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Former Miami running back Robert Burns went 4-0 against Florida State in his Hurricanes career. Now he breaks down exactly how Miami does it again Saturday night at Hard Rock. This isn't a talking-heads preview. Every topic gets the full broadcast treatment: on-screen stats, matchup boards, player cards and film-room breakdowns, built like the show you turn on Saturday mornings. In this breakdown: - What it was like to go undefeated against FSU, and the coaches with FSU roots who prepared him - Why Miami is a big favorite, and what the line says about this matchup - How Miami's No. 1 run defense handles FSU's read-option game: 3 ways to stop it - The battle in the trenches, the injury watch at right guard, and FSU's pass rush - Robert's call: Miami runs for 265 yards - Malachi Toney vs. the FSU secondary - FSU's season so far, the road losing streak and the Norvell situation - Gamr: the football IQ training app Robert built for players and coaches Follow Robert Burns on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@itsrobertburns?si=-CUQfGSB5_EOhyc2 Download Gamr: Football IQ Training (free on the App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gamr-football-iq-training/id6758227770 Subscribe to Canes Pulse for in-depth Miami Hurricanes breakdowns every week. The Echevarria Law Firm — proud title sponsor of Canes Pulse. Free consultation → calleche.com Instagram & TikTok: @echevarrialegal The Echevarria Law Firm — Check the scoreboard. Paper Boy Co - Stickers, Banners, Posters, Wall Vinyl, and more. paperboy has you covered. https://www.instagram.com/paper.boy.co?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Ariz Law PA: Coral Gables Law Firm – Estate Planning, Business Law & Real Estate Attorneys Specializing in Corporate Law, Probate, Wills & Trusts Protect the People and Assets You Value Most. Plan Your Future arizlawpa.com

84 recruits are expected at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday when No. 3 Miami (5-0) hosts Florida State — and this list is loaded. In this video: - All five of Miami's 2027 five-star commits will be in the building — Donte Wright, A'Mir Sears, Nick Lennear, Jaiden Bryant and Israel Abrams - 3 of the top 5 players in the 2028 class: Brysen Wright (No. 1), Asher Ghioto (No. 3) and Casey Barner (No. 5) - 19 of the 2028 top 100 (USA TODAY HSS composite) are on the list — and only one, Kweli Fielder, is committed - Why Maui Tonata, the No. 1 tackle in 2028, just got a Miami prediction - The pipeline schools — Columbus, Bolles, McEachern and Carrollton - The legacy name on the list: DeMarcus Van Dyke Jr. The full 84-name list is in the Canes Pulse Discord. Rankings: Rivals Industry, 247Sports Composite and USA TODAY High School Sports (Aug. 2026), as labeled on screen. The Echevarria Law Firm — proud title sponsor of Canes Pulse. Free consultation → calleche.com Instagram & TikTok: @echevarrialegal The Echevarria Law Firm — Check the scoreboard. Paper Boy Co - Stickers, Banners, Posters, Wall Vinyl, and more. paperboy has you covered. https://www.instagram.com/paper.boy.co?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Ariz Law PA: Coral Gables Law Firm – Estate Planning, Business Law & Real Estate Attorneys Specializing in Corporate Law, Probate, Wills & Trusts Protect the People and Assets You Value Most. Plan Your Future arizlawpa.com

Reflection Sunday on Canes Pulse. Taking a look around college football and peeking at Miami-Florida State. The Echevarria Law Firm — proud title sponsor of Canes Pulse. Free consultation → calleche.com Instagram & TikTok: @echevarrialegal The Echevarria Law Firm — Check the scoreboard. Paper Boy Co - Stickers, Banners, Posters, Wall Vinyl, and more. paperboy has you covered. https://www.instagram.com/paper.boy.co?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Ariz Law PA: Coral Gables Law Firm – Estate Planning, Business Law & Real Estate Attorneys Specializing in Corporate Law, Probate, Wills & Trusts Protect the People and Assets You Value Most. Plan Your Future arizlawpa.com

