May 25, 2026 . Every season is a new season in college football since the emergence of NIL and the transfer portal. This series will break down, by position, the talent and potential of each position group. Today, we examine Miami’s LINEBACKER room. OVERVIEW: Miami carried twelve linebackers (Raul Aguirre Jr., Jaylin Alderman, Wesley Bissainthe, Kamal Bonner, Malik Bryant, Adarius Hayes, Ezekiel Marcelin Jr., Cam Pruitt, Chase Smith, Mohamed Toure, Bobby Washington Jr., Kell

Mario Cristobal and his staff will host sixteen top 2027 recruiting targets on the first official visit weekend of the season this coming weekend. Headlining the weekend will be four 5-star prospects, including 5-star edge rusher Jaiden Bryant (LSU commit), 5-star corner back commit Donte Wright, 5-star wide receiver commit Nick Lennear, 5-star linebacker Kaden Henderson. Also visiting will be 4-star cornerback commit Ai'King Hall, 4-star linebacker commit Aroson Randle Jr.

Miami was defeated by #3 Georgia Tech, 9-3, on Saturday. The loss eliminated the Canes from the ACC Tournament in the semifinals. Georgia Tech (47-9) won its 12th consecutive game over an ACC opponent and has won 10 of their last 11 overall. Miami’s pitching collapsed and the offense could get runners home. Miami starter AJ Ciscar allowed three home runs and the Yellow Jackets quickly jumped to a 7-0 lead. Ciscar (5-4) went 3 2/3 innings, gave up six runs on seven hits and si

It’s the off-season. With no football everyday, crazy talk flows. Here’s one speculative scenario around college realignment in 2030. What IF… a group of schools breaks away from their conference(s) or independence to form a new ... SUPER 12 conference? Selection Factors: We believe that for such a SUPER 12 conference to be competitively and financially successful, there are five critical success factors, five critical success factors, Name Brand: Name recognition is very imp

by TexCane In 2025, the Power Four Conferences (Big 12, ACC, SEC, Big Ten) created the College Sports Commission (CSC) as part of the House v. NCAA settlement to monitor third-party NIL contracts and oversee the NCAA's revenue-sharing model. At the time, an NIL spending cap (approximately $20.5M per school) was implemented. However, two of the four conferences (SEC and Big Ten) have largely ignored the cap and now spend as much as $40m a year. What happened to that cap? When

It’s been ten days since our last edition of 10 MOST WANTED. During this period, Miami has landed four additional verbal commitments to the 2027 recruiting class, including 4-star CB Ai'King Hall , 3-star EDG Jayvon Dawson, 4-star IOL Jatori Williams and 4-star LB AJ Randle. Miami’s 2027 recruiting class currently holds 15 verbal commitments, ranked the #4 class in the nation. Miami is projected to sign a much smaller class this cycle, in the range of 20-22 recruits. That

In 2025, the Power Four Conferences (Big 12, ACC, SEC, Big Ten) created the College Sports Commission (CSC) as part of the House v. NCAA settlement to monitor third-party NIL contracts and oversee the NCAA's revenue-sharing model. At the time, an NIL spending cap (approximately $20M per school)was implemented. However, two of the four conferences (SEC and Big Ten) have largely ignored the cap and now spend as much as $40m a year. What happened to those rules? Iowa State athle

Miami defeated Boston College, 8-2, in the third round of the ACC Baseball Tournament on Thursday. The Canes now advance to the semi-final round to take on No. 3 Georgia Tech (46-9). Miami (38-17) brought their bats on Thursday. The Canes collected 15 base hits, including two-run homers from Alex Sosa and Fabio Peralta. Gabriel Milano, Vance Sheahan and Dylan Dubovik also each drove in a run. The offensive outburst even saw Jake Ogden slide head-first safely into home on a

For the second time in a week, Miami welcomed two verbal commitments to the 2027 recruiting class. It started with the commitment of four-star interior offensive lineman Jatori Williams (Phenix City, AL - Central Phenix City), followed later in the evening by four star linebacker Aroson Randle Jr. (Garner, N.C. - Garner). The day started when offensive line coach Alex Mirabal welcomed IOL Jatori Williams to the class. At 6’-5”/320, Jatori is rated 95, ranked the #7 IOL and t

Miami has a major need at linebacker this recruiting cycle. Seniors Mo Toure and Chase Smith will lead the linebackers this season but will exhaust their eligibility after the 2026 season. Miami wants to sign at least two backers to the 2027 recruiting class. Defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman has been very active on the recruiting trail this cycle. Miami has made 19 scholarship offers to school seniors so far in the cycle. Decision this Thursday… Aroson Randle, Jr will an