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Gabe Terry Kicked Off Hurricanes After Felony Pot Arrest

Miami Hurricanes linebacker Gabe Terry was found with less than an ounce of marijuana and his time with the team is over because of it. The school announced today that he's been kicked off the team in the wake of his felony arrest.

University of Miami Trying to Schedule Football Games Against Penn State

The Scandal Bowl? The Lack of Institutional Control Bowl? The Mark Emmert's Credibility Memorial Bowl? Apparently, the University of Miami wants us to put on our brainstorming hats and come up with dumb puns by pushing forward with a future football game against Penn State. 

UM Sanctions: Goodbye, Nevin Shapiro

The University of Miami NCAA Investigation Is a Witch Hunt

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke gives his take on the latest developments in the NCAA probe of the Miami Hurricanes.The NCAA is finally wrapping up its investiga ... More >>

Mario Cristobal Is the Miami Hurricanes' New Associate Head Coach

Mario Cristobal isn't going far after his surprising firing as FIU's head coach. He's just headed to Coral Gables.According to reports, Cristobal will join Al Golden's Miami Hurricanes staff as an associate head coach.

Hurricanes Have 25-1 Odds to Win Next Year's Championship, According Vegas

Last night's BCS game is in the history books, but Las Vegas never sleeps. Two odds makers are already out with betting lines for next year's championship, and they've both given the Miami Hurricanes 25-1 odds. Those are by no means spectacular odds, but better than one might expect for a team that ... More >>

South Florida Web Awards: Meet Your News and Miami Blogging Nominees

To say the web ties worlds together seamlessly with invisible streams of data would be a gross understatement. So New Times is celebrating Miami's greatest with our first annual South Florida Web Awards. We've scoured online media from news, to arts and culture, to food and music, and Twitter and I ... More >>

Bring the Stuffing

Uncle Luke: Nevin Shapiro's Assistant Sean Allen Needs to Stop Spinning His Story

Nevin Shapiro's Former Assistant Needs To Stop Talking About Canes

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke vents about one of the central players in the Nevin Shapiro University of Miami football scandal.With quarterback Stephen Morris s ... More >>

Nevin Shapiro Scandal Nabs a Gator: Florida Wide Receivers Coach Aubrey Hill Resigns

The University of Miami may be at the center of the Nevin Shapiro scandal, but it's not the only school that has had to deal with the fallout. That's because several coaches and staffers have since moved on to other programs.Today, University of Florida wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinato ... More >>

For Miami Dolphins, Drafting Miami Hurricanes Is Too Little, Too Late

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke gives an F to the Miami Dolphins and the Miami Hurricanes underclassmen who left school for the NFL draft.As much I've put t ... More >>

Everyone Defending Ozzie Guillen Needs to Shut Up and Respect Capitalism

Anyone familiar with Miami wasn't surprised that Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen's comments about Fidel Castro set off a fire storm. But certain folks in the sports world were off on the sidelines scratching their heads or muttering things about how baseball managers aren't diplomats. Some are even de ... More >>

Chicago Bears Could Poach Hurricanes Offensive Coordinator Jedd Fisch

Could the Miami Hurricanes soon be on the hunt for its sixth offensive coordinator since 2005? Quite possibly if the Chicago Bears pursue current OC Jedd Fisch. The team is looking for a new passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach.

Report: FIU Coach Mario Cristobal Leading Candidate for Pitt Job

​Well, there were rumors that a Miami-area football coach could be leaving for a Pennsylvania school earlier this year, but Canes coach Al Golden squashed those Penn State rumors with a contract extension. Turns out those rumors may have been concentrating on the wrong Miami coach and Pennsylvania ... More >>

Jeffrey Godfrey Gets His Release From the University of Central Florida

​The former star quarterback from Miami Central Senior High who broke Jacory Harris' passing record, is leaving the University of Central Florida after following his breakout freshman season with a sophomore slump. Jeffrey Godfrey, who had requested a release from his scholarship, can transfer to ... More >>

