Miami college football 2021 preseason: Everything you need to know about practice, news, recruiting, schedule… – The Athletic
Some people feel it’s put up or shut up time for Manny Diaz and the Miami Hurricanes.
With D’Eriq King expected to be healthy for the opener against Alabama and UM having one of its deepest and most experienced teams in over a decade, maybe the Canes are due to win their second Coastal Division title since joining the ACC 17 years ago. Or, maybe, Miami fans are once again glossing over some holes at linebacker and defensive end and setting unreal expectations for Diaz’s third season at the helm. We’ll find out quickly when Miami kicks the season off in Atlanta against the defending national champion Crimson Tide whether the Hurricanes are once again pretenders or closer to legit contenders.
Preseason coverage
- What I saw, what I learned, what I think, what I heard, what I know after 10 Miami Hurricanes practices
- Four Miami Hurricanes breakout candidates, plus 3 more to watch after Sunday’s scrimmage
- What I saw, what I learned, what I think, what I heard, what I know after watching three Hurricanes practices
- The rundown on D’Eriq King’s surgically repaired knee and what stood out in Miami’s first practice
- Defining a ‘successful’ 2021 season, predicting position battle winners as Hurricanes camp opens
- Bubba Bolden explains why Miami’s defense isn’t ‘giggling’ anymore, plus other insights heading into camp
- Analyzing Miami’s offense depth chart entering camp, plus why the Canes’ backup quarterback could remain a mystery before opener
- What does Clemson think of Miami? How do other ACC rivals see the Hurricanes? Shared insights from Charlotte
2021 season coverage
- State of the Program: Hurricanes’ next step: Win the games they’re supposed to win and hang tough with the Alabamas and Clemsons
- ACC 2021 football preview: Can anyone top Clemson? Mack Brown, UNC take aim. Predictions, players to watch
- 50 Things Countdown: I can’t wait to see our Canes fam again
- College Football Transfer Portal Top 100: The Hurricanes have 3 of the top 16 most impactful movers of 2021
Miami in the news cycle
- Charges against Avantae Williams dropped by state attorney; player hoping for reinstatement at Miami
- ‘It’s disgusting’: Former Miami players stunned after teammate Rashaun Jones is charged in shooting death of Bryan Pata
- Behind the ‘Bring Back The U’ push and the $540K NIL effort to get every Hurricanes scholarship player paid
- Miami quarterback D’Eriq King is off and running in NIL era, launches 3 initiatives
2021 Hurricanes schedule
2021 Hurricanes roster
Latest in recruiting
- 2022 Hurricanes class analysis
- Florida recruiting battles: Can Miami, UF and FSU turn things around against Alabama and other formidable recruiters (including UCF)?
Features, enterprise and everything else
- Picking off Ed Reed: Why Tyrique Stevenson could be Miami’s next transfer portal star
- ‘Pancaked again: The art of stopping the blitz with Miami Hurricanes center Corey Gaynor
- Sweet’ Lou Hedley kept his promise to the Miami Hurricanes, shed labels and became the nation’s top punter
- Notre Dame, Iowa, Stanford or Miami: Which school is the true ‘Tight End U.’?
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(Wes McCabe / The Athletic)
