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Podcast: Early 2026 Miami Season Preview | Cover 3 Summer School
- A 10.5-win total was cited, with 11-1 described as a fair expectation given Miami's roster and schedule; returning to the playoff is the program's internal standard.
- The early schedule should give Jackson a gentler runway at quarterback than Miami had in 2025, when the opener was Notre Dame.
- The tougher portion features Florida State and Pitt at home plus late-season road pressure, including Notre Dame in November, but Miami should still be a double-digit favorite in much of the slate.
- The offense has more continuity at quarterback, receiver and running back than the defense, where replacing Ruben Bain and Akheem Mesidor creates greater uncertainty.
- Backup quarterback and backup center remain the clearest depth concerns, making injuries at either spot the main threat to the 11-win case.
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team buzz according to lake
- QB/WR: What I took from that article: Samson and Blount are now the studs we hoped they would become.
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- RB/LB: If there is one thing you need to know about the Miami Hurricanes running back room, it is that the group is meant to break you down.
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- Offense: Someone go look at Miami's offensive depth chart
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Spring Game Takeaways: Ohio State’s next star WR, grading Bryce Underwood, Darian Mensah shines! | Miami podcast segment
- Top Team-Specific Takeaways
- Tom, the Darian Mensah being able to take grab hold of Shannon Dawson's offense and look totally comfortable moving this group.
- Is this Is this an overreaction to just think that this is maybe going to work out about as well as the last two transfer quarterbacks for Miami?
- I mean, don't base it off the spring game, but I don't think it's overstating it to think that this kid's going to have a fantastic season for the Hurricanes.
- I So, the hot takes episode last year, where I was down on Miami saying they could miss a bowl, that was in large part cuz I was worried about Carson Beck missing spring, not picking up Shannon Dawson's offense fast enough, you know, questi
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- Need early scoring, then rest starters and let Nickel play; team is deep enough to chase style points and rotate heavily.
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QBs in Spring?
- Beyond Mensah as QB1, how did other QBs perform spring?
- Future starter on roster?
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found the backup qb
- QB: this whole "pause" trend seems like telling on yourself a little bit when your mind immediately jumps to that.
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Mario did great job in 1st portal window
- Mario unlikely pursue TE/LB portal; no starting spots open, depth additions harder to find than expected.
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