The College Sports Commission (CSC) was formed eight months to govern college rules enforcement, specifically Name, Image & Likeness approval process and the Transfer Portal. Today, ESPN is reporting the new agency is faced with a number challenges, including long approval times on NIL deals and the failure of many schools to sign the CSC agreement document. NIL deals have taken much longer for CSC approval due to third party payments to players on behalf of their client s

-EDITORIAL- by TexCane The management of college athletics has been in a state of change and chaos for nearly a decade. We have seen multiple massive conference realignments, the emergence and impact of the Transfer Portal and Name, Image & Likeness (NIL). The chaos that has followed impacted fans, administrators, coaches and student-players across the country. Last week, President Trump brought together people from varied backgrounds, to the White House to participate in t

courtesy of Miami Athletics CHARLOTTE, N.C. – After leading the University of Miami men’s basketball team to the largest turnaround in Division I this season, Malik Reneau, Tre Donaldson and Ernest Udeh Jr. garnered All-ACC honors as voted on by the league’s coaches and media, it announced Monday. Reneau was named to the All-ACC First Team as the Miami native leads the team in scoring at 19.0 points per game to go along with 6.6 rebounds. The forward scored 20-or-more points

March 9, 2026 Mario Cristobal and his staff are one of the best recruiting teams in America. Since arriving at Miami, they have consistently landed top recruiting classes. With the Canes’ continued success on field, there is no reason to not expect Miami to land another blue-chip class in 2027. CaneReports’ volunteer staff recently began an early projection of what the Miami 2027 class might look like by signing day in December. Let’s take another very early swing at a poten

No. 24 Miami couldn’t hold the lead in the 9th inning and went on to lose, 8-7, to Boston College on Friday night. Miami led 5-0 after two innings but Cane’s pitching couldn’t hold down the Eagles. Miami starter AJ Ciscar went eight innings, allowing 5 runs on six hits, but left with a 7-5 lead going into the ninth inning. Reliever Ryan Bilka couldn’t hold the led in the ninth, giving up two runs to send the game into extra innings. BC went on to score two runs in the top of

Miami landed the verbal commitment from 5-star wide receiver Nick Lennear (Opa Locka, FL - Miami Carol City) on Thursday evening. Nick gave his pledge to head coach Mario Cristobal and wide receiver coach Kevin Beard at the 305 Day recruiting event at Cristobal’s home. At 5’-11.5”/165, Nick is rated 99, ranked the #3 wide receiver and the #12 overall prospect in the nation, according to the 247Sports Composite. Nick chose Miami over such schools as FSU, Georgia, Indiana, Mic

No. 22 Miami traveled to Dallas on Wednesday night to take on SMU in the last regular-season road game. The Canes came away with a 77-69 victory, clinching the 3-seed in next week’s ACC Tournament. While the Canes never trailed but the Mustangs kept it close in the first half, going into the break trailing 38-31. Miami took firm control early in the second half as Tre Donaldson (layup), Shelton Henderson (dunk) and Donaldson hit a 3 pointer for a 45-31 lead. SMU rallied lat

Miami fought through adversity to defeat Bethune-Cookman, 5-2, on Wednesday night at Alex Rodriguez Stadium. After losing two games to Florida over the weekend, Miami had to put it behind them and get back on track. They did so but not without first dealing with the emotions associated with losing to an arch rival. Miami struggled to score runs early in the game, going 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position, leaving 11 on base. However, in a decisive seventh inning, the C

Miami’s reported unofficial and official visits for 2027 prospects.  CaneReports  will update as reported dates are published. updated:  3/3/26 |  9:00 a.m. ET Prospect                                            Unofficial Visit               Official  Visit                     Quarterbacks:                                      Davin Davidson                                              3/5 & 4/5 Neimann Lawrence (’28)                                3/5

Miami (23-6, 12-4 ACC) broke into the Top 25 after impressive wins over Florida State and Boston College this past week. The Canes earned a #22 ranking, for the first time under head coach Jai Lucas. AP TOP 25  (Released March 2) Duke 27-2 Arizona 27-2 Michigan 27-2 UConn 27-3 Florida 23-6 Iowa State 24-5 Houston 24-5 Michigan State 24-5 Nebraska 25-4 Texas Tech 22-7 Illinois 22-7 Gonzaga 28-3 Virginia 25-4 Kansas 21-8 Purdue 22-7 Alabam

No. 10 Florida rallied with five runs in the eighth inning to defeat No. 17 Miami in the first game of a three-game weekend series on Friday night at Light Field. The Gators got solid pitching to keep Miami’s bats in check most of the game game. The Canes threatened in the fifth with two hits to begin the inning, but the runners were stranded. Miami finally broke through in the sixth inning as Derek Williams and Brylan West each drove in a run for the Canes to tie the game.