Miami Hurricanes' Micanor Regis Suspended for Punching UNC Player in the Groin

​We're not sure what's hurting worse: Miami's already depleted defense or North Carolina receiver Dwight Jones' groin after he got punched in his nether regions by Miami starting defensive tackle Micanor Regis during Saturday's game. As a result, Regis will be suspended for the next match against ... More >>

Jacory Harris to Start Against Ohio State

​Jacory Harris will start for the Miami Hurricanes when the team makes its home debut in ten days against Ohio State according to USA Today. Harris, a senior, sat out the Maryland game due to his involvement in the Nevin Shapiro scandal, but will return to take over his starting duties despite ... More >>

Al Golden on Hurricanes NCAA Probe: Players Might Have Made Mistakes

​After news broke yesterday that the NCAA would question the University of Miami about gifting allegations made by convicted Ponzi schemer Nevin Shaprio, initial reports indicated the school didn't think the NCAA would be able to find enough evidence to prove anything. Well, now coach Al Gold ... More >>

Travis Williams Seeks Release from Hurricanes After Marijuana Allegations

​Linebacker Travis Williams has announced that he will transfer from the University of Miami. Williams was one of four players believed to be suspended for infractions from the season opener, according to unconfirmed reports by subscription site InsideTheU.com. Three of the players were apparently ... More >>

University of Miami Football Player Jeffrey Brown Charged with Rape

​Jeffrey Brown, a 19-year-old red shirt Freshman on the University of Miami Hurricanes football team, has been charged with raping a woman on the school's Coral Gables campus. Brown has been suspended from the team indefinitely.

UM Hires Wisconsin's Shawn Eichorst as Athletic Director

Yep, this is the guy. ​The University of Miami's search to replace athletic director Kirby Hocutt has come to an end. The Miami Herald reports that Shawn Eichorst, a deputy AD at the University of Wisconsin, has been hired for the job, and what a job it is. Not only will Eichorst be charged with m ... More >>

Report: Frank Martin Will Come to UMiami If They Pretend to Care About Basketball

​During former Miami Hurricanes basketball coach Frank Haith's introduction at his new gig Missouri he had cutting words for University of Miami saying, "I know I'm in a different place. I know I'm in a place where they care." We'd be more outraged though if we thought people actually really cared ... More >>

Frank Martin on Miami Coaching Rumors: "No One Has Called Me"

​Regardless of what's actually on the mind of University of Miami interim athletics director Tony Hernandez, the media has already anointed Kansas State coach Frank Martin the frontrunner for the Canes' open basketball coaching job because of his considerable connections to the Miami area (connect ... More >>

Missouri Hires UM Basketball Coach Frank Haith, Confusing Canes and Tigers Fans Alike

via UM Athletics​Sometimes, you don't know what you've got till it's gone. Or so hopes the University of Missouri, which is set today to hire away UM basketball coach Frank Haith -- a man so under-the-radar at Football U that Canes fans this morning are scratching their heads en masse at the headl ... More >>

Jacory Harris Back on Top Canes' QB Depth Chart

​Sure to be overshadowed by the alleged "Fuck the police" antics of linebacker Ramon Buchanan, but more relevant to next season's on-the-filed action comes the news that Jacory Harris is once again the number one QB for the Miami Hurricanes. The news comes as the team released their second depth c ... More >>

Miami Hurricanes' DeMarcus Van Dyke Runs Fastest 40-Yard Dash at NFL Combine

hurricanesports.cstv.comUM's lightning-fast cornerback DeMarcus Van Dyke​Miami, you may be trophy-less, but you've still got the goods.That's the news out of this year's NFL combine, where Hurricanes cornerback DeMarcus Van Dyke ran the 40-yard dash in an absurdly fast 4.28 seconds. That's the spe ... More >>

Yep, Kirby Hocutt is Leaving Miami for Texas Tech

​Well, it was all but official, but University of Miami Athletics Director Kirby Hocutt is leaving Coral Gables to take the same job at Texas Tech. Hocutt was seen as a rising star in the world of college athletics directors, and while his new job is certainly less high profile it will pay bet ... More >>

Kirby Hocutt, Hurricanes Athletics Director, May Leave for Texas Tech

​University of Miami Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt has interviewed for the same position at Texas Tech, according to The Sun-Sentinel, and apparently the interest is mutual. Hocutt has only served in the position in Coral Gables since 2008, but he's reigned over an uncertain era of Hurricane spor ... More >>

