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Miami Herald
19 hours ago
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Oklahoma State Defense Preview 2025: How Fast Can the Cowboys Improve?
X CFN, Fiu | CFN Facebook | Bluesky Fiu, CFNOklahoma State 2025 PreviewOklahoma State Offense Breakdown Season Prediction, Win Total, Keys to Season - The defense played like it had nine guys on the field. Only Kent State was worse than a Cowboy D that allowed 501 yards per game. The pass rush wasn't bad, but the pass defense was awful, the run defense worse, and here comes the transfer portal to change everything. - Again, the defense was able to get into the backfield. But here comes the improvement with Kyran Duhon (UTEP) coming in to take over on one side. DeSean Brown looks the part, but he needs to get behind the line tackles are getting a boost with the addition of De'Marion Thomas from Vanderbilt. He's a 333-pounder who needs to be a rock against the run from the start, and Michael Diatta (Virginia) will be a quicker option. Veteran Iman Oates is a 315-pounder with enough experience to be a plus. - The portal is helping out the linebacking corps, too, with Malik Charles a dangerous pass rusher from West Georgia who can do a little of everything. He and Jaleel Johnson will be true hybrids on the Bryan McCoy made 204 tackles and eight tackles for loss over the last two years. Now he'll be a key option on the inside along with Trip White (Ole Miss), a veteran coming in looking to jumpstart his career. - Cam Smith is a veteran at one corner, Dylan Smith, David Kabongo, and Parker Robertson will once again be among the team's leading tacklers at safety, and the portal will take care of the rest. Mordecai McDaniel (Charlotte) will push for one safety gig, and Jeremy Cook (Louisiana) was brought in to be a key Prediction, Win Total, Keys to Season Oklahoma State 2025 PreviewOklahoma State Offense Breakdown © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
Miami Herald
3 days ago
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- Miami Herald
Miami Hurricanes Football Preview 2025: Prediction, Win Total, Top 10 Players, Keys to the Season
X CFN, Fiu | CFN Facebook | Bluesky Fiu, CFN2025 Miami PreviewMiami Offense BreakdownMiami Defense Breakdown Miami Hurricanes Key to the Season Chill on all of the would be nice if the Hurricane defense forced more fumbles - it only came up with four last year - but overall, slowing down a little bit on the flags will matter a bit was 120th in the nation in penalty yards, getting hit for 67.5 every time out. The team was able to overcome its sins, for the most part, but the nine penalties for 110 yards made the Cal game more of a fight than it should've been. The nine flags for 90 yards were a killer in the loss to Syracuse. Miami Hurricanes Key Player Raul Aguirre, LB Mauigoa tackled everything. He made 238 stops, 13 sacks, and 35 tackles for loss over the last three seasons - he'll be missed. The 230-pound Aguirre can work in any linebacking spot, but he should be a thumper on the inside. He might not be Mauigoa, but the defense needs him to make a whole lot of plays. Miami Hurricanes Top Transfer, Biggest Transfer Loss Top Transfer In: Carson Beck, QB were too many interceptions, too many empty drives, and too many misfires, but he still got Georgia to the SEC Championship game and played a half before injuring his 2023 version hit 72% of his passes for over 3,900 yards with 24 touchdowns and just six picks. If that Carson Beck shows up, look out. There might be a lot going on with him, but if he can grip-and-rip, he's got the talent to take Miami where Cam Ward didn' Transfer Out: Isaiah Horton, WR was just coming into his own after a 56-catch season with five touchdowns, and he would've been a good part of the Miami receiving corps, but he should blow up as more of a downfield threat in the Alabama attack. Miami Hurricanes Key Game Notre Dame, Aug. 31You didn't make the College Football Playoff, Miami? You want to be a true player right away? Beating Notre Dame in the season opener would be an even bigger deal than rolling Florida 41-17 to kick off 2024.