Carson Beck has been through his first team meeting at Miami, and he’s starting to build relationships with his new teammates with the Hurricanes already working out in advance of the 2025 season.

Kirby Smart still wanted Carson Beck, but maybe Beck ditching Athens for South Beach is a blessing in disguise.

On Saturday, Washington State cornerback transfer Ethan O'Connor committed to Miami with three years of eligibility remaining. According to Hayes Fawcett, O'Connor is listed as the No. 2 cornerback in the NCAA transfer portal.

The departures of three coaches on the staff in the last week provide new Miami defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman flexibility in making new hires.

Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck has committed to the Miami Hurricanes after entering the transfer portal on Thursday. Former Oregon Ducks coach

When Carson Beck surprised much of the college football world Thursday by entering the transfer portal, speculation quickly mounted that Miami would be the ultimate destination for the former Georgia quarterback ... and coach Mario Cristobal, he announced ...

Beck had surgery in late December to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow after sustaining an injury in the first half of the SEC Championship Game against Texas.

Mario Cristobal was looking for someone who was, in his words, adaptable. The Miami Hurricanes defense got worse as the season wore on and injuries piled up. The Hurricanes never made the needed adjustments that could have given them the edge over Georgia Tech or Syracuse and put them in the College Football Playoff.

The Hurricanes ranked 68th nationally in scoring defense, allowing 25.3 points per game — a number that ballooned to 30.8 points per game in conference play. In Guidry’s first season as defensive coordinator, Miami allowed an average of 22.8 points per game but only gave up more than 40 points in a game once compared to three times this season.

The Miami Hurricanes are targeting Minnesota defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman for the position, a source confirmed to the Miami Herald on Saturday. Hetherman will replace Lance Guidry, who Miami fired in December after two seasons.

In another major move by the Miami Hurricanes, the program announced the hiring of Corey Hetherman as its new defensive coordinator on Sunday.