r/MiamiHurricanesVibes

1983: David Heffernan
1987: Luis Cristobal
1989: Luis Cristobal/ Mario Cristobal
1991: Mario Cristobal
2001: Joaquin Gonzalez

This season: Ryan Rodriguez

Dunnigan has 17 tackles through Week 5 and a pick-six against Clemson.

McCormick first arrived at Oregon in 2016 before enduring an unbelievable string of injuries and medical setbacks:

• Torn ACL
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Broken fibula
• Multiple surgeries
• Foot injury
• Several lost seasons

He spent SEVEN years at Oregon before transferring to Miami for two more.

By his final season in 2024, McCormick was 26 YEARS OLD, with some teammates jokingly calling him “Grandpa.”

He even earned both a bachelor’s AND master’s degree during the journey.

Nine college seasons. Two schools. Countless setbacks.

And he NEVER stopped coming back.

One of the craziest college football careers ever.

Columbus Won 51-13

ITS A TWEAK PARTY AND THEY CANT GET IN‼️🗣️🙌🏽🟧_🟩

Miami: 96.9
Indiana: 94.3
Georgia: 93.6
Houston: 91.9
Ohio State: 90.9
Alabama: 90.2
USC: 90.1
Memphis: 89.6
Florida: 88.4
North Texas: 88.4
LSU: 88.0
Nebraska: 87.9
Notre Dame: 87.7
Toledo: 86.8
JMU: 86.5
Louisville: 85.8
Georgia State: 85.1
Utah: 84.9
Texas State: 84.7
Pittsburgh: 84.6

5 ⭐️ Brysen Wright
5 ⭐️ Asher Ghioto
5 ⭐️ Jayden Bell
5 ⭐️ Casey Barner
5 ⭐️ Donte Wright
5 ⭐️ Prince Che
5 ⭐️ Antijuan Wilkers Jr.
5 ⭐️ Kweli Fielder

The Canes are bringing in some serious talent.

Canes HC Mario Cristobal trying to keep the team’s 5-0 start in perspective as they enter this bye week. Says they’re hungry for a lot more:

“We’re not very good at a lot of things that we need to get better at, and we just want to get at those things.”

Cristobal on Freshman LG Ben Congdon:

“Strong performance. A colossal human being. Really, really big, but he plays that way. The moment was not too big for him.

I liken his performance, his attitude and his approach to guys like JJ Dunnigan and Javian Mallory. Guys like Somourian Wingo are getting there as well.

Then you look at guys who have been through the program, like Francis (Mauigoa), Reuben (Bain Jr.) and OJ (Frederique Jr.) as a freshman.

(Congdon) is a guy who is really mature.”

Highlights:
- Miami, Alabama, and Georgia are your Tier-1. There seem to be 6-7 clear national title contenders, all big brands, in more a return to historical norms.
- Penn State (#18) has the #1 pass defense in the country and the #97 run defense. The model has them usually losing to NW but favors them vs USC.
- Missouri (#10) has the same kind of split: #4 run defense, #85 pass defense.
- Ole Miss is #9 in the AP and #38 here. There isn't a single stat where they jump off the page.
- LSU (#8) has the #1 run defense and a top-10 pass defense, but the offense is mediocre.
- Last week we said UMass at #11 would only change if they started struggling. They're #61 now. That's a no-priors model working the way it's supposed to.

This is a power rating calculated without priors (only on-field 2026 data), not a resume ranking or poll.

43/49 passing (87.8%)
608 yards
9 TDs
0 INTs
158.0 NFL passer rating

Each Box Score now shows every lineman's pass protection (sacks, hits, hurries and pressures allowed) and run blocking (zone and gap), and OL player cards carry the season totals