-courtesy of FBS Athletic Directors Association- CLEVELAND – The FBS Athletics Directors Association (FBS AD Association) announced the appointment of Dan Radakovich, one of the most respected and accomplished leaders in collegiate athletics, as its next Executive Director. Radakovich will assume the role effective August 1, 2026, bringing more than three decades of experience shaping the landscape of college sports at the highest levels. Radakovich served as athletics dire

The off-season is in the books. It’s now time to prepare for Fall Camp and the 2026 season. Head Coach Mario Cristobal and offensive line coach Alex Mirabal have assembled a roster ready to compete for championships. Miami has done excellent job of talent retention and acquisition this off-season. The only question is who will step up to lead our Canes this season. Our series continues to focus on the potential competition for starting positions and backup roles at each posit

Just when we thought we had covered all the potential realignment scenarios, another mega scenario emerged. What IF…the NCAA implodes... ARMAGEDDON? How might this happen? It’s not a surprising scenario for there are many enemies of the NCAA. Over the last two decades, the NCAA has been embroiled in countless controversies, from realignment, mass revenue gaps, name-images-likeness, transfer portal regulation to court battles that never seem to end well for the NCAA. A recor

7/16/26 - Miami is already hot on the 2028 recruiting trail with two verbal commitments to the class, now ranked #5 in the nation, according to the 247Sports Composite. This edition of CaneReports will focus on the very early Top Dogs for Miami at each position. Check back for updates. QUARTERBACK: Knox Annis (Jacksonville, FL - Mandarin) | COMMITTED 6’3” / 205 | Rating: 86 | Pos Rank: 40 | Overall Rank: 500 RUNNING BACK: Xander Edwards (Jacksonville, FL - The Bo

The off-season is in the books. It’s now time to prepare for Fall Camp and the 2026 season. Head Coach Mario Cristobal and offensive line coach Alex Mirabal have assembled a roster ready to compete for championships. Miami has done excellent job of talent retention and acquisition this off-season. The only question is who will step up to lead our Canes this season. This series continues to focus on the potential competition for starting positions and backup roles at each pos

Atlantic Coast Commissioner Jim Philips announced on Wednesday a new tiebreaker policy for its championship game selection. The first tiebreaker remains head-to-head. The ACC said no team will be "overly rewarded or penalized" based on the number of conference games it plays. When head-to-head matchups cannot separate tied teams, the ACC will use the Team Success Ranking provided by SportSource Analytics as a way to reward the team with the strongest body of work. The ACC wor

Rivals released its updated 2027 Rivals300 rankings this week. Three Miami Hurricanes commits saw substantial jumps in the rankings. The face of Miami’s class is five-star elite cornerback Donte Wright (Long Beach, CA - Poly). Donte jumped to #4 overall in the Rivals rankings. He is now the nation’s best defensive back prospect and firmly locked into Miami’s recruiting class. Another Cane commit that saw his stock rise in this latest rankings update is wide receiver four-st

The off-season is in the books. It’s now time to prepare for Fall Camp and the 2026 season. Head Coach Mario Cristobal and his staff have assembled a roster ready to compete for championships. Miami has donn an excellent job of talent retention and acquisition this off-season. The only question is who will step up to lead our Canes this season. This series will focus on the potential competition for the starting and backup roles at each position. Our projections of each dep

The ACC Media Days begin today. This annual event marks the unofficial start of the college football season. Miami head coach Mario Cristobal kicked off Miami’s participation in Charlotte with an important interview on The Joe Rose Show early on Wednesday. Coach Cristobal was on top of his game, candid, honest and excited to talk about his team. Here are some of the questions he fielded. Let’s start in the trenches, the foundation of every Cristobal team. On the offensive lin

The Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday named Gary Patterson as the conference’s new supervisor of officials. Patterson, a veteran official, replaces Al Riveron, who stepped down from the post last fall after a disputed replay review. "His extensive experience on the field has been defined by excellence, integrity and leadership, and his deep understanding of the game makes him uniquely qualified to lead ACC football officiating," ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said in a relea