- 2025 Miami Schedule Breakdown Miami Hurricanes Top 10 Players 1. Francis Mauigoa, OT Jr.2. Carson Beck, QB Sr.3. Reuben Bain, EDGE Jr.4. Wesley Bissainthe, LB Sr.5. Xavier Lucas, CB Soph.6. Zechariah Poyser, S Soph.7. Anez Cooper, OG Sr.8. CJ Daniels, WR Sr.9. OJ Frederique, CB Soph.10. Mark Fletcher, RB Jr. Miami Hurricanes 2024 Fun Stats - 1st Quarter Scoring: Miami 132, Opponents 57- Time of Possession: Miami 32:45, Opponents 27:15- Scoring: Miami 530, Opponents 287 Miami Hurricanes 2025 Season Prediction, Win Total, What Will Happen There are way too many moving parts to assume Miami can get to 10-2 like it did in the 2024 regular season, but there are also too many good pieces to underestimate how good this campaign might no Clemson to deal with, and not playing Georgia Tech is probably a plus, but that shouldn't matter. If this is the team it's supposed to be with all of this talent, it's better than just about everyone on the slate. Notre Dame might be the exception, but that's in Miami in late August. Florida will be nasty, but that's a home date, too. If Florida State is back to form, the road game will be a fight, and maybe, just maybe, going to SMU will be will be misfires. Going to Virginia Tech and Pitt in late November is scary, and if Carson Beck isn't all that he can and should be, uh oh. So let's set the win total bar a tad too low, but with the understanding that an ACC Championship and top four CFP seed should both be on the The Miami Hurricanes Win Total At … 8.5Likely Wins: Bethune-Cookman, Stanford, USF50/50 Games: Florida, at Florida State, Louisville, Notre Dame, NC State, at Pitt, at SMU, Syracuse, at Virginia TechLikely Losses: No projected sure-thing losses2025 Miami PreviewMiami Offense BreakdownMiami Defense Breakdown © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
Miami Herald
3 days ago
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- Miami Herald
Miami Hurricanes Defense Preview 2025: Reloaded With Even More Talent and Depth
X CFN, Fiu | CFN Facebook | Bluesky Fiu, CFN 2025 Miami Preview Miami Offense Breakdown Prediction, Top 10 Players, Win Total, Keys to Season- The defensive front has an NFL end to work around in Rueben Bain, and now he should be healthy. He was a 7.5 sack, 12.5 tackle for loss star as a freshman, but was banged up in 2024 and missed most of the first half of the Mesidor led the team with 5.5 sacks and nine tackles for loss as a tackle, but will likely bounce outside to end. Ahmad Moten is a 325-pound anchor inside, and Justin Scott and transfer David Blay (Louisiana Tech) are both big, NFL-sized linemen who can work inside or out. - Leading tackler Francisco Mauigoa will be spending his summer trying to make the New York Jets, but second-leading tackler Wesley Bissainthe is back after making 59 stops. Raul Aguirre will likely be a statistical machine in the middle, and Jaylin Alderman will go from being a key backup to playing wherever needed. - The Hurricanes picked up a playmaker in Wisconsin transfer Xavier Lucas to work on the other side of all-star OJ Frederique to form one of the ACC's better corner tandems. They'll need to be great around a brand new set of Poyser made 75 tackles with three picks and eight broken-up passes for Jacksonville State last year - he should be one of the stars in the secondary. Jakobe Thomas (Tennessee) should battle for time with Markeith Williams, and Charles Brantley (Michigan State) will get every shot for time somewhere in the mix. Prediction, Top 10 Players, Win Total, Keys to Season2025 Miami PreviewMiami Offense Breakdown © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
Miami Herald
3 days ago
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- Miami Herald
Miami Hurricanes Offense Preview 2025: Can Carson Beck Keep the Attack Elite?
