Category: Miami Hurricanes

A promising Miami Hurricanes underclassman is planning to enter the transfer portal. Zaquan Patterson, a former star at Chaminade-Madonna, is entering the portal, sharing the news on his Instagram account. He’s the second UM defender to enter the portal on Monday, joining defensive tackle Joshua Horton. Patterson played one season at Miami, playing in 11 games and starting one. Patterson notched 19 tackles with three pass breakups while playing 159 total defensive snaps. He had a 66.4 defensive rating from Pro Football Focus. Patterson was a star at Broward County powerhouse...

CORAL GABLES — The Hurricanes closed out spring camp on Saturday with their annual spring game at the on-campus Cobb Stadium on Saturday. The defense got the better of the offense, edging their teammates 25-20. “We feel really good about our spring,” Miami coach Mario Cristobal said. “We really do. We play football and we practice football, and we’re in pads, and the guys did a very good job attacking a very demanding regimen.” The defense got a key stop early in the spring game, stopping four consecutive goal-line runs. “As an offensive lineman, what do you think I’m going to say (about...

West Boca Raton standout running back Javian Mallory is staying close to home. The Sun Sentinel All-County pick committed to the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday, choosing UM over Florida, Louisville and Notre Dame, among others. He announced his choice on social media. Mallory, who contributed to the Bobcats’ title run last year, is a four-star prospect and the No. 22 running back in the class. He is listed as the No. 300 player in the 2026 class, according to 247Sports’ composite ranking. Mallory racked up 676 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns in seven games last season. Mallory is the first...

CORAL GABLES — The Miami Hurricanes’ baseball series opener against rival Florida State started badly and only got worse. The Hurricanes (13-10, 0-4 ACC) gave up three runs to the Seminoles (19-2, 4-0 ACC) in the first inning and fell 14-1 in a seven-inning, run-rule defeat at Mark Light Stadium in Coral Gables on Thursday night, dropping the first game of a three-game set. Miami has lost seven of its last nine games after starting the season 11-3. “We’ve got to play better, though, in all aspects,” UM coach J.D. Arteaga said. “In all aspects. We’ve got to hit better, we’ve got to pitch...

New Hurricanes defensive backs coaches Zac Etheridge and Will Harris got their first recruiting win at UM. Four-star cornerback Jaelen Waters committed to Miami on Friday night, announcing his decision on social media. Waters had previously committed to Florida, where Harris coached before leaving for Miami, and Florida State. Waters, a standout at Seffner Armwood, is listed as the No. 15 cornerback and No. 150 player in the class, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings. He also had offers from Alabama, Georgia and Notre Dame, among others. Waters, who is 6-1 and 170 pounds, is a former...

ATLANTA — Lance Terry made six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 31 points to help Georgia Tech cruise to an 89-74 victory over Miami on Tuesday night. Georgia Tech (16-14, 10-9 ACC), which has won seven of its last nine games and six straight at home, clinched at least a No. 8 seed and a first-round bye into the conference tournament. It’s also the first time since the 2016-17 season the Yellow Jackets have won 14 games. Miami (6-24, 2-17) is winless on the road this season and extended its losing streak to six games. Terry shot 12 of 19 from the floor to go with seven rebounds and four...

By TIM REYNOLDS CORAL GABLES — Kon Knueppel scored 20 points, Cooper Flagg and Isaiah Evans each added 16 and No. 2 Duke rolled past Miami 97-60 on Tuesday night. Flagg, the likely No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, added six assists and five rebounds for the Blue Devils (25-3, 16-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). Duke led by 15 at the half, and Knueppel scored eight points in a 16-2 burst by the Blue Devils early in the second half to push the lead to 65-36. Lynn Kidd scored 17 points and Jalil Bethea had 13 for Miami (6-22, 2-15), which was without guard Matthew Cleveland. Miami has lost four games...

By TIM REYNOLDS CORAL GABLES — Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas has agreed to become the next head coach at Miami, pending the completion of contract negotiations, a person with knowledge of the matter said Saturday night. Lucas and the Hurricanes will work toward finalizing that contract in the coming weeks, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither side has confirmed any details publicly. Part of those negotiations would include when Lucas would leave the Blue Devils and start with the Hurricanes, whose regular season ends March 8. The...

BOCA RATON — After scoring 35 runs in their three-game, season-opening sweep against Niagara over the weekend, the Hurricanes’ bats went cold in Boca Raton. UM scored just one run in a 2-1 loss to Florida Atlantic on Tuesday, dropping their first game of the season. “They did a good job, overall,” Miami coach J.D. Arteaga said. “I guess they gave us a run that first (inning). It was the first game I’ve been a part of where every run was a bases-loaded walk or a hit by pitch. We got in some counts, some favorable counts, and just weren’t aggressive enough. Got beat with some fastballs we...

By STEPHEN HAWKINS FORT WORTH, Texas — While Cam Ward hasn’t decided if he will throw at the NFL combine next week, the quarterback knows how he will answer any scouts or team personnel who ask him if he quit on the Miami Hurricanes team by not finishing his final game with them. “Okay, you’re either going to draft me or you’re not,” Ward said Monday night before receiving the Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s top college quarterback. “If you don’t draft me, that’s your fault. You’ve got to remember you’re the same team that’s got to play me for the rest of my career, and I’ll remember...