From the Ashes.

[James]

This man going to win the Natty in the first year with Miami?

[Soapy]

Week 6 Preview: at California Golden Bears
Record: 1-3, 0-1 ACC
Head Coach: Justin Wilcox
Offensive Scheme: Multiple
Defensive Scheme: 3-4 Multiple

Team Schedule
vs. UC Davis: W 28-14
at Auburn: L 34-28
vs. San Diego State: L 27-24
at #16 Florida State: L 42-10

Team Leaders
Passing: Chandler Rogers (58 cmp%, 1026 yards, 9 TD, 2 INT, 142.4 passer rating)
Rushing: Chandler Rogers (126 yards, 3.6 ypc)
Receiving: Trond Grizzell (20 receptions, 357 yards, 4 TD)
Blocking: 20 sacks allowed
Defense: David Reese (17 tackles, TFL, 4 sacks)

Last Meeting
2008 Emerald Bowl - A&T Park, San Francisco, California
California Golden Bears 24 - 17 Miami Hurricanes
--- HB Jahvid Best: 20 att, 186 yds, 2 TD
--- LB Zack Follett: 9 tkl, 4 TFL, 2 sacks, PBU, FF
--- QB Jacory Harris: 25-41, 194 yds, 2 TD, INT
--- WR Laron Byrd: 3 rec, 44 yds, TD

Injuries
HB Jaydn Ott (out, broken tailbone)
G Sioape Vatikani (out, broken ribs)

California Golden Bears Projected Starters
QB #7 Chandler Rogers, Rs Senior | 6'0", 200lbs | 82 ovr, 84 spd, 88 acc, 87 awr, 87 thp, 86 sac, 90 mac, 85 dac
HB #2 Kadarius Calloway, Senior | 6'0", 220lbs | 79 ovr, 86 spd, 90 acc, 84 car, 90 btk, 88 trk
WR #5 Tobias Merriweather, Junior | 6'5", 195lbs | 81 ovr, 93 spd, 90 acc, 84 cth
WR #83 Trond Grizzell, Rs Junior | 6'4", 205lbs | 80 ovr, 86 spd, 88 acc, 87 cth
WR #8 Mike Matthews, Sophomore | 5'9", 180lbs | 79 ovr, 92 spd, 95 acc, 84 cth
TE #87 Jack Endries, Rs Sophomore | 6'4", 240lbs | 80 ovr, 76 spd, 85 acc, 83 cth, 61 rbk
LT #78 Victor Stoffel, Rs Senior | 6'7", 295lbs | 82 ovr, 85 str, 85 pbk, 84 rbk
LG #63 Rush Reimer, Rs Senior | 6'5", 305lbs | 81 ovr, 85 str, 75 pbk, 88 rbk
C #74 Matthew Wykoff, Rs Junior | 6'6", 325lbs | 78 ovr, 92 str, 80 pbk, 79 rbk
RG #66 Will McDonald, Senior | 6'2", 295lbs | 75 ovr, 93 str, 77 pbk, 76 rbk
RT #72 T.J. Session, Rs Senior | 6'4", 305lbs | 79 ovr, 89 str, 79 pbk, 83 rbk
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DE #98 Nate Burrell, Junior | 6'2", 270lbs | 77 ovr, 73 spd, 81 acc, 84 str, 83 pmv, 67 fmv, 81 bsh
DE #8 T.J. Bollers, Rs Junior | 6'2", 290lbs | 77 ovr, 74 spd, 83 acc, 82 str, 85 pmv, 72 fmv, 83 bsh
NT #91 Ricky Correia, Senior | 6'4", 325lbs | 81 ovr, 96 str, 81 pmv, 67 fmv, 86 bsh
OLB #7 David Reese, Rs Senior | 6'2", 240lbs | 86 ovr, 84 spd, 91 acc, 81 str, 87 awr, 81 tkl, 78 bsh
ILB #0 Cade Uluave, Sophomore | 6'1", 240lbs | 80 ovr, 84 spd, 87 acc, 84 awr, 77 tkl, 69 bsh
ILB #42 Nate Rutchena, Rs Junior | 6'3", 230lbs | 75 ovr, 77 spd, 84 acc, 82 awr, 80 tkl, 69 bsh
OLB #44 Xavier Carlson, Senior | 6'6", 275lbs | 85 ovr, 79 spd, 86 acc, 88 awr, 77 tkl, 79 bsh
CB #15 Lu-Magia Hearns III, Senior | 5'10", 170lbs | 83 ovr, 93 spd, 96 acc, 86 awr, 77 mcv, 82 zcv, 80 press
CB #3 Nohl Williams, Senior | 6'1", 200lbs | 83 ovr, 90 spd, 94 acc, 89 awr, 80 mcv, 86 zcv, 84 press
NB #5 Marcus Harris, Rs Senior | 5'11", 190lbs | 82 ovr, 92 spd, 93 acc, 86 awr, 81 mcv, 75 zcv, 77 press
S #2 Craig Woodson, Rs Senior | 6'0", 210lbs | 85 ovr, 91 spd, 94 acc, 87 awr, 71 mv, 72 zcv
S #21 Ryan Yaites, Rs Sophomore | 6'1", 200lbs | 80 ovr, 95 spd, 92 acc, 73 awr, 74 mcv, 72 zcv
K #93 Caleb Agnew, Rs Senior | 71 ovr, 81 kpw, 73 kac
P #37 Lachlan Wilson, Rs Senior | 77 ovr, 92 kpw, 85 kac