X CFN, Fiu | CFN Facebook | Bluesky Fiu, CFN 2025 Miami Preview Miami Offense BreakdownMiami Defense Breakdown Prediction, Top 10 Players, Win Total, Keys to Season - The entire point of the offense is to score … points. Duh. No one did it better last year than Miami, finishing No. 1 in the nation in total and scoring offense, first in third down conversions, and third in passing. There might be a few big replacements, but Miami is now one of those destination schools again for top talents like … - Carson Beck was a fantastic get. There were moments when the former Georgia quarterback was seriously considered a No. 1 overall draft pick talent. He had a weird year, got hurt in the SEC Championship, and now his elbow is should be fine well before the season, and if he's not ready, Emory Jones should be able to handle the work for a while. The O needs Beck to be great, though. - The top six pass catchers - including RB Damien Martinez and TE Elijah Arroyo - are gone to the NFL, or in the case of second-leading yardage guy Jacolby George, Alabama. The Hurricanes did some work of their own in the transfer portal, getting CJ Daniels (LSU) for the inside and Keelan Marion (BYU) and Tony Johnson (Cincinnati) to reload the position. Joshisa Trader and Ray Ray Joseph are veterans who can will be missed, but Elija Lofton might be even more explosive. He averaged close to 17 yards per grab at tight end, and Alex Bauman will be a factor after making 55 catches with 12 scores over the last two years at Tulane. - You don't play on a Mario Cristobal line unless you can block at a whole other level. Francis Mauigoa has top five overall draft pick talent at right tackle, and he's not alone among the transfer James Brockermyer is an instant fit at center, Anez Cooper is an all-star guard, and the spots on the left side should be terrific with Markel Bell ready to take on a full-time role at tackle and a rotation likely in fall camp for the guard gig.- Damien Martinez is off to the Seahawks after a 1,002-yard, ten touchdown season, but Mark Fletcher and Jordan Lyle combined for over 1,000 yards with 13 scores. The rushing production won't stop behind this Defense Breakdown 2025 Miami Preview Prediction, Top 10 Players, Win Total, Keys to Season © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
Miami Herald
4 days ago
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- Miami Herald
Iowa State Football Preview 2025: The Cyclones Are the Team To Root For
X CFN, Fiu | CFN Facebook | Bluesky Fiu, CFN2025 Iowa State Preview Iowa State Offense Breakdown Iowa State Defense Breakdown Season Prediction, Win Total, Keys to Season If you're here, you're either a fan of Iowa State sports, or you're simply a die-hard college football fan, or maybe both. No matter what the reason, if there's one thing to know about Cyclone football, it's this …If you're looking for a random team to root for, this is it. And why?Iowa State has been playing college football, at least as an acknowledged program, since 1895. In all of that time, it has just two pieces of a conference title. In 1911 and 1912, Iowa State was the co-champion of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Oh sure, the tie for the Big 12 North title in 2004, but it was only 4-4 in Big 12 play, and Colorado went on to get walloped by why the run to the Big 12 Championship game was such a big deal, and why the loss to Arizona State was so disappointing. A win would've been the school's first outright conference title, and it would've meant a trip to the College Football Playoff, a first round bye, and - as it turned out - a shot at Texas in the Chick-fil-A Peach the Cyclones lost 45-19 and went on to play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl, beating Miami 42-41, partly because Hurricane quarterback Cam Ward quit on his team at the end of the first half once he set the D-I record for touchdown passes. So 2024 was ultimately a disappointment, right? Far from it. It was still the best season in the history of Iowa State program had never won ten games in a season before last year. It won 11. It was also the second time in five seasons that Iowa State took a bite at the championship apple - in 2020 it lost to Oklahoma 27-21. The 2025 Cyclones, in a lot of ways, are better. The receiving corps and defensive line should take a step back, and the O line could use a little work, but the skill parts are strong, the defensive back seven/eight should be terrific, and there's no team on the slate the Cyclones can't a fun team with a fan base that knows how to get fired up for its school, the moment, and the success. But to get over the hump, it needs to get a wee bit more out of the …Iowa State Offense Breakdown Iowa State Defense Breakdown Season Prediction, Win Total, Keys to Season © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
