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New Eligibility Model Approved
The NCAA Division I Cabinet approved a new five-year, age-based eligibility model on Tuesday. College athletes will now be given five years of eligibility over five seasons. The five year clock begins upon initial full-time enrollment in college or at the beginning of the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs first. The new eligibility model will eliminate red shirts and medical waivers. GO CANES!
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Jun 231 min read


Welcome to the U, Dawson Harmon!
On Friday, former South Carolina third baseman Dawson Harman announced he is transferring to Miami. Dawson hit .227 with five home runs, 21 RBIs, eight doubles, one triple, and two stolen bases with a .779 OPS in 40 starts this past season. In 2025, he hit .370 with 24 home runs and 65 RBIs as a First Team Juco All-American and the Florida Juco Player of the Year. Welcome to the U, Dawson! Welcome to the family! GO CANES!
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Jun 231 min read


“What IF… breakaway?”
For years, there have been questions and rumors about the future viability of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). On the field, the ACC is considered, by most, an inferior conference, despite recent evidence of progress on the field against the SEC and Big Ten. In-fighting has caused division. Seven school bonded together to express their displeasure over the conference’s media rights agreement and exit fees. Two schools have even sued the conference. It’s expected Florida S
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Jun 203 min read


Senate bill moving to a vote
The Protect College Sports Act, spearheaded by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), is headed to the Senate floor. The Senate Commerce Committee voted 19-9 on Thursday morning to move the bill forward to a full Senate vote. The federal bill will give the Senate the opportunity to vote on a proposed solution to some of the issues facing the college sports industry. The bill would provide the NCAA with an antitrust exemption so that it could enforce a cap on
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Jun 201 min read


TOP of the Boards: '27 Basketball Recruiting
Miami head coach Jai Lucas and his staff are again on the recruiting trail as they prepare for the 2026-27 season. In coach Lucas’ first season, Miami had the biggest turnaround in school history, going 26-9 and returning to the NCAA Tournament. The next phase of rebuilding is to build consistency. After the incredible season, Miami found itself rebuilding again after three seniors graduated and seven players transferred. Lucas and his staff went to work and built a new team
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Jun 203 min read


UNDER the SCOPE… Defensive Line
Miami will enter the 2027 football season as the heavy favorite to win the ACC and again return to the College Football Playoffs. CaneReports will now examine each position group and the strengths and weaknesses of each group. Next up is Miami’s ... DEFENSIVE LINE. Current Situation: College football continues to change and evolve. It used to b you had strong-side and weakside defensive ends. That evolve to feature edge rushers and defensive ends. Today we are moving to class
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Jun 182 min read


MOST Wanted: Remaining 2027 Targets
Miami is close to finalizing their 2027 recruiting class. It’s been reported the Canes want to take a smaller recruiting class this cycle, somewhere around 20-24 recruits. Currently, Miami’s class has 19 verbal commitments, ranked #2 in the nation and #1 in the ACC. Who will fill out the Canes’ class? Here are the 10 MOST WANTED targets remaining on Miami’s big board. EDG DJ Jacobs* Miami would love to pair DJ Jacobs with Jaiden Bryant on the defensive line. We saw what Bain
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Jun 172 min read


The Joe Rose Show: Joe Echevarria
University of Miami President Joe Echevarria joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of college athletics. Related:
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Jun 171 min read


Brendan Sorsby… final thoughts
-EDITORIAL- by TexCane The Brendan Sorsby drama is over! Or is it? The embattled Texas Tech quarterback announced he has officially applied to enter the NFL's supplemental draft. After weeks of rhetoric, threats and law suits, this young man said "ENOUGH!". Brendan will close the book on his college career and move on to the next chapter in his life. Or will he? Addiction... For those who have experienced addiction your their family, you know his fight with gambling has o
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Jun 172 min read


Welcome to the U, Andre Hyppolite!
Miami landed the verbal commitment of four-star safety Andre Hyppolite (Miami, FL - North Miami Beach) on Sunday. He is Miami’s 19th verbal commitment to the 2027 recruiting class, now ranked #2 in the nation and #1 in the ACC, according to the 247Sports Composite.. At 6’-1”/180, Andre is rated 93, ranked the #10 safety and the #142 overall prospect in the 2027 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports Composite. Andre chose Miami over Florida, Minnesota, Notre Dame and G
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Jun 141 min read


Circling Back?
Mario Cristobal and his staff are one of the best in the nation at recruiting. They are genuine, strategic, patient and relentless on the recruiting trail. They have rebuilt Miami’s roster over the past four years into one of the most talented and balanced roster in the country. Strategic an Calculating… Often not noticed is their ability to be strategic and calculating in their thinking and planning. For example, they know when to play the “long game” with selected recruitin
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Jun 141 min read