Hard Rock Bet™
Spread: Miami -11
Moneyline: Miami -546
Over: 50

[Soapy]

What's your strategy for finding recruit pics. I usually just Google "city high school football" and find a good Pic for a shool there. I was looking for one the other day and I couldn't find no crackers lmao

Yes

This man going to win the Natty in the first year with Miami?

I wouldn't get that carried away although I do think we make the playoffs. The schedule toughens up after the bye week with Louisville and Florida State in back to back weeks. I'm not sure how much success we'll have against teams that are able to shut down the running game and tackle well on the underneath stuff

[Soapy]

Miami's recruiting class continues to take shape with three more commitments as 4-star RB Maurice Rugamba jumps onboard
Eddie Fernandez -- 247 Sports Miami Insider

Miami's coaching staff believe that Maurice Rugamba has the potential to be a big time running back at the Power 4 level and if that does pan out, he'll be doing it in Orange and Green.

Rugamba was one of three four-star prospects to commit to the Hurricanes this week along with receiver Eric Incoom and offensive tackle Richard Cookus.

The Hurricanes are very familiar with Rugamba who they've been recruiting for three years now, dating back to when he was current Miami running back Mark Fletcher's backup at American Heritage High School in Plantation, Florida. The coaching staff's long history with Rugamba, even with a new running back coach, aided them in their recruitment of Rugamba, keeping him away from Florida and Florida State. Ole Miss and Nebraska were also involved in the recruitment of the six-foot, 232-pound bruiser.

Blocking for Rugamba at the next level will hopefully be Cookus, the 12th ranked tackle prospect in this cycle which gives Miami a pair of top fifteen tackles in this recruiting class, joining George Robledo who committed to Miami a few weeks ago.

Cookus is more of a project than Robledo as he'll need to get in a college strength and conditioning program as well as nutrition in order to get his body ready to play at the Power 4 level. The Hurricanes have the luxury of bringing both Cookus and Robledo along slowly with plenty of depth at the position with Markel Bell and Samson Okunlola as potential replacements for next season once Jalen Rivers moves on to the next level.

Eric Incoom might be the most electric player of Miami's recruiting class with the potential to be the next Xavier Restrepo with some added juice. Incoom is similarly built to Restrepo at five-foot-nine and 204-pounds with more of a running back frame coming out of the slot. While Incoom doesn't have the length you would want from an outside receiver, he has played it for Blanche Ely at the high school level along with running back.

In other recruiting news, Miami made the top three for two five-stars in cornerback Kyrie Ebiketie and edge rusher Walt Coffey. Ebiketie has Alabama, Georgia and Miami in their top three while for Alabama's Coffey, it's down to Auburn, Clemson and the Hurricanes.

2025 Miami Recruiting Class
Maurice Rugamba [HB #10]: 6'0", 232lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4-star | Miami, Florida State, Florida, Ole Miss
George Robledo [OT #6]: 6'6", 314lbs | Miami, FL | 4-star
Richard Cookus [OT #12]: 6'4", 289lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4-star | Miami, Florida State, Florida, Auburn
Elias Raines [CB #15]: 6'2", 177lbs | Miami, FL | 4-star
Titus Willis [QB #29]: 6'1", 202lbs | Lilburn, GA | 4-star
Eric Incoom [WR #61]: 5'9", 204lbs | Pompano Beach, FL | 4-star | Miami, Georgia, UCF

