From the Ashes.

[djp73]

Do you think we will get that roster update before real games?

[Soapy]

Do you think we will get that roster update before real games?

Yes, my guess is mid August since that'll be a month since the game has been out

[six7]

They did mention a “bigger” patch coming soon. So possibly next week even?

[Soapy]

They did mention a “bigger” patch coming soon. So possibly next week even?

[Soapy]

Five takeaways from the first ten fall camp practices for Miami football
By David Lake, 247 Sports Miami Hurricanes Publisher

After ten days of fall camp, the 2024 Miami Hurricanes have started to form their identity.

Expectations for this UM football team were high going into camp, but football games aren't won on paper, they are won on the grass.

This article looks to highly five takeaways from Miami football's first ten fall camp practices as the Hurricanes build toward a 2024 season—and a season opening match-up against in-state rival Florida.

The 2024 season is an important one for the Mario Cristobal era at Miami as he looks to keep the Hurricanes on an upward trajectory and deliver some significant winning.

In an effort to maintain continuity and foster development within a system, Cristobal has brought back both coordinators year-over-year.

Offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson led an attack that made significant leaps in 2023, helping the Hurricanes average 31.5 points per game, which ranked No. 38 overall in the country. The previous season, UM averaged only 23 points per game.

Defensive coordinator Lance Guidry had a successful first year leading that side of the ball in 2023, putting together a top 40 bunch in the country that played with more consistency compared to the 2022 group.

Now Miami football is looking to continue the upward trajectory and have a big 2024 season.

Read on for five takeaways from the first ten practices of fall camp.

1. DAMIEN MARTINEZ IS THE REAL DEAL
It doesn't take big time players long to make a strong impression.

In college football, ballers ball right away—and that is the type of impression Martinez has made through these first ten practices of camp.

Martinez ran for 1,185 yards and nine touchdowns in 12 games at Oregon State in 2023 and he has looked like that type of impact player early on in camp for the Hurricanes. At 6-feet and 230 pounds, Martinez is a tackle breaking back and his run power and quick feet have shown up on Greentree Practice Field.

Martinez has flashed explosive run potential with the ability to slice through a front seven and take away pursuit angles from the secondary once he is running downhill.

Everyone knows what type of impact Cam Ward is going to make at the quarterback position in 2024. We'd argue Martinez will be just as impactful of an upgrade at running back. Miami has not featured a 1,000 yard back since 2016. Martinez has an opportunity to change that drought in 2024 and provide one of the most balanced offenses in the ACC when projecting Ward's passing prowess and Martinez's efforts on the ground.

Defenses will have their hands full.

2. THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE BATTLES ARE BACK-AND-FORTH
Championship football is played at the line of scrimmage and the Miami Hurricanes have featured some intense battles between the offensive and defensive lines during the first ten practices of camp.

Overall, Miami's defensive line won the majority of the first nine practices of camp with the Hurricanes featuring plenty of proven talent like Elijah Alston, Akheem Mesidor, Tyler Baron, Rueben Bain, Simeon Barrow, and CJ Clark making like difficult on the UM attack as that side of the ball struggled at times to consistently find a rhythm.

That all changed, however, in fall camp practice number ten with the offense taking it to the defense—with that effort being led by an excellent showing from the offensive line. UM's offensive lines were cohesive in the scrimmage, providing consistent pockets for the quarterbacks and opening lanes for the running backs to hit.

One of the big reasons to be optimistic about Miami's upcoming 2024 season is the talent, body types and depth the Hurricanes will feature at the line of scrimmage this year. The competition level between the two groups has been impressive during these first ten days of camp in an iron-sharpens-iron type of way—and this is important because there is a chance that these are the best units the Hurricanes will go against all season. If Miami's offensive and defensive lines can have success against one another in practice, it will translate to the games.

3. CAM WARD FOUND A RHYTHM DURING THE SCRIMMAGE
It is common for the defense to be ahead of the offense at the start of fall camp and that was certainly the case for the Miami Hurricanes going into the first scrimmage.

UM's defensive line was doing a nice job of disrupting the rhythm and timing of the passing attack, causing for some drives that were not fruitful.

