#483: Miami Hype with Jake Crain | The Kobayashi of O-Line Coaches

#483: Miami Hype with Jake Crain | The Kobayashi of O-Line Coaches

From Orange Bowl Boys: A Miami Hurricanes Podcast by OBB Media Inc.

August 13, 2026 · 44 min

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Jake Crain discusses Miami's football prospects and the team's dynamics ahead of the season.

Jake Crain from On3 pulls up for the season's first guest appearance — a few days before his wife's due date — and doesn't hedge: he's got Miami at number one, not seven like the cumulative poll had it. Ro, Jenners, Scoop, and Toast get into why: what a reloaded offensive line actually needs to look like behind Jackson Cantwell, what Darian Mensah changes about the offense's ceiling compared to last year's run-heavy attack, and why the defense's identity as one of the most physical groups in the country isn't going anywhere with Rueben Fatheree and Corey Flagg gone. From there it's a full off-season rundown. Miami's $44 million payroll checks in second nationally behind Texas, and the crew runs the whole top ten guessing game live. Eddie Royal's ACC Network sitdown with Mario Cristobal gets broken down for what the Greentree practice intensity actually says about this roster. And when Jake's asked what could derail a team this loaded, there's really only one honest answer. Also in this one: Jake makes his case for LSU having the best uniforms in college football (sorry, Miami fans), Michael Irvin buys Mark Fletcher's mom an RV, the kicking battle nobody's been paying attention…

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Hosts: Ro, Jenners, Scoop, Toast

Guest: Jake Crain

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Organizations: ACC Network, On3

Places: Miami, Texas

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