Manny Navarro

Staff Writer, Miami

Manny Navarro has been the University of Miami beat writer for The Athletic since September 2018. He's also the host of the "Wide Right" podcast. Manny's career started at The Miami Herald in October 1995 when he was a high school senior. He covered the Hurricanes, Heat, Marlins and high school sports for 23 years at the paper. He makes occasional appearances on WSVN's Sports Xtra on Sunday nights and is on the "Big O Show" with Orlando Alzugaray at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays.

Recruiting thoughts: Ohio State's dominance, Kalen DeBoer's statement, Texas' expected surge

How many programs are still looking for a quarterback? Is it time to panic in the Sunshine State?

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Kobe Bryant's nephew is an elite HS athlete — but his future is in football not basketball

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ACC football mailbag: What's realistic for Georgia Tech? Can Bill O'Brien get it done at BC?

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Texas lands commitment from Class of 2026 5-star QB Dia Bell

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ACC football mailbag: Is Pat Narduzzi on the hot seat? Is Virginia Tech for real?

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After starring at OT7, 5-star wideout Jaime Ffrench focusing on college decision

The Jacksonville, Fla., native grew up as a Florida State fan, but the Seminoles are not on his list of finalists.

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Submit your questions for The Athletic’s ACC football mailbag

It’s time to talk ACC football. Submit your questions for Grace Raynor and Manny Navarro. We will post their answers later this week.

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Florida State or Miami? Ranking the Sunshine State's 7 FBS teams heading into 2024 season

Florida State has reloaded after its breakthrough 13-1 season. Are the Seminoles still the best team in the state?

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What is the SEC's best football rivalry? Is transfer portal affecting recruiting interest?

Welcome to Until Saturday, the five-star college football newsletter: Is the SEC's newest rivalry its best?

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Who should join Nick Saban in Hall, has transfer portal affected recruiting interest?

Welcome to Until Saturday, the five-star college football newsletter: Saban will go into the Hall, but who should join him?

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SEC recruiting report: Trends, top commits, key targets on the eve of June visits

No one should be alarmed that only five of the 29 five-star recruits are committed to SEC programs. The surge is coming.

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Florida recruiting: Where do the state's top football programs stand heading into June?

The Sunshine State is home to four five-star prospects and 14 top-100 players in the 247Sports Composite in the 2025 recruiting cycle.

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Miami adds to transfer class, lands edge rusher Tyler Baron

Baron ranked fifth in the SEC among edge rushers in 2023 with 41 pressures and a pressure rate of 17 percent.

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How do college football teams keep players out of the transfer portal in the NIL age?

In college football's transfer portal era, coaches — and NIL collectives — have to spend a lot of their time recruiting their own roster.

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SEC quarterback carousel: Who’s back, who’s in, who’s out?

Both of the new SEC schools — Oklahoma and Texas — will have a former five-star prospect running the offense at quarterback.

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Inside how college football’s transfer portal works: Coaches, players and agents dish on NIL

What is the transfer portal really like in the NIL age? We surveyed coaches, players, agents, NIL collectives and more to find out.

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Miami's roster is set up for success — it's time for the Canes, and their coach, to deliver

It's time to stop celebrating offseason championships. Miami needs to win on the field in 2024.

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ACC mailbag: Ramifications of potential Clemson, FSU departure, plus North Carolina politics

Is there a competitive advantage to Clemson's approach to the portal? How many ACC teams will make the 2024 College Football Playoff?

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Miami bolsters defensive line, adds Michigan State transfer Simeon Barrow

Former Michigan State Spartan is the fifth high-end transfer Miami has added in the spring portal window.

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ACC football mailbag: Can the new schools be competitive in '24? Will expansion affect recruiting?

What is a realistic expectation for Syracuse in Year 1 under Fran Brown? Can North Carolina survive without Drake Maye?

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Submit your questions for The Athletic’s ACC football mailbag

Spring football is over. The portal is closing (finally!). It’s time to talk ACC football. Submit your questions for Grace Raynor, Manny Navarro and Brendan Marks. We will post their answers later this week.

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Dak Prescott, Ja’Marr Chase, Tyrann Mathieu: Louisiana all-state team in modern recruiting era

How good are the defensive backs in Louisiana? Four consensus All-Americans at the position did not make the cut.

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Heat could be down another starter when Miami faces elimination in Boston

Jaime Jaquez Jr., forced into the starting lineup, sat out the fourth quarter of Monday’s loss after hurting his right hip.

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Monday’s NBA playoffs takeaways: Kristaps Porziņģis exits with injury, Denver and OKC advance

Celtics star Kristaps Porziņģis tweaked his right calf during Monday's win over the Heat and left the arena in a walking boot.

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Do the Heat have counterpunch after deflating Game 3 loss to Celtics?

After a stunning Game 2 win in Boston, the Heat returned home and didn't have 'that type of dog mentality,' resulting in a 20-point defeat.

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Recruiting thoughts: Ohio State's dominance, Kalen DeBoer's statement, Texas' expected surge

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