Podcast: Roland Smith’s role with Miami football and a Hurricanes baseball collapse

It’s formally the offseason for the Miami Hurricanes.

Miami’s baseball season got here to a surprising, sudden finish Saturday with back-to-back losses to the Ole Miss Rebels and Arizona Wildcats within the Coral Gables Regional. Because the No. 6 total seed, the Hurricanes have been the top-ranked workforce to not make it to Tremendous Regionals within the 2022 NCAA match.

What’s subsequent, then, for Miami? The Hurricanes haven’t made it out of Regionals since they went to the School World Collection again in 2016, however don’t count on main modifications. David Wilson and Susan Miller Degnan, the Miami Herald’s Hurricanes beat author, dive into what athletic director Dan Radakovich is perhaps considering and what this season may imply for Miami’s future.

As ugly because the ending was, the Hurricanes nonetheless have causes for optimism and an extension could possibly be imminent for coach Gino DiMare. The strain shall be on subsequent 12 months, although, when these younger Hurricanes received’t be fairly so younger anymore.

Despite the fact that summer season is nearly right here, there’s nonetheless some soccer information, too. Miami lastly formally introduced the rent of Roland Smith — he has been working on the faculty for greater than three months — and the legendary highschool coach would be the director of highschool relations at his alma mater.

This transfer received’t make the identical type of nationwide headlines because the additions of Jason Taylor as an analyst or Charlie Robust as a linebackers coach, however Smith is one other huge addition for coach Mario Cristobal. Smith’s seven Florida Excessive Faculty Athletic Affiliation championships at Miami Central and Northwestern are tied for probably the most in South Florida historical past, and coaches throughout Miami-Dade County are a part of his teaching tree.

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