The University of Miami Hurricanes (NCAA 11)

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BIG INJURY FOR THE BUCKEYES

Columbus, OH - Starting QB for the #2 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, Terrelle Pryor, has strained his right quadriceps in the week 1 game against the Marshall Thundering Heard. Ohio State's head coach Jim Tressell has stated that Pryor will miss the big game against the #13 ranked Miami Hurricanes this weekend. "This is very unfortunate for Terrelle (Pryor) and the team. He is a big playmaker for our team and it is tough losing him." Coach Tressell says that backup Joe Bauserman will start. "We will need a big game from him for sure. Miami has a great front three and our line will need to protect him."

Lane Kiffin also commented on the injury. "That is very unfortunate for the Buckeyes. Speedy recovery to the kid and I hope there isn't any long term damage." When asked if the injury to the opposing QB changed the Hurricanes' gameplan at all he answered with this: "Why would it change anything? I believe we would've won even if they had him (Pryor) playing in the game. We are playing that well right now. We've had a good week of practice and are ready for the Buckeyes, no matter who is the starting quarterback for them."

Matchup Preview *|* September 9, 2010
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#13 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (1-0, 0-0 Away)		#2 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0, 1-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 553 Total Offensive Yards 400 291 Passing Yards 234 262 Rushing Yards 166 59.0 Points Per Game 24.0 18 First Downs 18 Defensive Stats Comparison 0 Points Allowed 10 9 Sacks 4 0 Interceptions 1 Injury Report T. Pryor / Strained Quadricep (1wk) Game Notes Huge loss for the Ohio State offense, losing starting QB T. Pryor, especially against a tough team like Miami. Ohio State will start backup QB Joe Bauserman against the stingy 'Canes defense. Ohio State will need a big game out of Dan Herron and the defense. We could see a win out of the Lane Kiffin led 'Canes against a contending team.

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Defense roughs up OSU's back-up, gets the win for the 'Canes.
G. Cooper out for 9 weeks.


Bauserman getting plastered

Columbus, OH - The Hurricanes walked into The Horseshoe with their heads held high, with head coach Lane Kiffin at the helm, and everyone on the roster looking healthy and ready to play strong for the whole season. That was until the 3rd quarter came around. On a draw play up the middle, G. Cooper got sandwiched between two defenders and fumbled the ball. Medical staff goes to check on G. Cooper after the play and find he has a dislocated elbow. "Unfortunately the medical department says that Graig will be out for roughly 9 weeks" says head coach Lane Kiffin at the post-game press conference, "It is really sad to see something like this. Graig wanted to help contribute to this football team on the field. He could be back by the time we play in the National Championship game, where he WILL start."

On to the game: Lets just say that the Hurricanes defense had a mindset to get after Bauserman. They recorded 8 sacks on the back-up QB and on a very good offensive line. It says a lot when Kiffin himself pulled A. Bailey out of the game after he got two sacks in the first half. "I'm not mad at all that he pulled me. It would be no fun breaking the sack record in the first two games." With those two sacks A. Bailey now leads the FBS with 5 sacks in just two games. In the game, his replacement was D. Dye who ended up being POTG after recording 4 tackles, 2 sacks, a fumble recovery return for a touchdown, and a forced fumble. "I think there was something about that right side of their line. They just couldn't stop us" says D. Dye after the game, "8 sacks in one game? No no no, in two straight games... 8 sacks in each game? That is just crazy."

A. Johnson caught two touchdown passes from Jacory Harris in the game and had a pretty easy time weaving through the OSU defense. As did wide receiver L. Byrd who snagged 4 passes for 76 yards. "I'm really proud of our kids this week. They all played great, and we got the win on a tough opponent. Maybe it would'a held more substance if Terrelle Pryor was out on the field... but then again, why would we want to embarrass a potential Heisman candidate?" says Lane Kiffin to end the press conference. The Hurricanes have a bye week this next week, and will face the Pittsburgh Panthers the week after. So far so good for the Lane Kiffin lead Hurricanes who are already punching their tickets to the National Title game in January. Can they keep it up? or are all these just blind promises by the controversial head coach?