This isn't a normal bye-week podcast. Former Miami running back Robert Burns joins me for an in-depth breakdown of everything we learned from Miami's 41-13 win at Clemson, built like a Saturday broadcast: live stat boards, player cards and data graphics on screen the whole way through. We get into: - Why Miami has the No. 1 run defense in FBS, and how the D-line reloaded after losing two first-round picks - The one red flag: tackling, and why it's at the top of the bye-week to-do list - The 7:58 drive that broke Clemson, and the Mark Fletcher Jr. pass-pro detail most people miss - Ben Congdon's first career start and Ryan Rodriguez anchoring the O-line - The passing game: what Clemson took away, and the Malachi Toney touchdown that got wiped off the board - Third down: what Miami has to clean up in practice this week - Florida State preview: Mike Norvell calling plays, Ashton Daniels' big day vs. Virginia, and the secondary help Miami could get back Robert breaks down running back film on his YouTube channel. Go subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@Itsrobertburns Robert is also the founder of Gamr, a football IQ training app for players, coaches and fans. Download it free on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gamr-football-iq-training/id6758227770 New episodes with Robert every week on Canes Pulse. Subscribe so you don't miss the next one. #Canes #MiamiHurricanes #ItsAllAboutTheU #CollegeFootball #FSU The Echevarria Law Firm — proud title sponsor of Canes Pulse. Free consultation → calleche.com Instagram & TikTok: @echevarrialegal The Echevarria Law Firm — Check the scoreboard. Paper Boy Co - Stickers, Banners, Posters, Wall Vinyl, and more. paperboy has you covered. https://www.instagram.com/paper.boy.co?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Ariz Law PA: Coral Gables Law Firm – Estate Planning, Business Law & Real Estate Attorneys Specializing in Corporate Law, Probate, Wills & Trusts Protect the People and Assets You Value Most. Plan Your Future arizlawpa.com

After Miami's 41-13 win at Clemson, Mario Cristobal said it plainly: "This staff doesn't get enough credit for player development. That's a flat-out truth." He's right, and this video proves it with names. The national story is that Miami wins in the transfer portal and with freshmen who show up ready. But Miami just went into Death Valley without five injured players and won by 28. That happened because of the guys who weren't day-one stars. They got hurt, sat behind starters, played special teams for years, and stayed when transferring would have been easy. In this video: - Ryan Rodriguez: 5 years, 2 starts, and now Miami's starting center - Samson Okunlola: the five-star who had to wait anyway, now starting at left tackle - Dylan Day, Ryan Mack, Booker Pickett Jr. and Chris Wheatley-Humphrey: the depth that answered when injuries hit - Herbert "Third" Scroggins III, Max Buchanan, Daylyn Upshaw and Joshua Moore: the year-one to year-two leaps - Why staying matters more than ever in the transfer portal era Which of these players is your favorite story? Let me know in the comments. Subscribe for more Miami Hurricanes breakdowns. Florida State is next. Snap counts and grades: PFF. Career stats: official University of Miami bios. #MiamiHurricanes #Canes #TheU #CollegeFootball #Cristobal #ACCFootball The Echevarria Law Firm — proud title sponsor of Canes Pulse. Free consultation → calleche.com Instagram & TikTok: @echevarrialegal The Echevarria Law Firm — Check the scoreboard. Paper Boy Co - Stickers, Banners, Posters, Wall Vinyl, and more. paperboy has you covered. https://www.instagram.com/paper.boy.co?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Ariz Law PA: Coral Gables Law Firm – Estate Planning, Business Law & Real Estate Attorneys Specializing in Corporate Law, Probate, Wills & Trusts Protect the People and Assets You Value Most. Plan Your Future arizlawpa.com

Miami lost two first-round defensive ends, Rueben Bain Jr. and Akheem Mesidor. All offseason the take was that the pass rush would fall off a cliff. Five games into 2026, I lined up this year's defensive line against last year's through the same five games, using the same official stats for both seasons.The sacks went UP, from 12 to 16. Opponents are running for 1.84 yards a carry, down from 2.82. Points allowed dropped from 13.6 a game to 9.8.In this video:🔸 Bain's real regular-season sack number, and why the "cliff" talk was built on his playoff run🔸 Why this is a fair test: both schedules have the same shape🔸 Lightfoot + Wilson II vs. Bain + Mesidor, edge pair against edge pair🔸 Damon Wilson II going from zero pressures to 11 at Clemson🔸 Ahmad Moten and Justin Scott: a year older, and both first-rounders in ESPN's way-too-early 2027 mock🔸 The next layer: Scroggins, Carter, Keona Davis and Pickett, and what happened when Lightfoot went down in Death Valley🔸 The catch: tackles for loss, the schedule, and Lightfoot's status heading into Florida StateWho's your breakout on this front? Let me know in the comments.Stats: official NCAA game data via cfbstats. Pressures and grades: PFF, as reported by On3, 247Sports and SI. Snap counts: CanesInSight and SI charting.#MiamiHurricanes #Canes #GoCanes #ACCFootball #CollegeFootball #JasonTaylorThe Echevarria Law Firm — proud title sponsor of Canes Pulse.Free consultation → calleche.comInstagram & TikTok: @echevarrialegalThe Echevarria Law Firm — Check the scoreboard.Paper Boy Co - Stickers, Banners, Posters, Wall Vinyl, and more. paperboy has you covered. https://www.instagram.com/paper.boy.co?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Ariz Law PA: Coral Gables Law Firm – Estate Planning, Business Law & Real EstateAttorneys Specializing in Corporate Law, Probate, Wills & TrustsProtect the People and Assets You Value Most. Plan Your Futurearizlawpa.com