February 27, 2026 by Zona Miami is back on the recruiting trail and red hot with many elite 2027 prospects headed to Coral Gables during the spring for a visit. Our series will focus on NEW blue-chip prospects who Miami has offered a scholarship and plans to take a visit to campus this spring and early summer. Today, we are spotlighting safety Honor Fa'alave-Johnson. Background: Honor Fa'alave-Johnson is the #1 safety prospect in 2027 national recruiting class. He is from Sa

No. 17 Miami (10-0) is off to a roaring start to their 2026 season after beating Florida Atlantic, 11-7, in comeback fashion on the road Wednesday. FAU (3-4) took a 7-4 lead into the ninth. Then… BOOM! The Canes bats came alive. Brylan West clubbed a go-ahead two-run double as part of a seven-run rally. Daniel Cuvet hit a two-run home run and Jake Ogden had a three-run double. The Miami victory now sets up a big three-game series against No. 10 Florida (9-1) on Light Field.

Miami is coming off a major win over arch-rival Florida State, 83-73. on Tuesday. Tre Donaldson pumped in 21 points while Malik Reneau scored his eight double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds. The win brings Miami (22-6, 11-4 ACC) closer to returning to March Madness next month. "It's always hard to win on the road for a game," said Miami head coach Jai Lucas. "Just one, it being a rivalry and there's always a lot of emotions. Of course, we had a player who was back home

February 23, 2026 by Zona Miami is back on the recruiting trail and red hot with many elite 2027 prospects headed to Coral Gables during the spring for a visit. Our new series will focus on NEW blue-chip prospects who Miami has offered a scholarship and plans to take a visit to campus this spring and early summer. Today, we are spotlighting quarterback Israel Abrams. Background: Israel is from Arlington Heights, Illinois where he attends Montini Catholic High School. Miami o

We are pleased to introduce two orange blooded Canes to our CaneReports team. Zona has been with us for awhile from Arizona and will be taking on an expanded role, focusing on the recruiting side of our site. Look for his new series, EMERGING, that will give you detailed breakdowns on new recruiting prospects that are emerging as potential key targets on the recruiting trail. Tinker joins us from Maryland and is also an orange blooded Canes. She will be focused on our In

ESPN’s Dan Wentzel presented a unique scenario this week. He speculated that it might be attractive for at least three schools to leave the BIG TEN for independence. Specifically, Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State leaving the Big Ten Conference and going independent along with USC and Oregon. Why would those blue blood schools leave Big Ten, who this week reported $1B in revenue sharing for its 18 member schools? That about $78 per school, far exceeding the ACC and Big-12

February 20, 2026 College athletics, specifically football, is spiraling out of control. The NCAA is no longer the governing body of college sports. Conference realignment, NIL, Transfer Portal and the courts have neutered that organization. Can the universities take back control of their athletic programs? Is it time to close down the NCAA? Start over with fresh blood leadership with bold, innovative ideas? In this edition, we will continue to examine the critical steps nee

The Big Ten Conference is floating a 24-team CFP model for 2027 and beyond. ESPN acquired an internal B1G document this week that calls for the expansion of the College Football Playoffs from the current 12-school model to 24 schools. A number of potential issues with this proposal are already surfacing. CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES... According to the document, all conference championship games would be eliminated. This would hurt such conferences as the Big-12 and ACC w

On Wednesday, Miami has entered the race for elite 2027 quarterback prospect Israel Abrams (Arlington Heights, IL - Montini Catholic). At 6’4”/187, Abrams is rated 97, ranked the #5 QB prospect and the #61 overall prospect is the 2027 recruiting class, according to 247Sports Composite . Abrams brings a powerful arm with a rapid release. He also has good touch and anticipation. Works well through progressions. Excellent pocket mobility and presence. Abram is a dangerous RP