Over the last two months, CaneReports has brought you multiple re-alignment scenarios to consider. We have examined the collapse of the ACC, mergers between Power Four conferences, Power Four raiding and conferences breaking away from the NCAA to form a new association. Today, we examined how the ACC might fight for survival. Current ACC: The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is made up of 18 schools, with Notre Dame as a non-football playing member. What we know… The ACC is fi

Miami 2029 quarterback commit CJ Cypher (Carrollton, GA - Carrollton) was named MVP at this year’s UA Next S7VNS after leading his team to a comeback victory in the championship game on Sunday. In the championship game, CJ threw four touchdown passes, including a game-tying one in the closing minute, and won it with a tie-breaking extra-point pass. For the game, CJ completed 17 of 23 passes for 185 yards with another extra-point pass completion. Congratulations CJ! GO CANES!

The 2026 Major League Draft was conduct this weekend with four Miami Hurricanes selected. Headlining for the Canes were junior third baseman Daniel Cuvet, junior catcher Alex Sosa, senior right handed pitcher Ryan Bilka and senior left-handed pitcher Rob Evans. Cuvet was selected in the fifth round by the Washington Nationals. As the 138th overall pick, Cuvet's signing slot bonus value is at $542,200. Cuvet hit .305 with 14 doubles, one triple, 12 home runs and 45 RBIs with a

With the 2027 recruiting class just about complete, Miami’s football recruiting focus is shifting to 2028. Currently, the Canes have the #5 2028 recruiting class in the nation and #1 ACC class with two verbal commitments from QB Knox Annis and OL Kweli Fielder. While we don’t know the projected 2028 class size, we are getting early vibes on about a dozen or so uncommitted prospects that could make up the remaining core of Miami’s class. In addition to Annie and Fielder, here

updated: 7/10/26​ 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 again rebuilt the lroster for the upcoming 2026-27 season. The staff will focus on high school prospects to achieve asustainable roster moving forward. Look for Miami to sign 3-4 recruits in their 2027 recruiting class. The staff wil

Miami currently has the #5 ranked 2027 recruiting class with 20 verbal commitments. Much has been written and said about the projected size of this class. Most industry experts feel the class will be substantially smaller than in years passed, with projections in the 20-22 new recruits. Given a hypothetical size of 22 recruits, who are Miami’s top two remains targets? EDG DJ Jacobs* Hometown: Roswell, GA School: Blessed Trinity Catholic 
HT: 6'-5" | WT: 235 | Offers: 38 |

July 6, 2026 - Miami currently has the No. 4 recruiting class for 2027, despite a projected smaller class size than in recent years. There has been much said and written about Miami’s closing strategy with five months until the early signing period in December. What is Miami’s strategy? What do we definitively know? Miami’s head coach Mario Cristobal is one of thee best and most relentless college football recruiters. And his staff mirrors his intensity. Miami is well finance

There has been much buzz recently regarding the pending legislation, “Save College Sports” Act in the U.S. Congress. This legislation has a clause that would prohibit college athletic conferences from future expanding. This has caused controversy across college athletics. For and against. IF congress passes this act with the expansion prohibition, it could trigger fast moves by the conferences before the law takes affect. That brings us to a new scenario for consideration… a

July 3, 2026 It may be the off-season, but you would never know it by all the great news in Coral Gables this summer. Let’s take a look at what’s happening around the U. The best news…Canes’ guard Marcus Allen has been declared cancer-free! Marcus was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma seven months ago. GOD is good! Miami catcher Alonzo Alvarez has been named a Baseball America Freshman All-American. Alonzo started 45 of Miami’s 51 games, batting .341 with a .551 slugging pe

Miami basketball is on the 2027 recruiting trail. Head coach Jai Lucas and his staff are looking to set a sustainable roster for years to come. It will take time and patience to achieve. For the 2027 class, Miami is looking to establish a foundation based primarily on high school recruiting. Here are ten names to know at this time in the cycle. We expect the Canes will sign three prospects in the 2027 recruiting class. Point Guard: Cayden Daughtry Beckham Black Shooting/Comb