Miami's dominant win over Clemson in Death Valley was exactly what the doctor ordered. The Echevarria Law Firm — proud title sponsor of Canes Pulse. Free consultation → calleche.com Instagram & TikTok: @echevarrialegal The Echevarria Law Firm — Check the scoreboard. Paper Boy Co - Stickers, Banners, Posters, Wall Vinyl, and more. paperboy has you covered. https://www.instagram.com/paper.boy.co?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Ariz Law PA: Coral Gables Law Firm – Estate Planning, Business Law & Real Estate Attorneys Specializing in Corporate Law, Probate, Wills & Trusts Protect the People and Assets You Value Most. Plan Your Future arizlawpa.com

Miami just put it in writing. On Oct. 2, the presidents and chancellors of Miami, Florida State, Clemson and North Carolina sent a joint letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Majority Whip Tom Emmer. They asked for two changes to the Protect College Sports Act, and both make it easier for a school to leave its conference. The Senate passed the bill 77-22 on Sept. 28. As it stands, it caps power conferences at 20 schools (up from 19, thanks to Sen. Ashley Moody's amendment) and makes a school that switches power conferences play three years as an independent first (down from five). The four schools want the cap raised to 22 and the three-year rule removed entirely. In this video: → The full timeline: what changed in the Senate, and when → What the letter asks for, and the line that points straight at the ACC's exit deal → Why Miami signing matters more than FSU or Clemson signing → The best case against reading too much into it → The 2030-31 window: falling ACC exit fees, expiring TV deals, and when the bill's penalty runs out → What happens when the House comes back in November In 2024, Miami said it was "incredibly solid with the ACC." In 2026, it signed on with FSU and Clemson. Is Miami planning a move, or just keeping its options open? Let me know in the comments. Subscribe to Canes Pulse for structured, research-first Miami Hurricanes coverage. Sources: Tomahawk Nation, On3, WRAL, Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, ESPN, NPR #MiamiHurricanes #Canes #ACC #CollegeFootball #ConferenceRealignment #ProtectCollegeSportsAct The Echevarria Law Firm — proud title sponsor of Canes Pulse. Free consultation → calleche.com Instagram & TikTok: @echevarrialegal The Echevarria Law Firm — Check the scoreboard. Paper Boy Co - Stickers, Banners, Posters, Wall Vinyl, and more. paperboy has you covered. https://www.instagram.com/paper.boy.co?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Ariz Law PA: Coral Gables Law Firm – Estate Planning, Business Law & Real Estate Attorneys Specializing in Corporate Law, Probate, Wills & Trusts Protect the People and Assets You Value Most. Plan Your Future arizlawpa.com

Former Canes RB Robert Burns joins the show to breakdown Miami vs. Clemson! Download Gamr: Football IQ Training https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gamr-football-iq-training/id6758227770 The Echevarria Law Firm — proud title sponsor of Canes Pulse. Free consultation → calleche.com Instagram & TikTok: @echevarrialegal The Echevarria Law Firm — Check the scoreboard. Paper Boy Co - Stickers, Banners, Posters, Wall Vinyl, and more. paperboy has you covered. https://www.instagram.com/paper.boy.co?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Ariz Law PA: Coral Gables Law Firm – Estate Planning, Business Law & Real Estate Attorneys Specializing in Corporate Law, Probate, Wills & Trusts Protect the People and Assets You Value Most. Plan Your Future arizlawpa.com

