Today On CT: Happy Bryce Fitzgerald Day!
Rise and shine, folks. We’ve got a big day ahead of us here in the Sunshine State as the No. 12 safety in high school football is ready to make his commitment — and he’s one of Miami’s own.
Miami native Bryce Fitzgerald will announce his decision this afternoon at 9 p.m. ET, choosing between finalists Florida, Miami, Florida State and LSU. It’s a chance for Mario Cristobal and the Hurricanes to add their 21st commitment in 2025 class, but they’ll have to hold off the likes of the Seminoles and Gators, who have made the 6-foot, 172-pound safety a top priority.
What can fans expect going into Fitzgerald’s commitment? Miami holds a 92.5% advantage over Florida and Florida State in On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine.
We’ll find out if that holds up here in a couple of hours.
Miami flips 3-star DL Mykah Newton from NC State
The Miami Hurricanes coaching staff just flipped three-star defensive tackle Mykah Newton from the NC State Wolfpack on Friday afternoon.
Mycah was currently committed to NC State since July has flipped his commitment from the Wolf Pack to Miami.
According to the 247Sports Composite rankings, Newton is a three-star prospect. The Newberry, Florida native is ranked as the 63rd-best edge rusher.
Newton plays for Newberry High School (Newberry, Florida) down in the Sunshine State. Last season his junior stats were extremely impressive, racking up 26 tackles for loss and 13 sacks.
WWE releases University of Miami Legacy Title Belt
On Friday, WWE revealed that it has introduced collegiate WWE legacy title belts, adorned with the official branding and colors of select universities.
These belts are now available for purchase on Fanatics. Furthermore, it has been confirmed that a WWE legacy belt in the style of the Miami Hurricanes is also available.
Belts are also available for Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Colorado, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Penn State, North Carolina, Michigan State, Nebraska, Florida State, Florida, LSU, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Oregon.
Head over to Fanatics to see the belt.
Miami womens soccer falls just short 1-0 to North Florida in season opener
The University of Miami soccer team dropped its 2024 season opener 1-0 to North Florida Thursday night at Cobb Stadium.
“We are incredibly disappointed with the result, but credit to North Florida, they made their chance count and we didn’t finish ours,” said Head Coach Ken Masuhr. “Winning games is hard, and at the moment we want to win, but lacked the quality in the final third and the tempo required to do so. We will need to regroup quickly as we play another quality side in FAU on the road on Sunday.”
After a bit of a slow start from the Hurricanes, they began to press their offensive attack heavily around the 15-minute mark. In the 20th minute of the match, Deiyna “JJ” Ndaw fired a shot from just inside the box that the UNF goalkeeper Sofia Miliancano struggled to corral, and Caroline Hood found herself in prime position to score off the rebound. Hood laced a shot from the center of the box, however, Miliancano managed to recover and made an incredible save to keep the match scoreless.
Shortly after the prime opportunity for the Hurricanes, UNF’s Allison Souers managed to find the back of the net in the 27th minute, as the Ospreys took a 1-0 lead.
Miami compiled two shots and one corner kick over the final 18 minutes of the first half; but, they failed to score, entering halftime trailing by a lone goal.
The Hurricanes came out of the intermission period and pressed their attack, as they dominated possession to open the period. Just over five minutes into the second half, Miami found themselves with another prime opportunity. Kyle Gallagher dribbled past a UNF defender on the right side of the box and ripped a shot that was blocked; however, the deflection went straight to the foot of Giovana Canali. Canali fired off a shot on her first touch; but, Miliancano came up with another massive save to prevent the Hurricanes from scoring.
Miami continued to battle down the stretch and put together a handful of quality opportunities over the final 25 minutes. Unfortunately, the Hurricanes were unable to find the back of the net, as they went on to fall to UNF by a final score of 1-0.
Trinton is the owner of CanesToday. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, he is a freshman in high school and wants to graduate from the University of Miami
