To All of My Loyal Followers

First off, I would like to thank all of my loyal followers.  Without you, I would have ceased to continue this blog.

Secondly, I will be putting Hurricane Storm on a temporary halt.  As much as I want to keep this blog going, I have agreed to become the editor of Canes Warning, another University of Miami football site.

For those of you who enjoyed reading my articles, I encourage you to follow me to Canes Warning. 

Once again, thank you for your support and I hope to see you all there!

-Matt
@caneswrning (twitter)

Cortez Kennedy Voted into Canton

Former Seattle Seahawk, and UM alum, Cortez Kennedy was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Kennedy amassed a prestigious NFL career - one that lasted 11 seasons and took him to 8 Pro Bowls.  Drafted in 1990, he was the 3rd overall pick and became a permanent starter for the Seahawks following his rookie season.  In his entire career, Kennedy started all but 9 games  and finished with 58 total sacks.


In regards to playing with Seattle for his entire career, said Kennedy, “I didn't want to go anywhere else."  You know, I could have played for a couple other teams, but that Seahawks organization, ever since I was there until today, has just been outstanding. They treated me right and I know some of my teammates that played there, everybody likes to come back to Seattle. Like I said, players move around, I guess they get better contracts, but one thing I can say is that the Seahawks wanted me there."

Kennedy had been a finalist three other times prior to being elected in 2012. 

Aubrey Hill Resigns from Gators

Aubrey Hill, the former Miami Hurricanes wide receivers coach who went on to hold the same position with the Florida Gators, has officially resigned.  While at Miami, Hill allegedly committed various recruiting violations and his name was among those listed in the infamous Yahoo! article, authored by Charles Robinson.

According to the University of Florida, Hill resigned due to "personal reasons" effective immediately.  However, it has been speculated that Hill resigned due to his involvement with Miami ex-booster and convicted felon Nevin Shapiro.

According to Will Muschamp, "Aubrey informed me he was resigning for personal reasons that have nothing to do with the University of Florida."  Aubrey didn't want to be a distraction to our team and our football program and he thought it was best for him to move on. I appreciate Aubrey's efforts and wish him the best moving forward. He will always remain a Gator."

Shaprio claims that Hill frequented his house, along with Clint Hurtt, where they brought a number of high-caliber recruits, including Ray Ray Armstrong, Dyron Dye, and Andre Debose.  Armstrong and Dye would end up committing to Miami while Debose chose the Gators.  Shapiro also alleges that the group visited various strip clubs and bars where he picked up the tabs.

Hill was on the Gators staff for only a year.  With the current Miami investigation, it seems that it would be in the greater interest for Hill and the Gators to simply part ways.

Miami Releases Preseason Depth Chart

With fall practices beginning August 3, Miami has released their official preseason depth chart.

It is as follows:

OFFENSE

QB -- Stephen Morris or Ryan Williams
RB -- Mike James, Eduardo Clements
FB -- Maurice Hagens, Sean Harvey
WR -- Rashawn Scott, Kendal Thompkins
WR -- Allen Hurns, Phillip Dorsett
TE -- Asante Cleveland, Clive Walford, David Perry, Dyron Dye
LT -- Malcolm Bunche, Taylor Gadbois or Ben Jones
LG -- Jon Feliciano, Jeremy Lewis
C -- Shane McDermott, Jared Wheeler
RG -- Brandon Linder, Jermaine Johnson, Danny Isidora
RT -- Seantrel Henderson, Ereck Flowers

DEFENSE

DE -- Anthony Chickillo, Ricardo Williams
DT -- Darius Smith, Luther Robinson
DT -- Curtis Porter, Olsen Pierre
DE -- Shayon Green, Kelvin Cain
OLB -- Jimmy Gaines, Eddie Johnson
MLB -- Denzel Perryman, Raphael Kirby
OLB -- Ramon Buchanan, Gionni Paul or Tyrone Cornileus
CB -- Brandon McGee, Larry Hope
S -- Kacy Rodgers, A.J. Highsmith, Rayshawn Jenkins
S -- Vaughn Telemaque, Andrew Swasey, Deon Bush
CB -- Ladarius Gunter, Thomas Finnie

SPECIAL TEAMS

P -- Dalton Botts, Jake Wieclaw
K -- Jake Wieclaw, Matt Goudis
KR -- Phillip Dorsett, Dallas Crawford
PR -- Phillip Dorsett, Dallas Crawford

2012 Pump Up Video

This video may hold you restless fans over until the season begins--but if you are like me, it only makes you want football to come that much sooner. 

Here is Canefreak2001's new pump up video.  I think that this may be his best work yet.  Well done.

Jamal Carter Picks the U

DB Jamal Carter has verbally committed to the University of Miami.

The second DB commit for Miami this week, Carter chose the 'Canes over Florida State and LSU.

Said Carter, "I like that Miami is close to home and I think it is the best fit for me," Carter said. "My family will be close and my mom won't need to pay too much money to come to my games and have to make long trips. I think I have the best chance to play early at Miami and earn a starting job too."

Michael Barrow has been recruiting the stud safety for some time, said Carter, "Micheal Barrow has been my main recruiter," Carter said. "He is a cool dude. He got to know my mom really good and they made a nice connection. He is a guy that I trust and I got along really good with him."

Carter becomes Miami's 11th commit for the 2013 season and the first safety to verbal to the U.  The four-star prospect is ranked the 16th best safety in the nation. 

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Randy Shannon Headed to TCU?

It appears as if former Miami head coach Randy Shannon is headed to TCU.

According to sources, Shannon and TCU have agreed to terms and Shannon will become the Horned Frogs new linebacker coach. 

Here is a link to the story.