2025 Miami Recruiting Board
Kyrie Ebiketie [CB #2]: 6'0", 193lbs | Seffner, FL | 5-star | Miami, Georgia, Alabama
Walt Coffey [OLB #3]: 6'4", 256lbs | Opelika, AL | 5-star | Miami, Auburn, Clemson
Kevin Yeboah [DT #3]: 6'1", 288lbs | Oxford, AL | 5-star | Miami, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss
James Fernandez [ILB #3]: 6'3", 234lbs | Miami, FL | 5-star | Miami, Auburn, Georgia Tech
Denzel Major [FS #2]: 5'11", 217lbs | Bradenton, FL [IMG] | 4-star | Alabama, Miami, UCF
Jacques Turk [ILB #4]: 5'11", 226lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4-star | Miami, UCF
Tommy Stacy [CB #9]: 6'2", 191lbs | Miami, FL | 4-star | Miami, Alabama, Florida State
Miguel Escobar [WR #25]: 6'3", 191lbs | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 4-star | Miami, UCF
Kevin Pujals [TE #11]: 6'2", 254lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4-star | Miami, Florida State, Georgia
Tim McCracken [DT #18]: 6'5", 296lbs | Fort Myers, FL | 4-star | Miami, Florida
Doug Bean [DE #7]: 6'3", 274lbs | Tampa, FL | 4-star | Miami, UCF
Marshall Kearns [ATH #17]: 6'6", 272lbs | Fort Myers, FL | 4-star | Miami, Florida State
Dan Mintze [DT #22]: 6'3", 287lbs | North Palm Beach, FL | 4-star | Miami, UCF
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Kasey Havner [SS #6]: 6'0", 218lbs | Deerfield Beach, FL | 4-star | Committed to Georgia

[Captain Canada]

Recruiting class shaping up to be elite. Leading in a lot of these races, it looks like.

[Soapy]

Recruiting class shaping up to be elite. Leading in a lot of these races, it looks like.

I was actually just listing Miami first for all of them since it's pretty fluid right now. I'll drop updates with the actual orders soon but yeah, should be a really good class IF we're able to hold on to Kyrie now that Georgia and Alabama are making strong pushes

[Soapy]

‣ CFB 2024 Regular Season, Week 6 - California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California
(5-0, 1-0 ACC) #15 Miami Hurricanes at California Golden Bears (1-3, 0-1 ACC)

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MIA | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31
CAL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17

Golden Bears make it respectable with late touchdowns but Hurricanes continue dominant run
The pundits that will come through Miami's schedule and resume with a fine tooth comb will definitely come away with some fair analysis that the Hurricanes haven't faced the toughest road to an undefeated season and a tricky cross country trip to welcome Cal to the ACC was aided by the fact that the Golden Bears were without their top player in running back Jaydn Ott.

None of that matters to Miami's players, coaches and fans as the Hurricanes head into their bye week undefeated following a 31-17 win over Cal in a game that was much more one-sided than the score reflected.

The Golden Bears scored two touchdowns in the final six minutes while Miami was called for four penalties on their last three drives which negated first downs that might have helped the Hurricanes ice the game away.

For much of the game, it was a dominant performance from the Hurricanes on both sides of the ball with Damien Martinez rushing for 116 yards and a touchdown while Mark Fletcher rushed for 89 yards. Freshman running back Jordan Lyle added 32 yards on the ground as the Hurricanes rushed for 253 yards as a team, topping the 200-yard mark as a team for the third consecutive game.

With no Ott, Cal's running game was nowhere to be found as Kadarius Calloway was held to 2.1 yards per carry with nineteen of his twenty-one yards coming after contact. The Hurricanes swarmed Cal's backfield with Francisco Mauigoa and Reuben Bain Jr. recording three tackles for loss. Bain also had a sack, as did Elijah Alston and Marlon Cook with the 300-pounder leaping over an attempted cut block and sacking Cal's Chandler Rogers.

Rogers threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns, most of it coming in the fourth quarter.

