About this episode

Mario Cristobal discusses developing NFL talent at Miami and the impact of the NIL and transfer portal on college football.

Mario Cristobal joins This Is Football for a deep dive into building NFL talent at Miami, navigating the NIL & transfer portal era, and why physical football is taking over college football again. In this episode: How Miami rebuilt its NFL pipeline Developing first-round draft picks Coaching players in the NIL/portal era Why “hoarding talent” is over The changing balance of power in college football Thoughts on playoff expansion Mario’s philosophy on toughness, development, and competition Cristobal also breaks down Miami’s recent NFL Draft stars, discusses the evolution of line-of-scrimmage football, and shares stories about Nick Saban, Jim Harbaugh, and assesses the future of the sport. Featuring: Miami Hurricanes football NFL Draft discussion College football playoff talk NIL & transfer portal insight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Clark

Guest: Mario Cristobal

Topics covered

• NFL player development
• NIL and transfer portal
• college football
• Miami Hurricanes
• NFL Draft
• coaching philosophy

Keywords

• NFL players
• Miami
• NIL
• transfer portal
• college football
• draft picks
• coaching
• toughness
• competition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Miami Hurricanes, Nick Saban, Jim Harbaugh

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