of Miami’s best quarterback — excluding Stephen Morris — might also be the Hurricanes’ best baseball player. David Thompson, a two-sport star from Miami Westminster Christian, is a...
View ArticleHurlie Brown: Coaching the Hurricanes’ running backs is “a dream come true”
Hurlie Brown cried when Al Golden offered him the chance to become the Hurricanes’ running backs coach. Since Brown was bitten by the coaching bug as a UM graduate assistant in 1992, his professional...
View ArticleAs the [Gray] Crow flies: Hurricanes’ quarterback making his mark this spring
Gray Crow has such a strong throwing arm that as a kid he broke his dad’s fingers playing catch even though his father wore soccer goalie gloves to protect his digits. “He’s not old,” Crow, UM’s...
View ArticleWinners and losers from Miami Hurricanes’ Friday scrimmage in Naples
With one week to go before the Spring Game at Sun Life Stadium, we take a look back at Friday night’s scrimmage in Naples. Stock’s up Anthony Chickillo: It’s only the spring, but Chickillo’s...
View ArticleNew Hurricanes’ graduate assistant looking for the next Kareem Brown
Question: Since 2000, what UM player has generated the most sacks in a single season? The answer is Kareem Brown, who piled up 11 sacks in 2006 for the Hurricanes while earning second-team , All ACC...
View ArticleFor UM football, things haven’t been the same since Don Soldinger departed
If you’re looking for a specific date where the Hurricanes’ football program went off the rails – competitively speaking – a good start would be Jan. 2, 2006. That morning, four UM assistant coaches –...
View ArticleUM spring notebook: Shane Larkin could be good as gone, but replacement may...
A dozen notes on everything UM: ….I’m told that Hurricanes point guard Shane Larkin is “torn” regarding his decision whether to enter the NBA Draft or return for his junior season. But, according to...
View ArticleAl Golden: Gabe Terry’s days are done as a Miami Hurricane
Gabe Terry’s arrest last week on a felony and misdemeanor charges has gotten the Palm Beach Central High grad booted off the Hurricanes’ football team. Coach Al Golden said on Thursday that Terry “is...
View ArticleWinter Park DE Trent Harris commits to Miami, plus notes
As it pertains to recruiting, Miami continues to see no ill effects from potential NCAA penalties (or anything else, for that matter). Harris (Rivals.com) The Hurricanes received a verbal commitment...
View ArticleAl Golden: “We’ve trusted” in the NCAA process, plus notes
Training camp is days away and the threat of NCAA penalties still looms over his program, but Al Golden can still joke a bit. During an interview Tuesday with Samantha Ponder on ESPN’s SportsCenter,...
View ArticleAl Golden opens Hurricanes camp feeling like ‘a football coach,’ for a change...
CORAL GABLES — Those who covered Al Golden’s team the last two years say he looks like a new man. The coach himself agrees. “I don’t know if you’ve ever seen me in this fashion,” Golden said .”I’m...
View ArticleStronger, more mature Miami Hurricanes open training camp (with video)
CORAL GABLES — Miami took to the practice field fired up on Saturday, as expected. Al Golden was just as excited as anybody. He feels his team is bigger, stronger and more mature. That’s why this...
View ArticleAl Golden: Players want to bring ‘The U’ back (video)
CORAL GABLES — Miami coach Al Golden reiterated what he’s said for several weeks: this is the best time he’s had coaching. It’s not just because he can see the completion of the NCAA case against his...
View ArticleDay 5 notes: Sunny outlook for offensive line, QB, LB battles
One promising offensive lineman returned on Wednesday, the first day of full-pads ‘Canes camp. Freshman Sunny Odogwu, a 6-foot-8, 320-pound right tackle and native of Nigeria, was a full participant in...
View ArticleWatch: Miami Hurricanes receivers, Duke Johnson catch passes, plus scrimmage...
CORAL GABLES — Much like they will the day before games this fall, Miami held a walk-through practice on Saturday at Greentree Fields. That meant quarterbacks and receivers got plenty of time to get in...
View ArticleEduardo Clements scores, other notes from Miami Hurricanes’ first 2013 scrimmage
If Eduardo Clements is healthy, he provides Miami necessary depth in the backfield behind ACC Freshman of the Year Duke Johnson and shifty backup Dallas Crawford. It appears Clements is ready for that...
View ArticleCamp notes: Miami Hurricanes’ offensive line depth takes a hit
CORAL GABLES – The main men on Miami’s offensive line comprise one of the largest groups in college football. UM averages 6-foot-6 and 320 pounds across. It’s not those guys Al Golden is worried about....
View ArticleCamp notes: Miami Hurricanes’ Gus Edwards has eligibility issue
Miami running back Gus Edwards, expected to be a big bruiser to help take the load off star tailback Duke Johnson, has hit a roadblock. Edwards has not been at practice this week. Coach Al Golden...
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