Miami head coach Jai Lucas got great news on Sunday. Former Georgia center Somto Cyril announced he is transferring to 
Miami. At 6’-11”/260, Somto, a Nigerian native, is considered the fourth-best center and the 19th-best player in the transfer portal. As a sophomore, Cyril was fifth on the Georgia Bulldogs at 9.3 points per game, led the team in rebounding (5.4) and led the SEC, 14th nationally, in blocks (2.2). Cyril is slated to replace graduating ACC All-Defensive Team

Miami shut out Wake Forest, 8-0, on Sunday at Mark Light Field. With the win, the Canes also won the weekend series. Miami (27-9, 8-7 ACC) used superior pitching behind stater AJ Ciscar and reliever Lyndon Glidewell . Ciscar went seven innings gave up no runs, four hits and one walk. He struck out five. Glidewell came on in the eight inning and finished out the last two innings, striking out three. Miami pitching limited Wake Forest to four runs in the three-game series. At

Miami currently has nine verbal commitments to the 2027 recruiting class, now ranked #6 in the nation. Miami is also heavily involved with dozens of elite and blue chip prospects. Miami has incredible momentum on the recruiting trail. Who will be the next 2027 recruiting prospect to commit to the University of Miami? CaneReports used the following methodology to identify potential commitments. A prospect must have an offer from Miami. A prospect must have indicated publicly

Miami head coach Jai Lucas and staff lost another two players to the transfer portal on Saturday. Miami forward Salih Altuntas and wing Timotej Malovec have entered the transfer portal. With their departures, the Canes have only three players remaining on the roster with one incoming freshman ( Caleb Gaskins ) joining the squad this coming season. Miami’s coach staff is again tasked with a major rebuild of the team. Miami’s staff will have returning small forward Shelton H

Miami’s bats went stone cold on Saturday night, losing to Wake Forest, 3-1. The Canes were held to only three hits by Wake starter Troy Dressler (5-1), who threw six scoreless innings for the Demon Deacons win. Miami (26-9, 7-7 ACC) wasted an excellent start from pitcher Lazaro Collera (3-2), who tossed seven innings giving up two runs on five hits while striking out six Demon Deacons. At the plate, Miami was held to only 2-13 with runners on base. The three-game series is t

CORRECTION: Miami's latest verbal commitment, OL Jacob Hawks, was incorrectly listed as a 2027 Class member. Miami welcomed massive OT prospect Jacob Hawks (Hutchinson, KS) - Hutchinson Community College) as the tenth verbal commitment to the Miami's 2027 recruiting clas s on Saturday. At 6’-9”/320, Jacob was on his official visit to Miami this weekend. He met the coaching staff, players and took in the 12th spring practice before quickly deciding to make his pledge to hea

RUNNING BACKS Miami’s running back room is among the best in the country. The talent and experience is exceptional. The ROOM… The Canes are led by Mark Fletcher Jr ., with CharMar Brown, Jordan Lyle, Girard Pringle Jr., and Chris Wheatley-Humphrey providing solid depth at a position that’s physically taxing on a player. Joining the room is true freshman Javian Mallor y. That's a talent and deep five-back room. The TARGETS… With al this talent on the roster this year, it wi

by TexCane Just about every college sports fan in America agrees that college athletics is broken. IF I was commissioner, how would I solve all the problems surrounding the NCAA? So far, I, as commissioner, have reorganized college athletics into eight conferences, each with ten schools. We have broken down the new PACIFIC, WEST, CENTRAL, and SOUTHWEST Divisions. Today we continue our series with the introduction of another conference in the reconstruction of Division I of

Miami defeated Wake Forest, 3-1, in a pitching duel on Friday night at Light Field. Miami starter Rob Evans and Wake starter Chris Levonas dueled for four innings before the Canes’ bats kicked in to take the lead, 1-0. Evans (7-1) tossed 6 2/3 innings, allowing only one unearned run while scattering sevens hits , striking out five and walking two. Miami (26-8, 7-6 ACC) finally took the lead in the fifth inning when Vance Sheahan drove in Derek Williams on a fielder’s choice

