Brett Gabbert: The real Miami is in Oxford, Ohio

You’re not misreading the slate for week one when you see that Miami is playing Miami. That’s because the Miami (OH) Redhawks will be making the trip down to Coral Gables to play the Miami Hurricanes for their season openers.

Still, while the home team is currently a two-touchdown favorite over their MAC opponent, QB Brett Gabbert wanted to set things straight about who the real Miami is. During a press conference this week, he said that Oxford, Ohio is home to the real Miami and that the Redhawks have every intention of proving that later this week.

Q: “The real Miami is where?”

Miami QB Brett Gabbert:

“Oxford, Ohio..
We’ll show them September 1st” pic.twitter.com/eIzltzeecW

— McNeil (@Reflog_18) August 27, 2023

“Nope. (It’s in) Oxford, Ohio,” Gabbert said. “I just think we’ll show them on September 1st.”

To be fair, the Redhawks have over a hundred-year head start on the Hurricanes. They were founded way back in 1809 while their counterpart in Florida wasn’t founded until 116 years later in 1925.

However, the Miami of the Hurricane variety has become the far larger brand across the board. They also have a 3-0 lead in the all-time series with the Redhawks with wins coming in 1945, 1946, and 1987.

If Miami (OH) wants to leave Hard Rock Stadium with a major upset and bragging rights, Gabbert will have to be at his best to start his fifth season with the program. If not, there’s a chance that these words could come back around to bite him if the Hurricanes play inspired football to start their year because of them.

Mario Cristobal addresses Miami’s health as camp ends

The health of a football team prior to the season is most important and Miami is no exception according to Mario Cristobal.

The Hurricanes go into year two under their head coach and he wanted to make sure everyone was good to go after a tough camp. Cristobal runs a very physical camp so injuries are common in the preseason.

Still, it looks like Miami is a step ahead of where it was last year.

“Last year we had some devastating ones early,” Cristobal said. “We haven’t had that, you know, knock on wood and may that not happen. But they have had a physical camp, and it’s structured that way. It’s that plan, that blueprint has stood the test of time for a long, long time and we use it and we stick to it. 

“We modify when we have to, when there are some issues. But the issues that we have are more just the riggers that come with camp so overall feel like we’re in a decent spot.”