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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
Xavier Restrepo 2 Yd pass from Cam Ward (5:25)

Quarter 2
Damien Martinez, 1 Yd run (9:37)
Caleb Agnew, 32 Yd FG (6:38)
Damien Martinez 6 Yd pass from Cam Ward (2:02)

Quarter 3
Jacolby George 5 Yd pass from Cam Ward (5:23)

Quarter 4
Andre Borregales, 22 Yd FG (7:14)
Trond Grizzell 65 Yd pass from Chandler Rogers (6:26)
Tobias Merriweather 49 Yd pass from Chandler Rogers (3:10)

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Player Stats
QB Cam Ward: 22-26, 170 yds, 3 TD
QB Chandler Rogers: 24-38, 301 yds, 2 TD, INT

HB Damien Martinez: 21 att, 116 yds, TD
HB Mark Fletcher: 13 att, 89 yds
HB Kadarius Calloway: 10 att, 21 yds

WR Xavier Restrepo: 5 rec, 53 yds, TD, fumble (lost)
TE Elijah Arroyo: 5 rec, 32 yds
WR Trond Grizzell: 6 rec, 132 yds, TD
WR Tobias Merriweather: 5 rec, 81 yds, TD

LB Francisco Mauigoa: 11 tkl, 3 TFL, sack
DE Elijah Alston: 6 tkl, TFL sack
S Jaden Harris: 5 tkl, INT
DE Rueben Bain Jr: 4 tkl, 3 TFL, sack
CB Nohl Williams: 14 tkl, 2 TFL
DE T.J. Bollers: 10 tkl, 2 TFL
OLB David Reese: 9 tkl, TFL

[Soapy]

Georgia snags nation's top ranked corner Kyrie Ebiketie with surprise commitment
Eddie Fernandez -- 247 Sports Miami Insider

Miami's trip back from Berkeley just got a little sour as five-star cornerback Kyrie Ebiketie has shut down his recruitment with a commitment to the University of Georgia, cancelling his upcoming official visit to the Hurricanes and Alabama.

Ebiketie was the top name on Miami's recruiting board as they were hopeful to help revamp their secondary with an influx of talent but instead, Ebiketie joins a long line of elite cornerback prospects to heads to Athens.

Miami had a similar situation last year with IMG Academy's Ellis Robinson IV, the number two ranked player in the country who the Hurricanes tried all year to flip from Georgia but ultimately decided to stick with the Bulldogs. The Hurricanes staff aren't expected to take a similar approach with Ebiketie and instead pivot to other prospects.

Safety target Denzel Major also committed elsewhere, pledging to Alabama while defensive tackle Tim McCracken is opting for the Florida Gators.

2025 Miami Recruiting Class
Maurice Rugamba [HB #10]: 6'0", 232lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4-star | Miami, Florida State, Florida, Ole Miss
George Robledo [OT #6]: 6'6", 314lbs | Miami, FL | 4-star
Richard Cookus [OT #12]: 6'4", 289lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4-star | Miami, Florida State, Florida, Auburn
Elias Raines [CB #15]: 6'2", 177lbs | Miami, FL | 4-star
Titus Willis [QB #29]: 6'1", 202lbs | Lilburn, GA | 4-star
Eric Incoom [WR #61]: 5'9", 204lbs | Pompano Beach, FL | 4-star | Miami, Georgia, UCF

2025 Miami Recruiting Board
Walt Coffey [OLB #3]: 6'4", 256lbs | Opelika, AL | 5-star | Miami, Auburn, Clemson
Kevin Yeboah [DT #3]: 6'1", 288lbs | Oxford, AL | 5-star | Miami, Alabama, Ole Miss
James Fernandez [ILB #3]: 6'3", 234lbs | Miami, FL | 5-star | Miami, Georgia Tech, Auburn
Jacques Turk [ILB #4]: 5'11", 226lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4-star | Miami, UCF
Tommy Stacy [CB #9]: 6'2", 191lbs | Miami, FL | 4-star | Miami, Alabama, Florida State
Miguel Escobar [WR #25]: 6'3", 191lbs | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 4-star | Miami, UCF
Kevin Pujals [TE #11]: 6'2", 254lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4-star | Miami, Florida State, Georgia
Doug Bean [DE #7]: 6'3", 274lbs | Tampa, FL | 4-star | Miami, UCF
Marshall Kearns [ATH #17]: 6'6", 272lbs | Fort Myers, FL | 4-star | Miami, Florida State
Dan Mintze [DT #22]: 6'3", 287lbs | North Palm Beach, FL | 4-star | Miami, UCF
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Kyrie Ebiketie [CB #2]: 6'0", 193lbs | Seffner, FL | 5-star | Committed to Georgia
Denzel Major [FS #2]: 5'11", 217lbs | Bradenton, FL [IMG] | 4-star | Committed to Alabama
Kasey Havner [SS #6]: 6'0", 218lbs | Deerfield Beach, FL | 4-star | Committed to Georgia
Tim McCracken [DT #18]: 6'5", 296lbs | Fort Myers, FL | 4-star | Committed to Florida