Week 2 "SHOTS OF THE GAME"

Miami (FL) Hurricanes at Ohio State Buckeyes
Sep 11, 2010 1 2 3 4 F #13 MIA (1-0) 0 20 10 3 33 #2 OSU (1-0) 3 0 7 13 23 Top Performers PASS: J. Bauserman (BUCKS) - 17/24 (70%) 245 yds 3 tds RUSH: D. Herron (BUCKS) - 15 atts 47 yds REC: A. Johnson (MIA) - 3 recs 39 yds 2 tds	Team Stats Comparison MIA OSU First Downs 12 11 3rd Down Efficiency 6-14 (42%) 4-12 (33%) 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 1-1 (100%) Total Yards 361 282 Passing Yards 195 245 Rushing Yards 101 5 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-10 2-5 Turnovers 1 2 Time of Possession 22:47 13:04
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING MIA OSU 1:23 (OSU) FG Bucks: D. Barclay 51 Yd 0 3 SECOND QUARTER SCORING MIA OSU 5:27 (MIA) FG Mia: M. Bosher, 40 Yd 3 3 4:11 (MIA) TD Mia: A. Johnson, 3 Yd pass from J. Harris 10 3 1:26 (MIA) FG Mia: M. Bosher, 53 Yd 13 3 0:01 (MIA) TD Mia: A. Johnson, 30 Yd pass from J. Harris 20 3 THIRD QUARTER SCORING MIA OSU 4:08 (OSU) TD Bucks: C. Brown, 7 Yd pass from J. Bauserman 20 10 0:51 (MIA) FG Mia: M. Bosher, 42 Yd 23 10 0:15 (MIA) TD Mia: D. Dye, returned fumble 11 Yds 30 10 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING MIA OSU 4:47 (OSU) TD Bucks: C. Brown, 9 Yd pass from J. Bauserman 30 17 2:05 (MIA) FG Mia: M. Bosher, 48 Yd 33 17 0:46 (OSU) TD Bucks: D. Posey, 51 Yd pass from J. Bauserman (failed 2pt) 33 23
Miami (FL) Hurricanes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Harris 18/25 195 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Berry 17 46 2.7 0 G. Cooper 6 21 3.5 0 M. James 5 33 6.6 0 J. Harris 3 0 0.0 0 L. Hankerson 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD L. Byrd 4 76 19.0 0 A. Johnson 3 39 13.0 2 L. Hankerson 3 38 12.6 0 D. Berry 2 1 0.5 0 R. Gordon 2 10 5.0 0 C. Ford 2 30 15.0 0 P. Hill 1 4 4.0 0 G. Cooper 1 -3 -3.0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD M. Forston 6 2 0 0 B. Harris 6 0 0 0 K. Robinson 5 0 0 0 C. McCarthy 5 0 0 0 V. Telemaque 3 0 0 0 A. Bailey 3 2 0 0 D. Dye 4 2 0 FR TD A. Smith 1 1 0 0 J. Holmes 2 1 0 0 R. Armstrong 4 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG M. Bosher 4/5 3/3 15 54 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 M. Bosher 2 60 30.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD L. Hankerson 2 33 16.5 0 B. Harris 1 12 12.0 0 C. McCarthy 1 3 3.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Harris 3 17 5.6 0 Ohio State Buckeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Bauserman 17/24 245 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Herron 15 47 3.1 0 J. Bauserman 10 -62 -6.2 0 B. Saine 1 10 10.0 0 D. Posey 1 10 10.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Sanzenbacher 3 33 11.0 0 C. Brown 3 46 15.3 2 T. Washington 3 36 12.0 0 D. Herron 3 21 7.0 0 J. Stoneburner 2 43 21.5 0 D. Posey 2 58 29.0 1 Z. Boren 1 8 8.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD R. Howan 8 0 0 0 C. Chekwa 9 0 0 0 B. Rolle 6 0 0 0 T. Howard 5 0 0 0 J. Hines 7 0 0 0 J. Simon 5 1 0 0 C. Heyward 7 0 0 0 D. Torrence 3 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG D. Barclay 1/1 2/2 5 51 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 B. Buchanan 5 186 37.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Hall 1 23 23.0 0 A. Homan 1 9 9.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Howard 1 0 0.0 0

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Miami, FL - With the game of the week ending with a win for the possibly over-confident Miami Hurricanes, the Coaches rankings this week have had a lot of changes. Below is the new Coaches poll.

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 18, 2010
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama	2	0	1500
2	3	Boise State	1	0	1349
3	4	Oregon	2	0	1346
4	5	Florida	2	0	1228
5	6	TCU	2	0	1170
6	7	Nebraska	2	0	1112
7	8	Iowa	2	0	1056
8	9	Wisconsin	1	0	1001
9	10	Georgia Tech	2	0	963
10	2	Ohio State	1	1	947
11	13	Miami	2	0	921
12	11	USC	1	0	894
13	12	Virginia Tech	1	1	792
14	14	Oklahoma	2	0	758
15	15	Pittsburgh	2	0	695
16	16	LSU	2	0	662
17	18	Arkansas	2	0	557
18	20	Texas	1	1	430
19	23	West Virginia	2	0	363
20	21	Oregon State	0	1	351
21	17	Penn State	1	1	338
22	25	Auburn	2	0	287
23	19	Florida State	1	1	273
24	--	Fresno State	1	0	241
25	--	North Carolina	0	1	142

Also below is ESPN's new Heisman Trophy leaders.