Those struggled ended on Saturday, however, with an offense that came out with a chip on their shoulder looking to prove a point. UM's offensive line provided Cam Ward with plenty of time to operate and opened up plenty of holes for the running backs to find yardage.

Ward had his best showing of camp during the scrimmage, spreading the ball around to UM's group of pass catchers and putting the defense on its heels as the offense dominated the session.

We all know about Ward's ability at quarterback by simply looking at his production at Washington State. That ability will provide an upgrade at the position year-over-year for the UM offense. But what has excited Miami's leadership the most about Ward since his arrival is his leadership style with holding his teammates accountable and his competitive response to adversity.

Ward wanted to come out and prove a point in the first scrimmage as the offense fought back against a defense that had been winning camp on the whole.

4. MEESH POWELL CONTINUES TO ASSERT HIMSELF AS AN IMPORTANT PLAYER
The safety position is one to watch for UM in 2024 as the Hurricanes must replace starters in Kamren Kitchens and James Williams, who have both moved on to the professional level.

Miami went out and added Washington transfer Meesh Powell to provide experience and stability to the back end in his final year at the college level. Powell made a solid impression during the spring as he focused on playing the nickel corner role.

After the spring, Powell focused primarily on playing the safety position. While Powell is experienced, most of his playing time at Washington in 2023 was in the nickel role. In 2022 and 2023, Powell primarily played as an outside corner.

So being a full time safety is a bit of a new experience for Powell, but through these first ten practices the UM staff is pleased with the consistency and command he has shown in running things on the back end.

The results on the field will speak for themselves, but many around the program are confident Powell will be a good safety for the Hurricanes in 2024.

5. TRUE FRESHMEN ARE PUSHING TO EARN ROLE
Championship caliber teams don't necessarily rely on a large quantity of true freshmen in significant roles, but those programs find a way to develop the those young players during the course of a season because the depth they provide over the second half of the year can be valuable.

Miami has a handful of true freshmen flashing on each side of the ball during this camp that are worth keeping an eye on in 2024.

On offense, names like TE Elija Lofton, RB Jordan Lyle, and WR JoJo Trader could factor into some small roles at some point during the fall.

On defense, names like DL Cole McConathy, DT Justin Scott, and CB O.J. Frederique are making a strong impression during camp as they look to earn rotational roles early in their careers.

Then there are a few wildcard names to know as players like DL Armondo Blount, DB Zaquan Patterson, DE Booker Pickett, and LB Cam Pruitt who are pushing for roles as well.

Miami's 2024 recruiting class ranked as the No. 4 group in the country, according to 247Sports and the way-too-early first impression that the group is making is quite strong. This group is going to help the Hurricanes navigate the 2024 season from a depth standpoint.

[Captain Canada]

Start your engines

[six7]

elija lofton bout to eat in this chise

[Soapy]

Start your engines

The first game will be played before 8/31. The ball is in your court @EA, drop the sliders/roster update

elija lofton bout to eat in this chise

Excited about his future but will he find a role though on this year's team?

[Soapy]

Week 1 Preview: at Florida Gators
Last Year's Record: 5-7, 3-5 SEC
Head Coach: Billy Napier
Offensive Scheme: Multiple
Defensive Scheme: 3-3-5 Tite

Returning Team Leaders
Passing: Graham Mertz (73 cmp%, 2903 yards, 20 TD, 3 INT, 157.8 passer rating)
Rushing: Montrell Johnson (817 yards, 5.4 ypc, 5 TD)
Receiving: Eugene Wilson III (61 receptions, 538 yards, 6 TD)
Blocking: 39 sacks allowed
Defense: Shemar James (54 tackles, 5.5 TFL, sack)

Last Meeting
2019 Camping World Kickoff - Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Florida Gators 24 - 20 Miami Hurricanes
--- QB Feleipe Frank: 17-27, 254 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
--- WR Josh Hammond: 4 rec, 93 yds
--- QB Jarren Williams: 19-30, 214 yds, TD
--- HB Deejay Dallas: 11 car, 94 yds, TD

