Previewing the Pitt game, CFP rankings are still silly, and one week until signing day

Through the Smoke: A Miami Hurricanes football podcast

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🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

The No. 12 Miami Hurricanes will take on No. 22 Pittsburgh this week to close out the regular season.

In this edition of Through The Smoke, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia touch on all these topics and more.

Who are the key players to know on Pittsburgh? Where does Miami have a match-up advantage against the Panthers? Who is UM trying to add down this final stretch before signing day? Why does the College Football Playoff committee hate Miami?

Enjoy the show.

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0:58.7	Sign up for your $1 a month trial at Shopify.com slash setup. Welcome back to another edition of Through the Smoke, a Miami Hurricanes football and recruiting podcast here on the 24-7 Sports Network, David Lake, joined as always by Gabby Groutia.
1:24.1	We're here to, once again, we're recording one podcast this week. It's Thanksgiving
1:28.3	week, so it's just easier to cram it all into one podcast. A pit week, big week, as it relates to Miami's overall season and, you know, their chances, you know, the ACC championship game is still alive. A lot of permutations there.
1:46.1	And of course, the CFP at-large bid is also alive.
1:51.0	We'll dive into the latest college football playoff rankings.
1:53.8	We are recording this about 20 minutes after those rankings dropped.
1:59.3	So before we dive into things, of course, I want to start with Cain's Connection.
2:03.5	That, of course, is Miami's collective.
2:06.5	Signing Day is less than a, or it is a week away by the time we publish this podcast.
2:13.4	And it is closing time.
2:16.2	So it's also time to double down, support those guys, however you can.
2:22.8	They play a critical role in talent acquisition, whether that's high school recruiting or via the portal, which opens in January.
2:31.1	Also want to highlight our guy, Big Musserino at Moose Reno Law. If you've been
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