10 MOST Wanted: Class of 2028 (early)
June 13, 2026 Miami is rounding out their 2027 recruiting class. At this time, it appears Mario Cristobal and his staff will deliver yet another top ten class in 2027. It’s been reported Miami will take a smaller class this year., projected around 20-22 recruits. This is after taking 31 recruits in 2026. Currently, the class stands at 18 verbal commitments, ranked #3 in the nation and #1 in the ACC. It’s time to get an early look at the next potential wave of Hurricanes. We
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Jun 131 min read


Welcome to the U, Chase Swift!
Virginia Tech sophomore left handed pitcher Chase Swift is transferring to Miami. At 5’-11”/194, Chase went 1-1 with a 3.63 ERA in 15 games in 2026. He struck out 38, walked eight in 22 1/3 innings, holding batters to a .163 batting average. Chase is considered the 34th best either and 107th best player in the transfer portal, according to 64Analytics. Chase is the sixth incoming transfer pitcher for the Canes as Miami makes wholesale changes to their pitching staff. Welcome
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Jun 121 min read


Four Chairs…
With the news late Thursday regarding Miami’s withdraw from Kaden Henderson’s recruitment, the Canes are down to approximately six remaining recruiting targets for 2-4 scholarship slots. Let’s take yet another look…. EDG DJ Jacobs*
Hometown: Roswell, GA School: Blessed Trinity Catholic HT: 6'-5" | WT: 225 | Offers: 36 | Rating: 98 | Position Rank: 1 | Overall Rank: 1
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Jun 123 min read


UNDER the SCOPE… Offensive Line
Miami will enter the 2027 football season as heavy favorites to win the ACC and again return to the College Football Playoffs. CaneReports will now examine each position group and the strengths and weaknesses of each group. First up is Miami’s ... OFFENSIVE LINE. Current Situation: Miami has established itself as a premier destination for elite offensive line prospects. This past season, the Canes had three offensive linemen drafted by the NFL. The, of course, means Miami mus
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Jun 112 min read


NEXT Official Visitor…
College football is entering the third official visit weekend of the cycle. Miami will host an extremely light lineup of ONE 2027 recruiting prospects this week. Let’s take a look… Getting ALL the attention this week is local four-star safety Andre Hyppolite (Miami, FL - North Miami Beach). Andre Hyppolite
Hometown: Miami, FL School: North Miami Beach
HT: 6'-1" | WT: 180 | Offers: 23 | Rating: 93 | Pos. Rank: 10 | Overall Rank: 14
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Jun 111 min read


UP NEXT with Adam Breneman
Mario Cristobal dives deep into Nick Saban, the Secret Service and Miami football. Breneman travel down to Miami to sit down with Mario Cristobal and learn how he’s rebuilding one of college football’s most iconic programs. Cristobal opened up about growing up in Miami, playing for the Hurricanes, and what it means to return home as head coach. He shared lessons from working under Nick Saban, the adversity that shaped him early in his coaching career, and how he bounced back
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Jun 111 min read


Miami Adds Pitchers Blake Morningstar & Mason Horwat
courtesy of Miami Athletics CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Miami Hurricanes baseball program added a pair of pitchers via the transfer portal in Blake Morningstar from Wake Forest and Mason Horwat from Penn State, head coach JD Arteaga announced Tuesday. Morningstar arrives in Coral Gables after three seasons at Wake Forest, where he appeared in 55 career games and made 21 starts. The Pennsylvania native earned First Team All-ACC honors in 2025 after leading the Demon Deacons with
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Jun 102 min read


Miami to host Alabama
courtesy of Miami athletics CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami men’s basketball team will host Alabama in the 2026 SEC/ACC Challenge, it was announced Friday. The game will take place Wednesday, Dec. 2 inside the Watsco Center. Tip time and TV designation will be announced at a later date. Alabama is making its first trip to Coral Gables since 2015 when the Hurricanes defeated the Crimson Tide, 73-66, in the NIT. The match-up will be the fifth all-time between the t
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Jun 101 min read


Canes add two experienced shooters
Miami head coach Jai Lucas has reinforced his backcourt recently with the additions former Indiana transfer guard Nick Dorn and former St. Peter’s transfer shooting guard Brent Bland. At 6’-7”/225, Nick Dorn averaged 8.1 points and 2.3 rebounds while shooting 38% from 3-point range. In 2025-26, Nick played 30 games, made 12 starts and averaged 23.2 minutes. He is known for his ability from long range, making 74 three-point shots over his college career. Nick scored in double
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Jun 101 min read
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