Miami landed a verbal commitment from four-star IOL Sean Tatum (Fort Pierce, FL - John Carroll) on Friday. At 6’-3.5”/317, Sean is the ninth commitment to Miami’s 2027 recruiting class. He is rated 93, the #10 IOL and #189 overall prospect in the country, according to the 247Sports Composite. Miami’s class is now ranked #6 in the nation and #1 in the ACC. With 28 scholarship offers to date, Sean chose Miami over Florida, Tennessee and Auburn. A multi-sport athlete and is youn

April 10, 2026 ALERT: PG Jordyn Kee has entered the transfer portal. Miami head coach Jai Lucas led the Canes to the best turnaround season in history in 2025-26, going 26-9 with a return to the NCAA Tournament. However, Lucas is faced with another major rebuilding challenge this off-season. His three pillars have graduated and five other players have entered the transfer portal. That’s eight (with Jordyn Kee news) of his thirteen players who must be replaced. Lucas got of

Miami didn’t waste any time after landing their 2027 quarterback recruit Israel Abrams . On Thursday, 2028 quarterback prospect Knox Annis (Jacksonville, FL - Mandarin) announced his commitment to the Canes. At 6’-3”/205, Knox chose Miami over Florida, Florida State, Auburn, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pittsburgh among his current 19 scholarship offers. In 2025, as a sophomore, Knox threw for 2,203 yards (60.2%) with 22 TD and 10 INT. He added 34 carries for 330 yards and 1

Miami head coach Mario Cristobal made an appearance this week on The Joe Rose Show on 560-WQAM. With his team almost two-thirds through spring practice, he shared his thoughts on the team and the progress as they prepare for the 2026 season. On establishing a team identity for 2026… "We talk as a staff and say this is what we know we can be good at," said Cristobal. "Then these are things we show potential to be good at. And then these are things we don't do well and we got

updated: 4/9/26 ​ Miami had a record setting year under first year head coach Jai Lucas . The Canes had the best turnaround season in school history, returning to the NCAA National Tournament with a 26-9 record. However, coach Lucas and his staff are again looiking at a rebuilding year. Three seniors graduated and four underclassmen have entered the transfer portal. Miami has signed 5-star forward Caleb Gaskins. This means the staff must find six quality replacements to fin

On Wednesday, Miami offered JUCO offensive tackle Jacob Hawks (Hutchinson, KS - Hutchinson College). At 6’-9”/320, Hawks is a rising sophomore offensive tackle who started at left tackle on a Hutchinson squad that went 11-1 and finished as the junior college national runner-ups. Hawks will be on Miami’s campus for an official visit this weekend. He has three years of eligibility remaining plus a red-shirt year. Hawks can enroll at the college of his choice this summer. Given

by TexCane Just about every college sports fan in America agrees that college athletics is broken. Recently, President Trump even convened a “round table" at the White House with the leaders in college athletics to discuss the situation. Out of that meeting came his announcement that he would deliver a white paper outlining solutions to this mess. That got me thinking. Yea, that could be scary but perhaps intriguing. What if the president recommends a new leadership structure

Miami held on to beat cross-town foe lord International, 9-7, on Tuesday evening. The Canes were led on mound by TJ Coats (5-1). He turned in a very strong performance, going six innings, allowing two (one earned), on three hits while walking one and striking out a career-high seven batters. At the plate, Miami (25-8, 6-6 ACC) rolled out the lumber with three two-run home runs by Derek Williams, Jake Ogden and Brylan West. Miami jumped on FIU in the fourth inning with a f

UPDATE: (4/8/26) Two more Canes have announced their intention to enter the transfer portal, PG John Laboy and SF Treyvon Maddox. Both played limited minutes in 2025-26 and were down the depth chart. Best wishes to these young men. Miami must now fill six roster spots through the transfer portal. With the basketball season in the books, all attention shifts to the off-season with the official opening of the 14-day Transfer Portal Miami is coming off the second biggest turnaro

by TexCane Just about every college sports fan in America agrees that college athletics is broken. Recently , President Trump even convened a “round table" at the White House with the leaders in college athletics to discuss the situation. Out of that meeting came his announcement that he would deliver a white paper outlining solutions to this mess. That got me thinking. Yea, that could be scary but perhaps intriguing. What if Trump recommends a new leadership structure with a

April 6, 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 have begun early projections of what the Miami 2027 class might look like by signing day in December. After the biggest recruiting weekend in the Mario C