Mario Cristobal joins This Is Football for a deep dive into building NFL talent at Miami, navigating the NIL & transfer portal era, and why physical football is taking over college football again.

In this episode:

How Miami rebuilt its NFL pipeline

Developing first-round draft picks

Coaching players in the NIL/portal era

Why “hoarding talent” is over

The changing balance of power in college football

Thoughts on playoff expansion

Mario’s philosophy on toughness, development, and competition

Cristobal also breaks down Miami’s recent NFL Draft stars, discusses the evolution of line-of-scrimmage football, and shares stories about Nick Saban, Jim Harbaugh, and assesses the future of the sport.

Featuring:

Miami Hurricanes football

NFL Draft discussion

College football playoff talk

NIL & transfer portal insight

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