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 18, 2010
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
M. Ingram	HB	Alabama
C. Keenum	QB	Houston
K. Moore	QB	Boise State
D. Thomas	QB	Oregon
J. Demps	HB	Florida

And finally, here are the conference standings for the ACC. Where do the Hurricanes rank in comparison to the rest of the ACC?

Atlantic Coast Conference Standings Conference Standings - Updated: Sep 18, 2010
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Duke	2-0	1.000	1-0	58	29	W2
NC State	2-0	1.000	0-0	71	24	W2
(#11) Miami	2-0	1.000	0-0	92	23	W2
(#9) Georgia Tech	2-0	1.000	0-0	86	20	W2
Clemson	2-0	1.000	0-0	62	6	W2
Maryland	2-0	1.000	0-0	90	21	W2
Boston College	2-0	1.000	0-0	60	17	W2
(#13) Virginia Tech	1-1	0.500	0-0	61	41	W1
Wake Forest	1-1	0.500	0-1	60	24	L1
Virginia	1-1	0.500	0-0	50	42	L1
(#23) Florida State	1-1	0.500	0-0	88	41	L1
(#25) North Carolina	0-1	0.000	0-0	16	17	L1

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Miami, FL - Hopes are high in the 'Canes locker room after their bye week and an extra week of practice. "Our boys deserved this extra week of practice. They all played great at the Horseshoe two weeks ago." With the injury to Graig Cooper in the game two weeks ago, a new HB had to step up and take the start. Many people heading into this week thought it was Damien Berry, but Lane Kiffin announced earlier today that Mike James will get the start at tail back in this game against #13 Ranked Pittsburgh. Mike James started the season as the 3rd string HB behind Cooper and Berry. "I'm glad I am getting the opportunity to start." said true sophomore James. "I want to contribute to this team. I think I can help us win if I am getting the 1st and 2nd down carries."

Like it always is, and always has been in Miami, the competitive nature of the players have caused a split backstage. One that Lane Kiffin says is "Appropriate." One half of the team thinking Berry should start; while the other have pulling for the sophomore James to lead the team. "I feel like it should be seniority first." says Wide Receiver Leonard Hankerson, "If Mike (James) was a senior and had his place taken by a sophomore, I bet he would be mad too. I think if a player only has one year of eligibility left, then they should get the change to contribute." Lane Kiffin commented with "I think it is appropriate for the team to be at each others necks. It builds character. I made James the starter because he was doing the best in practice. If (Damien) Berry does good in practice next week, then he will get the start. Even Jacory Harris can lose his job if he slumps in practice. I want my players to be in the mentality that they always have to fight for their depth chart spot, which they always will be in if I am coaching. I want the most competitive players out there every Saturday."

"I'm happy for Mike. He outplayed me in practice, and he gets the start. I understand why some people are pulling for me, but it wasn't even my job to begin with. People just assumed I was going to start. Do you know what assuming does? 'It makes an *** out of you and me.' " stated Berry after the last practice of the week. "Like coach said, we have to fight for our spots every week. I plan on doing it for the rest of the year."

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Matchup Preview *|* September 23, 2010
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#13 Pittsburgh Panthers (2-0, 1-0 Away)		#9 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (2-0, 1-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 1039 Total Offensive Yards 849 664 Passing Yards 486 375 Rushing Yards 363 45.0 Points Per Game 46.0 Defensive Stats Comparison 497 Total Yards Allowed 283 325 Passing Yards Allowed 317 172 Rushing Yards Allowed -34 Injury Report G. Williams / Broken Elbow (IR) G. Cooper / Dislocated Elbow (8w) Game Notes Starting HB for the Hurricanes injured his elbow in the game versus Ohio State last week. Mike James, the third string HB to start the season, jumped Damien Berry for the start this week after a stellar performance in practice. Both these teams are rated in the Top 15 and are both in the top 5 of Points Per Game. We could have a Shoot Out in Sun Life Stadium. Prediction: Miami by 3.

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HARRIS AND JAMES LEAD OFFENSE, DEFENSE HOLDS STRONG


Sunseri looks on with awe as D. Van Dy-ke jumps the screen

Miami, FL - The Hurricanes notch their third win of the season against the #13 ranked Panthers. The consensus before the game was that both teams would be burning each other's defenses, but the 'Canes defense held throughout except on one blip, an 80 yard touchdown pass from Tino Sunseri, when the game was already lost. The 'Canes defense recorded 3 sacks and 2 interceptions, the first interception being returned for a touchdown to put the Hurricanes on the board in the first quarter. Not only did Miami reek havoc on Tino Sunseri and the receiving corps, they also held Dion Lewis and the other backs in check. Dion Lewis was held to 16 yards on 17 carries, while the negative yardage that Sunseri racked up on the sacks totaled a whopping -22 yards giving the overall team -4 rushing yards on 21 carries.

