Miami has its QB, discussing the portal haul, and UM’s 2026 schedule is favorable
Through the Smoke: A Miami Hurricanes football podcast
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4.8 • 695 Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2026
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Plenty to dig into on the latest episode of Through The Smoke.
Miami has its quarterback in Darian Mensah. InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the details.
Lake and Urrutia also breakdown Miami’s portal class as a whole. What do we think of all the incomings and outgoings?
Finally, the two discuss Miami’s 2026 schedule and what it means for the Hurricanes as they look to make another College Football Playoff run.
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| 0:57.9 | Alive in every drop. Welcome back to another edition of Through the Smoke, a Miami Hurricanes Football and Recruiting |
| 1:17.7 | Podcast here on the 24-7 Sports Network. |
| 1:21.1 | David Lake, joined as always by Gabby O'Routia. |
| 1:24.2 | Got a lot to dig into on this podcast. |
| 1:26.8 | We'll discuss, of course, Miami's quarterback |
| 1:28.9 | pursuit, Dary and Mensa, the transfer portal hall as a whole, both the incoming and outgoings, |
| 1:38.2 | and we'll dig into Miami's 2026 schedule, which was released slash announced on Monday night. |
| 1:47.1 | So plenty to get into before we dive into things. |
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| 2:03.6 | Miami had a national championship caliber team in 2025. |
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