About this episode

The episode covers the Miami Hurricanes' prospects for the NFL Draft and a recap of the spring game.

The Orange Bowl Boys are back the night before the 2025 NFL Draft, and there is a LOT to unpack! Up to 12 Miami Hurricanes could hear their names called, Carson Beck is suddenly generating first-round buzz, and Manny Diaz is taking shots at the transfer portal — which is pretty rich coming from him. Plus, we break down everything from the Miami spring game where Darien Mensa looked like he's been running this offense for years. In this episode: Full 2025 NFL Draft preview with a focus on Miami Hurricanes prospects — Ruben Bain, Francis Mbenga, Akeem Kete, and the late-breaking Carson Beck first-round talk Spring game recap: Darien Mensa's impressive performance, Cooper Barcade's Spider-Man antics, and the depth at wide receiver that has us genuinely excited JJ Dunnigan — the name you keep hearing all spring, and for good reason Running back room breakdown: Is Jordan Lyle ready to reclaim his spot? And who is Javion Mallory reminding us of? Manny Diaz fires shots at the transfer portal — and we fire back 2027 recruiting update: Mario Cristobal is cooking, with 10 verbal commits and several five-star targets still in play University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame: Duke Johnson, Mike…

People in this episode

Host: Orange Bowl Boys

Topics covered

• NFL Draft preview
• Miami Hurricanes
• Spring game recap
• Recruiting update
• Coaching contracts
• Transfer portal

Keywords

• Miami Hurricanes
• NFL Draft
• Carson Beck
• Manny Diaz
• Darien Mensa
• recruiting
• transfer portal
• college football

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Miami

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