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• Season predictions

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  MIAMI GARDENS — It’s that time. Time for us usually-wrong media folk to make our predictions on this season. Many times, we’ll get the record right but miss completely on the wins and losses.

  I had a tough time with my picks, wavering back and forth between 10-2 and 9-3. I have a hunch the [...]

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• Hurricanes game at Yankee Stadium likely

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  CORAL GABLES — I spoke to UM athletic director Kirby Hocutt on the phone today as he was getting ready to fly back to Florida from New York City.

  As I’m sure you know by now, and are excited about, the Hurricanes are trying to play a 2013 football game in [...]

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• Hocutt addresses allegations

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  CORAL GABLES — Athletic director Kirby Hocutt made his first public comments today about ex-UM booster Nevin Shapiro, who’s planning a tell-all book he claims will expose NCAA violations committed by former Hurricanes players from 2001 to 2010.

  Shapiro is currently in a New Jersey jail while facing years in prison for allegedly running a [...]

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• Gameday approaches

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  CORAL GABLES — A huge, white Ryder truck parked at the edge of the Greentree Practice Fields was already partially loaded with equipment bags as Hurricanes players came off the field for their last practice before Thursday’s season opener.

  The ‘Canes will go through a walk-through at Sun Life Stadium on [...]

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• Shannon hopes to play Cooper

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  CORAL GABLES — Coach Randy Shannon said today the plan is for RB Graig Cooper to play against Florida A&M on Thursday as long as the weather conditions are good.

  As you remember, Shannon was going to have Cooper take part in the team’s final scrimmage last week, but heavy rain hurt the field and Shannon didn’t [...]

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• Depth chart out

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  CORAL GABLES — The Hurricanes just released their first depth chart of the season a few minutes ago. Go ahead and marinate on it a little bit. Here it is:

  OFFENSE

  WIDE RECEIVER

  3 Travis Benjamin (5-11, 176, Jr.)

  or 47 LaRon Byrd (6-4, 215, Jr.)

  LEFT TACKLE

  74 Orlando Franklin (6-7, 312, Sr.)

  55 Ben Jones [...]

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• Injury report for FAMU game

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  CORAL GABLES — I’ll have more posts on the FAMU game later tonight, but for now here’s the injury report just released by the Hurricanes for Thursday night’s season opener:

  PLAYERS “QUESTIONABLE”

  — OL Jermaine Johnson (upper extremity). I saw Johnson coming off the field today with his upper right arm/shoulder wrapped [...]

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• Damien Berry, berry funny

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  CORAL GABLES — It was an entertaining day of interviews over in the Edgerrin James team meeting room on campus, in large part because of RB Damien Berry.

  Let’s start this blog post with the senior who’s funnier than his favorite cartoon character — Spongebob Squarepants.

  — Berry on why he thinks the [...]

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• Practice update

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  CORAL GABLES — The media viewing time at the start of this morning’s 6:45 a.m. practice was shorter than usual.

  Here are a few notes:

  — RT Joel Figueroa wasn’t participating in team drills. He was off to the side working with strength and conditioning coach Andreu Swasey. I’m not sure if there’s [...]

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• QB No. 2

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  CORAL GABLES — Last season, QB A.J. Highsmith got the backup job by default.

  Taylor Cook and Cannon Smith, the other two QBs behind starter Jacory Harris, announced late in camp they were transferring. So we never got to know whether the true freshman Highsmith would have beaten them out.

  This season, Highsmith will [...]

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