[Count]

shouldn't even count if Ott was out

[Soapy]

Week 6 Top Stories
1. The Mustangs pull off the upset over top-ten Louisville 42-14 behind Preston Stone's three touchdowns
2. Florida State falls to rival #13 Clemson in Tallahassee
3. Billy Napier's hot seat continues to heat up with fourth loss of the season, losing 45-42 to UCF
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Week 6 ACC Results
UNC 35 - PIT 14 | NCST 34 - WAKE 13 | BC 52 - UV 38 | DUKE 23 - GT 16
MIA 31 - CAL 17 | SMU 42 - LOU 14 | CLEM 27 - FSU 20 | VT 31 - STAN 13
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Week 7 ACC Schedule
Pittsburgh (1-3, 0-0) at North Carolina (3-2, 0-1)
Wake Forest (1-3, 0-1) at #17 NC State (4-1, 1-0)
Boston College (3-2, 1-0) at Virginia (3-1, 1-0)
Duke (4-1, 1-0) at Georgia Tech (2-3, 0-3)
#11 Miami (5-0, 1-0) at California (1-3, 0-1)
SMU (2-3, 0-1) at #8 Louisville (4-0, 1-0)
#13 Clemson (3-1, 1-1) at #16 Florida State (4-1, 3-1)
Virginia Tech (3-2, 0-1) at Stanford (2-2, 0-2)
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Week 7 Notable Games
Georgia Tech (2-4, 0-4) at North Carolina (4-2, 1-1)
#21 Louisville (4-1, 1-1) at Virginia (3-2, 1-1)
#12 Clemson (4-1, 2-1) at Wake Forest (1-4, 0-2)
#25 Syracuse (5-0, 2-0) at #13 NC State (5-1, 2-0)
California (1-4, 0-2) at Pittsburgh (1-4, 0-1)
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Players of the Week
WR Jerand Bradley (Boston College): W 52-38 at Virginia - 9 rec, 204 yds, 4 TD
DE Josaiah Stewart (Michigan): W 41-16 at #19 Washington - 5 tkl, 3 sacks
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WR Jerand Bradley (Boston College): W 52-38 at Virginia - 9 rec, 204 yds, 4 TD
DT Javaree Ritzie (North Carolina): W 35-14 vs. Pittsburgh - 5 tkl, sack
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Top 247 Five-Star Commitments
#2 Kyrie Ebiketie [CB #1]: 6'0", 193lbs | Seffner, FL | 5-star | University of Georgia
#16 Imani Ofodile [DE #3]: 6'4", 281lbs | Calera, AL | 5-star | University of Georgia
#20 Any Firkser [C #1]: 6'4", 318lbs | Aurora, IL | 5-star | University of Michigan
#29 D'Andre Hepburn [ATH #2]: 6'1", 301lbs | Portage, MI | 5-star | University of Michigan
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Notable Florida Recruiting Commitments
#2 Kyrie Ebiketie [CB #1]: 6'0", 193lbs | Seffner, FL | 5-star | University of Georgia
#52 Denzel Major [FS #2]: 5'11", 217lbs | Hallandale, FL | 4-star | University of Alabama
#70 Brian Sharga [OLB #8]: 6'3", 235lbs | Niceville, FL | 4-star | University of Florida
#71 Toby Mundy [RT #6]: 6'7", 281lbs | Orlando, FL | 4-star | University of Georgia
#72 Ben Thomas [RG #2]: 6'5", 305lbs | Melbourne, FL | 4-star | University of Georgia
#113 Shawn McFoy [FS #4]: 5'11", 220lbs | Hollywood, FL | 4-star | University of Georgia
#114 Cory Capra [ILB #6]: 6'3", 243lbs | Jacksonville, FL | 4-star | Auburn University
#120 Maurice Rugamba [HB #10]: 6'0", 232lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4-star | University of Miami
#143 Tremayne Sterns [CB #12]: 5'11", 181lbs | Bushnell, FL | 4-star | University of Alabama
#155 Richard Cookus [RT #12]: 6'4", 289lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4-star | University of Miami
#156 Kasey Havner [SS #6]: 6'0", 218lbs | Deerfield Beach, FL | 4-star | University of Georgia
#171 Elias Raines [CB #15]: 6'2", 177lbs | Miami, FL | 4-star | University of Miami