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Monday Musings: Canes waste golden opportunity in Charlottesville

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.
The ACC 2025 Preseason Hype Train

1 week ago | stateoftheu.com | Justin Dottavio

Photo by Peyton Williams/Getty Images The ACC hasn’t had a ton of hype behind it since Trevor Lawrence headed to the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL. Even with a Heisman Trophy candidate in Cam Ward, the league faced being third fiddle to the SEC and Big Ten while battling with the Big 12 for middle brother status. It’s my mission to get the ACC hype machine going, even if on a small stage.
Monday Musings: Miami baseball burning red hot, cooks the Wolfpack in huge series win

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.
2025 The State of the ACC: NFL Draft Recap

2 weeks ago | stateoftheu.com | Justin Dottavio

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The first overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft wasn’t just an ACC player, it was a Miami Hurricane. ‘Canes Quarterback Cam Ward went 1st overall to the Tennessee Titans just as the movie script foretold when he was a zero-star prospect coming out of high school. 2025 NFL Draft: Miami Hurricanes QB Cam Ward Ward was selected 1st Overall by Tennessee Titans After Ward, the only other ACC pick in the first round went to RB Omarion Hampton out of UNC.
Monday Musings: Recapping the draft; Miami Hurricanes baseball red hot

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.
Miami Hurricanes 2026 NFL draft candidates

2 weeks ago | stateoftheu.com | Cameron J. Underwood

Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images The Miami Hurricanes had a strong showing in the 2025 NFL Draft. Not only was QB Cam Ward selected #1 overall by the Tennessee Titans, but 6 other Hurricanes were drafted over the course of the 3 day draft held in Green Bay, Wisconsin. As we turn the clock to the 2025 CFB season, let’s take a second and make a quick list of the players on this roster who could be the next crop of NFL draftees.
2025 NFL Draft: Miami Hurricanes RB Damien Martinez selected 223rd (7th Round) by the Seattle Seahawks

2 weeks ago | stateoftheu.com | Cameron J. Underwood |Jake Marcus

Photo by Dustin Markland/Getty Images Damien Martinez is taking his talents to the NFL!With the 223rd pick of Round 7, the Seattle Seahawks selected the standout running back to join their team. Seattle is no stranger to selecting Canes running backs in the NFL Draft as they DeeJay Dallas 144th overall in 2020 and Travis Homer 204th overall in 2019. They add another physical 6’0” 217lb back, Martinez, who brings a wealth of talent, and years of production, to the NFL.
2025 NFL Draft: Miami Hurricanes K Andres Borregales selected 182nd (6th Round) by the New England Patriots

2 weeks ago | stateoftheu.com | Jake Marcus

Photo by Bryan Bennett/Getty Images It’s a kicker! The New England Patriots took the first kicker off the board at 182nd overall (6th round) as Andres Borregales heads to colder weather. Originally from Caracas, Venezuela and raised in South Florida, where he attended Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School, Borregales followed his brother, Jose’s footsteps to the U. Jose set the standard for Andres to replicate as he won the Lou Groza Award given to the nation’s top collegiate kicker.
2025 NFL Draft: Miami Hurricanes LB Francisco Mauigoa selected by the New York Jets with the 162nd overall pick

2 weeks ago | stateoftheu.com | Craig Smith |Jake Marcus

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images The Miami Hurricanes are finally starting to come off the board again on Saturday in the 2025 NFL Draft. First on Saturday was OL Jalen Rivers going to the Cincinnati Bengals with the 153rd overall pick. Now, the run is on, with Kiko Mauigoa being selected by the New York Jets with the 162nd overall pick.
2025 NFL Draft: Miami Hurricanes EDGE Tyler Baron selected 176th (5th Round) by the New York Jets

2 weeks ago | stateoftheu.com | Jake Marcus

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images The Miami Hurricanes prospects are started to fly off the 2025 NFL Draft shelves on Day Three. And for this one, there will be some familiarity as two Canes will report to the same team. Miami EDGE Defender, Tyler Baron, ships off to the New York Jets, who used their 176th overall pick, the final pick of the fifth round, just 14 picks after his teammate, LB Francisco Mauigoa, went 162nd to the same destination. Baron, similar to Mauigoa, was a transfer to Miami.