The Hurricanes will likely be active in the spring transfer window, which opens on Wednesday and runs for 10 days.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The Miami Hurricanes' defense is retooled and reschemed for this season as new defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman highlights some of the top needs this season.

Zaquan Patterson, who arrived at Miami 15 months ago with the expectation of becoming an eventual starter and the possibility ...

SAM NAVARRO Special for the Miami Herald One of the main priorities for the Hurricanes’ secondary is forcing turnovers. It’s a staple of defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman’s scheme and as ...

New Miami defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman is implementing a flexible, positionless defensive scheme focused on ...

The Miami Hurricanes football team had an incredible season last year. However, it was their defense that held them back, and more specifically, their pass defense. So they revamped their ...

But offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson ... Losing Horton dealt a blow to Miami’s depth on the interior of the defensive line. The Hurricanes had already lost starter Simeon Barrow Jr. and ...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Many will argue that last year the defensive effort was one of the worst in program history and Mairo Cristobal instantly made changes for a new man for the job. New ...

Miami Hurricanes defensive lineman Akheem Mesidor ... He also finds himself in a position to thrive in new defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman’s scheme. Hetherman’s message to his defensive ...

All of them are learning a new defense from first-year coordinator ... key issue for Miami’s defense last year, with communication miscues playing a role in the Hurricanes’ defensive struggles.