Florida Gators Projected Starters
QB #15 Graham Mertz, Senior | 6'3", 216lbs | 84 ovr, 74 spd, 77 acc, 92 awr, 90 thp, 89 sac, 85 mac, 83 dac
HB #1 Montrell Johnson, Senior | 5'11", 216lbs | 87 ovr, 88 spd, 91 acc, 87 btk, 89 trk, 86 jkm
WR #3 Eugene Wilson III, Sophomore | 5'10", 183lbs | 88 ovr, 93 spd, 97 acc, 91 cth
WR #6 Elijhah Badger, Senior | 6'1", 192lbs | 85 ovr, 91 spd, 93 acc, 89 cth
WR #17 Chimere Dike, Senior | 6'0", 195lbs | 80 ovr, 92 spd, 93 acc, 85 cth
TE #8 Arlis Boardingham, Sophomore | 6'3", 245lbs | 78 ovr, 86 spd, 91 acc, 83 cth, 50 rbk
LT #58 Austin Barber, Junior | 6'6", 314lbs | 82 ovr, 93 str, 84 pbk, 82 rbk
LG #77 Knijeah Harris, Sophomore | 6'3", 321lbs | 77 ovr, 88 str, 83 pbk, 76 rbk
C #66 Jake Slaughter, Junior | 6'5", 308lbs | 87 ovr, 85 str, 88 pbk, 88 rbk
RG #79 Damieon George Jr, Junior | 6'6", 345lbs | 79 ovr, 93 str, 75 pbk, 78 rbk
RT #65 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, Senior | 6'7", 322lbs | 76 ovr, 86 str, 77 pbk, 84 rbk
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EDGE #94 Tyreak Sapp, Junior | 6'3", 272lbs | 84 ovr, 79 spd, 83 str, 82 pmv, 86 fmv, 79 bsh
EDGE #97 Joey Slackman, Senior | 6'4", 300lbs | 80 ovr, 72 spd, 89 str, 85 pmv, 60 fmv, 85 bsh
NT #99 Cam Jackson, Senior | 6'6", 342lbs | 79 ovr, 94 str, 80 pmv, 64 fmv, 80 bsh
DT #95 Jamari Lyons, Sophomore | 6'4", 304lbs | 78 ovr, 90 str, 86 pmv, 67 fmv, 81 bsh
LB #6 Shemar James, Junior | 6'1", 229lbs | 83 ovr, 84 spd, 90 acc, 84 awr, 88 tkl, 71 bsh, 75 mcv, 75 zcv
LB #10 Grayson Howard, Sophomore | 6'4", 238lbs | 79 ovr, 82 spd, 89 acc, 80 awr, 86 tkl, 77 bsh, 75 mcv, 70 zcv
LB #19 T.J. Searcy, Sophomore | 6'5", 262lbs | 80 ovr, 80 spd, 88 acc, 75 awr, 85 tkl, 75 bsh, 65 mcv, 70 zcv
CB #3 Jason Marshall Jr, Senior | 6'1", 201lbs | 89 ovr, 94 spd, 95 acc, 87 awr, 89 mcv, 76 zcv, 84 press
CB #28 Devin Moore, Junior | 6'3", 197lbs | 83 ovr, 91 sped, 93 acc, 79 awr, 83 mcv, 83 zcv, 86 press
STAR #0 Sharif Denson, Sophomore | 5'11", 189lbs | 74 ovr, 90 spd, 93 awr, 70 awr, 64 tkl, 73 mcv, 71 zcv
S #4 Jordan Castell, Sophomore | 6'2", 210lbs | 82 ovr, 88 spd, 90 acc, 79 awr, 80 tkl, 77 mcv, 74 zcv
S #20 Asa Turner, Senior | 6'3", 210lbs | 84 ovr, 86 spd, 89 acc, 88 awr, 75 tkl, 77 mcv, 80 zcv
K #29 Trey Smack, Junior | 6'1", 200lbs | 79 ovr, 93 kpw, 84 kac
P #26 Jeremy Crawshaw, Senior | 6'4", 205lbs | 84 ovr, 95 kpw, 88 kac
R #10 Tank Hawkins, Freshman | 5'10", 176lbs | 92 ovr, 97 spd, 94 acc, 96 acc, 93 cod, 91 return

Hard Rock Bet™
Spread: Miami -2.5
Favorite Moneyline: Miami -113
Underdog Moneyline: Florida +118
Over: 54

[Captain Canada]

Here we go