BREAKING: The Coral Gables City Commission gave final approval to the University of Miami's 30-year agreement today, Sept. 29, 2026. The vote was 5–0. Back in July, this was a 200-page zoning filing almost nobody was covering. We called it the Quiet Deal. Now it's the rulebook for how Miami's campus grows for the next 30 years. In this video: what passed today, a 60-second refresher on who gets what, why it matters for Canes football, what's next, and Mayor Vince Lago in his own words on the city's relationship with UM. WHAT MIAMI GETS ▸ Building room: ~6.8M → ~10.5M sq. ft. ▸ Enrollment threshold: 13,000 → 17,500 students ▸ A hospital of up to 100 beds allowed without a separate vote ▸ ~14 more acres of mixed-use space along Ponce de Leon WHAT CORAL GABLES GETS ▸ 5.52-acre Centennial Park, park use only, permanently ▸ $1,025,000 in year one, rising 4% every year for 30 years The Echevarria Law Firm — proud title sponsor of Canes Pulse. Free consultation → calleche.com Instagram & TikTok: @echevarrialegal The Echevarria Law Firm — Check the scoreboard. Paper Boy Co - Stickers, Banners, Posters, Wall Vinyl, and more. paperboy has you covered. https://www.instagram.com/paper.boy.co?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Ariz Law PA: Coral Gables Law Firm – Estate Planning, Business Law & Real Estate Attorneys Specializing in Corporate Law, Probate, Wills & Trusts Protect the People and Assets You Value Most. Plan Your Future arizlawpa.com

On October 24, 2015, Clemson beat Miami 58-0 at Sun Life Stadium. It's still the worst loss in Hurricanes history, and Al Golden was fired the next day. Almost 11 years later, Miami heads to Death Valley on Oct. 3 as a 17.5-point favorite. This video walks through how the two programs traded places: Clemson's six straight Playoff appearances and two national titles, Dabo Swinney's public stance against NIL and the transfer portal, the December 2021 week that set the two programs on different paths, Mario Cristobal's rough first two years, Cam Ward and the portal-QB blueprint, Miami's 2025 run to the national title game, Clemson's 7-6 season, and the January 2026 portal window that summed it all up. The Echevarria Law Firm — proud title sponsor of Canes Pulse. Free consultation → calleche.com Instagram & TikTok: @echevarrialegal The Echevarria Law Firm — Check the scoreboard. Paper Boy Co - Stickers, Banners, Posters, Wall Vinyl, and more. paperboy has you covered. https://www.instagram.com/paper.boy.co?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Ariz Law PA: Coral Gables Law Firm – Estate Planning, Business Law & Real Estate Attorneys Specializing in Corporate Law, Probate, Wills & Trusts Protect the People and Assets You Value Most. Plan Your Future arizlawpa.com

Instant reaction to Miami's win over Central Michigan! The Echevarria Law Firm — proud title sponsor of Canes Pulse. Free consultation → calleche.com Instagram & TikTok: @echevarrialegal The Echevarria Law Firm — Check the scoreboard. Paper Boy Co - Stickers, Banners, Posters, Wall Vinyl, and more. paperboy has you covered. https://www.instagram.com/paper.boy.co?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Ariz Law PA: Coral Gables Law Firm – Estate Planning, Business Law & Real Estate Attorneys Specializing in Corporate Law, Probate, Wills & Trusts Protect the People and Assets You Value Most. Plan Your Future arizlawpa.com

The Wall Street Journal called Miami "The College Football Team That Rents a New Starting Quarterback — Every Single Season." The stats in the article are right. The framing isn't. Cam Ward, Carson Beck and now Darian Mensah make three straight transfer starters at Miami. Indiana did the same thing with Rourke, Mendoza and Hoover, and won a national title. Florida State, Louisville, Wisconsin, and even Duke (the school that sued over Mensah) are doing it too. At least 8 Power 4 programs have started a new transfer QB 3–4 years in a row. The receipts: 🔸 88 of 138 FBS teams start a transfer QB in 2026 (~64%) 🔸 5 of the last 6 national title game starters were transfers 🔸 7 of 12 teams in last year's CFP started a transfer, including all 4 semifinalists 🔸 6 of the last 7 QB Heisman winners were transfers Miami isn't the exception. Miami is how college football works now. The Echevarria Law Firm — proud title sponsor of Canes Pulse. Free consultation → calleche.com Instagram & TikTok: @echevarrialegal The Echevarria Law Firm — Check the scoreboard. Paper Boy Co - Stickers, Banners, Posters, Wall Vinyl, and more. paperboy has you covered. https://www.instagram.com/paper.boy.co?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Ariz Law PA: Coral Gables Law Firm – Estate Planning, Business Law & Real Estate Attorneys Specializing in Corporate Law, Probate, Wills & Trusts Protect the People and Assets You Value Most. Plan Your Future arizlawpa.com