{"id":416359,"date":"2026-10-02T03:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T03:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/416359\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T03:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T03:04:10","slug":"miami-athletics-stock-up-stock-down-report-entering-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/416359\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami athletics stock up, stock down report entering October"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>David Lebowitz, Photo Editor \/\/ True freshman safety JJ Dunnigan celebrates with junior linebacker Cam Pruitt after forcing a turnover against Central Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.<\/p>\n

Through more than a month of competition, Miami athletics is working its way through conference play, searching for a big October as seasons roll on.<\/p>\n

As hurricane season hits its peak, so do the Canes. Here\u2019s who is trending up and down as September closes and October begins<\/p>\n

Stock Up \ud83d\udcc8<\/p>\n

Darian Mensah, Football, QB\u00a0<\/p>\n

Four games in, Mensah\u2019s completing 88.7 percent of his passes (94 of 106) for 1,211 yards, 14 touchdowns and zero interceptions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Against Central Michigan, the redshirt junior became the first Miami player in 30 seasons to throw three touchdown passes and run for another in a single half. His touchdown pace matches former Miami quarterback and Heisman Trophy finalist Cam Ward, who finished the season with 39.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t just a good stretch. Mensah\u2019s forcing the Heisman conversation to include a Miami quarterback again.<\/p>\n

Malachi Toney, Football, WR\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Toney is becoming the player Mensah looks for when it matters.<\/p>\n

Six catches for 120 yards and a touchdown against Central Michigan earned him ACC Wide Receiver of the Week, and the rapport between him and Mensah is becoming the engine of this offense.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If Miami\u2019s passing game is legitimate against real competition, Toney\u2019s the reason why.<\/p>\n

Miami football as a whole<\/p>\n

\u00a0Being 4-0 and ranked fourth in the country isn\u2019t news anymore. It\u2019s expected.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What\u2019s actually trending for Miami is how the team has done it: blowout scores, a quarterback playing near-flawless football and zero drama.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The doubt now isn\u2019t about this team\u2019s ceiling. It\u2019s about whether it\u2019s actually been tested yet, which is exactly why Miami\u2019s trip to Clemson on Oct. 3 matters so much.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>David Lebowitz, Photo Editor \/\/ Sophomore wide receiver Malachi Toney catches an eight-yard touchdown catch over Central Michigan linebacker Drew Esper on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.<\/p>\n

Stock Down \ud83d\udcc9<\/p>\n

Miami Football\u2019s schedule so far\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stanford, FAMU, Wake Forest, Central Michigan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not a murderers\u2019 row, and it\u2019s fair to ask how much of Mensah\u2019s stat line and Miami\u2019s blowout scores are a product of facing overmatched teams. Clemson on the road is the first real answer to that question, and until Miami wins it, the \u201cthe Hurricanes are for real\u201d chatter should probably come with an asterisk.<\/p>\n

Miami volleyball\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Canes split their two-match set with Florida State, losing a five-setter before answering with a sweep. Good for the confidence, sure, but it doesn\u2019t change the fact that Miami sits at 3-8 overall and 1-1 in ACC play.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One conference win against a rival is a nice moment, but it\u2019s going to need more to turn this season around.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s soccer\u2019s second-half letdowns\u00a0<\/p>\n

Miami led Clemson 2-1 at halftime and lost 3-2.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s now a team sitting at 2-2 in conference play after being in position to be better than that. A team that can\u2019t protect a lead against a program it\u2019s supposed to be even with has a real problem, and it\u2019s worth watching whether this becomes a pattern.<\/p>\n

October will provide a much clearer picture of where Miami\u2019s fall sports stand. Football faces its first major test at Clemson before a bye week and an in-state rivalry match with the Seminoles.<\/p>\n

Volleyball and women\u2019s soccer look to build on conference play and avoid letting early-season struggles define their seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"David Lebowitz, Photo Editor \/\/ True freshman safety JJ Dunnigan celebrates with junior linebacker Cam Pruitt after forcing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":416360,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-416359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/416360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}