Hurricanes Have a Hollywood-Worthy Training Montage

​Every great Hollywood sports movie where our heroes must turn themselves from chumps into champs includes the ever important montage. Or as South Park once sang it, "We're gonna need a montage. (Montage!) A sports-training montage! (Montage!)."Indeed coming off a 7-6 season and under the guidance ... More >>

Pettiness Rules The High School Recruiting Season

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke addresses the pettiness of college football's National Signing Day.I have to admit University of Miami Hurricanes head fo ... More >>

Hurricanes Land Solid Recruiting Class But Left Waiting on QB Jacoby Brissett

With only six weeks to recruit and a limited number of scholarships to dole out head coach Al Golden has done a solid, though not spectacular, job at putting together his first recruiting class. The group is led by two five-star (as rated by Scout.com, anyway) defensive ends: Anthony Chickillo (a th ... More >>

Urban Meyer and Randy Shannon Land Gigs on ESPN

​Former UF coach Urban Meyer and former UM coach Randy Shannon saw their careers as heads of two of Florida's big three college football teams come to an end after this season for very different reasons, but they both appear to be headed to the same place: ESPN of course. Meyer, who won two nation ... More >>

Hurricanes Interested in Transfer QB Tom Savage, But Rutgers Bars Him From Coming to Miami

​The future of the Miami Hurricane's quarterback position seems to be with Stephen Morris, but Al Golden and his staff are apparently interested in landing former Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage. He was rated by one recruiting service at the 8th best QB in the 2009 class, and the 'Canes tried to wo ... More >>

USC's Blake Ayles Transferring to Miami in Order to Win National Championship

​After a string of initial set backs, new Miami Hurricanes head coach Al Golden and his team have turned around recruiting. Now the team has snagged Blake Ayles, who was rated the second-best tight end recruit in the nation in 2008 by Rivals.com, away from the University of Southern California. He ... More >>

Hurricanes Hire Jedd Fisch as Offensive Coordinator

​Al Golden has said he was going to hire his offensive coordinator from the NFL to guide the Hurricane's traditional pro-style offense, and according to reports he's selected Seattle Seahawks quarterbacks coach Jedd Fisch for the job. The hiring hasn't been made official, but the team's official T ... More >>

Mark Whipple to be Named UConn Head Coach

​So, you're an offensive coordinator who (indirectly at least) gets fired from his job for making his fair share of screw ups that lead the team to never getting into a BCS bowl, yet somehow you end up as a head coach at a school that just got into a BCS bowl this season. Yes, former Miami offensi ... More >>

Auburn Shoots Down Oregon Ducks, Wins National Championship Thanks to Wes Byrum and 12 other Florida Recruits

auburntigers.cstv.comSoFla's own Wes Byrum won a national championship last night... with Auburn.​To the chagrin of just about everybody in Florida, the Auburn Tigers defeated the Oregon Ducks last night 22-19 to capture the NCAA national championship.The "experts" might say that Auburn outlasted ... More >>

Will Muschamp Named Head Coach of Florida Gators

​Well, University of Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley works a heck of a lot faster than his counterpart at Miami. Will Muschamp, the defensive coordinator of the Texas Longhorns, has been named the new head honcho in Gainseville. Previously he had been guaranteed to be Mack Brown's successor ... More >>

Sudden Bo Pelini Rumors Prove Miami's Coach Search isn't Quite Hopeless

​With the Gruden myth shattered, and Dan Mullen rumors now centering on Florida, it seemed like Miami's chance of capturing a blue chip coach were quickly diminishing. Then, today, out of left field came rumors that Miami was maybe, possibly talking to Nebraska coach Bo Pelini. If anything, it pro ... More >>

With Dan Mullen Possibly Headed to Florida, Where Does That Leave Miami's Coach Search?

​Urban Meyer's resignation couldn't have come at a worse time for the Miami Hurricanes. While it's all just chitter chatter at the moment, it makes total sense that UF would be interested in Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen. Which is bad news for Miami AD Kirby Hocutt, who reportedly possibly ha ... More >>