Tag: Miami Hurricanes

NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: Can Gonzaga snatch the second seed?

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The big questions Tuesday night revolved around three of the mid-majors. Can St. Mary’s score an impressive win over Gonzaga in the Football World Cup championship game, confirming that the Gaels’ strong computer numbers deserve a correspondingly high rating? And will Oral Roberts and/or Charleston win their respective conference championships, or will they go to Selection Sunday in hopes of getting a big bid? Consider answering these questions definitively. Charleston outlasted UNC Wilmington in the CAA title game for their 30th win against a Division One. Meanwhile, Oral Roberts completed…

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Send a question to Stuart Mandel Football Mailbag

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As soon as the Mailbag came out last week, the reorganization was back in the news. That should give way to some questions. Also: The story of Jaden Rashada NIL, the ring coordinator, and more. Leave your questions here. Please include your city. .

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NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: Alabama is the top seed. Northwestern and Clemson

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“They can’t imagine it… that someone like me would walk into their house, walk on their land…” – Cassian Andor When compiling this week’s segment, we were astounded by the inclusion of teams we’d never expected to have considered as recently as a few weeks ago. North-west? Pittsburgh? Clemson? UCF? wait … Is that true? It also got us thinking about another story focusing on underdogs who took the power structure by surprise: “Andor,” our favorite TV series of 2022. After the train wreck that was “The Book of Boba…

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College basketball rankings: Illinois out, Miami in. And hey, New Mexico!

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Merry Christmas after Christmas! I trust that the holiday treated everyone well, though there were a few precious college basketball games that caught our eye. As a result, there wasn’t much movement on top of the polls. The good news is that there are plenty of great matches to be shown this week, which top the list for Saturday’s packed New Year’s Eve. In the meantime, allow me to spread my usual holiday cheer by presenting the correct ranking of the top 25 college basketball teams, as presented to the…

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College signing day winners, losers: Oregon shines, Notre Dame falters

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The first day of the early college football draft signing period came and went on a Wednesday. As always, there was a fair share of drama. While there are still some dominoes to fall in the remaining two days of this window, let’s take a look at some of the winners and losers as of Wednesday. winners Oregon There is no greater Signature Day winner than Oregon State. And the strikes may still be coming. Oregon State fans are still dreaming of landing five-star running back David Hicks from Katie…

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Five-star tackle Samson Okonlola—”Pancake Honshu”—commits to Miami

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Mario Cristobal’s quest for one of the best recruiting classes in the country — and building one of the best offensive lines in college football — 6-foot-5, 305-pounds received a jolt Thursday when Miami acquired five-star pledge offensive tackle Samson O’Conlola. Nicknamed “Pancake Honcho,” O’Connola, the highest-ranked Massachusetts player in the modern draft era, picked the Hurricanes over offers from Florida, Michigan State and Alabama. His commitment catapulted the Miami class from No. 7 in the 247 Sports Composite team rankings to No. 3 behind only No. 1 Alabama and…

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Why Mario Cristobal is Miami’s MVP as the Hurricanes approach signing day

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Mario Cristobal couldn’t stop Miami’s top high school football recruit from skipping town last December. Shemar Stewart still signed with Texas A&M even after one of the top headhunters in the country made a solid one-month push at his new job. This time, Cristobal made sure the best player in town stayed home. On Tuesday night at a ceremony at Hard Rock Stadium honoring the top four high school players in South Florida, Reuben Payne, a 6-3, 250-pound master and top 100 recruit from Miami Central, announced that he had…

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Takeaways from 45-3: Miami lost big to FSU but final toll (recruits) has yet to be seen

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It’s hard to imagine a scenario where the University of Miami could play any worse than it did on Saturday night, but there are three more chances left on the schedule. Florida State’s 45-3 blowout of the Hurricanes in front of a sellout crowd of 66,200 at Hard Rock Stadium — and a national TV audience — was humiliating on several levels, and the fallout has yet to be determined. Miami’s most lopsided losses Date    Opponent    Score    Diff.    Oct. 24, 2015 58-0 58 Dec. 8, 1944…

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College football picks against spread: Bruce Feldman’s Week 10 picks

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I went 6-5 last week against the difference to take me to two under 0.500 against the season streak. The Good: Choosing TCU to do business with West Virginia. bad. Cincinnati’s choice to beat the UCF. The Ugly: Oklahoma’s Choice to Beat Kansas State. Here are the guesses for this week. (All spreads come from BetMGM, click here For live odds, all kickoff times are Eastern.) Appalachian State (-3) at Coastal Carolina, Thursday, 7:30 p.m., ESPN Jamey Chadwell’s team is an underdog at home. The offense handicapped some in the…

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Florida in Miami: odds, experts choose in-state rivalry game

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It’s a no-name rivalry, but when you drop references from the series’ history, it sounds like you’re listening to one of Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter” albums. Ride Wide I, Right Wide II, Right Wide III, Left Wide, The Miami Muff, The Block at the Rock. For the 77th time, Miami and Florida are vying for state supremacy. Florida State enters this game at Hard Rock Stadium as more than just a favorite to land the 4-4 Hurricanes. Both teams were good on attack, with Florida and Miami ranked second and…

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