Craig Smith

3 days ago | stateoftheu.com | Craig Smith

Photo by Samuel Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Welp, that was a deflating weekend for Canes baseball. Don’t really have the vibe to get through the usual opening cheery paragraph, so let’s get to Miami athletics without further delay. 1) A true stinker of a weekend for the Canes after such a strong streak of play. The Canes were swept by Virginia, handing Miami three straight losses in ACC play after 10 straight conference wins.

1 week ago | atozsports.com | Craig Smith

Many Tennessee Vols fans were eager to see where their favorite players would end up in last month's NFL Draft. The Vols ultimately had 4 players drafted and 3 more sign contracts after the draft with NFL teams. However, one player who wasn't among those names was Bru McCoy. That came as a surprise to some, as it seemed like the veteran wideout had the tools to at least catch on with someone as an undrafted free agent.

1 week ago | stateoftheu.com | Craig Smith

Photo by Samuel Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images IIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTT’SSSSSSSSSSSS MONDAY!!!And you wonderful individuals know just what that means. With Canes spring football and the NFL Draft behind us, and rookie minicamps mostly yet to start, Miami baseball takes center stage, and boy, how they have turned things around over the last month-plus. So, without further ado, let’s get into it.

2 weeks ago | atozsports.com | Wendell Ferreira |Craig Smith

It may sound weird that a player who had zero defensive snaps in 2024, 1.58% of the team's special teams snaps, could become a winner of the draft—and the entire offseason process. But things change fast in the NFL, and cornerback Kamal Hadden can become a real contributor for the Green Bay Packers in 2025.

2 weeks ago | stateoftheu.com | Craig Smith

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BUDDY!!!! Man, what a busy weekend with Miami Hurricanes happenings, and I’m FINALLY done with some crazy life stuff that’s pulled me away from my normal Monday Musings. With the NFL Draft now behind us - and with the Miami Hurricanes’ baseball team doing the WWE Undertaker sit up move lately with some blistering play after a gross start - there is no shortage of stuff to talk about, so let’s get into it.