Speaking of running backs, Mike James seemed to do fine in his first start for the Hurricanes. James didn't score any touchdowns but was able to reach 150 yards on 21 carries. The only rushing touchdown was scored by Damien Berry on a nice 20 yard run from the shotgun halfway through the third; seems like he is making a case for himself to become the starter. He finished with 46 yards on only 8 carries. "In the locker room after the game, (Damien) Berry came up to me and said 'what would you rather have... yards or points?' That is what I want. A constant competitive player like Damien Berry and Mike James." said Lane Kiffin after the blowout win. "I still don't know who will start next week. It may be a game-time decision."

Leonard Hankerson and Travis Benjamin both snagged two touchdown receptions each from starting QB Jacory Harris who had his best game of the season. Harris was able to consistently move down the field when it called for it and finished drives. The Hurricanes had 21 points off turnovers. Another story of the game was the Hurricanes offense almost doubling the time of possession. Like stated before, Harris managed the game very well and was able to keep drives alive with his feet and arm. They racked up 20 minutes of possession while the defense held the Pittsburgh offense to only 11 minutes. "I feel like I say this every week, but each and every week it becomes more true. These kids played with 110% and won the game for us. Everyone did their part, and everyone had fun doing it."

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Week 4 "SHOTS OF THE GAME"

Pittsburgh Panthers at Miami (FL) Hurricanes
Sep 23, 2010 1 2 3 4 F #13 PITT (2-1) 7 0 10 0 17 #9 MIA (3-0) 14 10 21 3 48 Top Performers PASS: J. Harris (MIA) - 184.5 QBR 23/32 272 yds 4 tds RUSH: M. James (MIA) - 21 carries 150 yds REC: D. Street (PITT) - 1 rec 80 yds 1 td	Team Stats Comparison PITT MIA First Downs 5 23 3rd Down Efficiency 3-10 (30%) 9-15 (60%) 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 1-1 (100%) Total Yards 272 571 Passing Yards 215 272 Rushing Yards -4 208 Penalties-Penalty Yards 2-25 3-20 Turnovers 3 1 Time of Possession 11:02 20:58
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING PITT MIA 4:29 (MIA) D. Van **** returned INT 0 7 3:29 (PITT) R. Graham 2 yd run 7 7 1:24 (MIA) L. Hankerson 17 yard Rec TD (J. Harris) 7 14 SECOND QUARTER SCORING PITT MIA 5:09 (MIA) M. Bosher 40 yd FG 7 17 2:23 (MIA) T. Benjamin 3 yd Rec TD (J. Harris) 7 24 THIRD QUARTER SCORING PITT MIA 6:12 (PITT) K. Harper 51 Yd FG 10 24 4:17 (MIA) L. Hankerson 15 yd Rec TD (J. Harris) 10 31 4:05 (MIA) D. Berry 20 Yd run 10 38 1:37 (MIA) T. Benjamin 30 yd Rec TD (J. Harris) 10 45 0:59 (PITT) D. Street 80 yd Rec TD (T. Sunseri) 17 45 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING PITT MIA 4:22 (MIA) M. Bosher 24 yd FG 17 48
Pittsburgh Panthers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Sunseri 9/17 (52%) 215 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Lewis 17 16 0.9 0 T. Sunseri 3 -22 -7.3 0 R. Graham 1 2 2.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Cruz 2 80 40.0 0 M. Shananhan 2 12 6.0 0 D. Street 1 80 80.0 1 J. Baldwin 1 12 12.0 0 C. Saddler 1 13 13.0 0 B. DeCicco 1 17 17.0 0 D. Lewis 1 1 1.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. DeCicco 12 0 0 0 M. Gruder 8 0 0 0 J. Holley 9 0 0 0 C. Alecxih 6 0 0 0 A. Reed 6 0 0 0 J. Sheard 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG K. Harper 1/1 2/2 5 52 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 D. Hutchins 4 163 40.7 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C. Saddler 2 38 19.0 0 D. Burns 1 21 21.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C. Saddler 1 2 2.0 0 Miami (FL) Hurricanes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Harris 23/32 (71%) 272 4 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. James 21 150 7.1 0 D. Berry 8 46 5.7 1 J. Harris 4 6 1.5 0 P. Hill 2 6 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD L. Hankerson 5 71 14.2 2 C. Ford 5 29 5.8 0 L. Byrd 3 42 14.0 0 M. James 3 23 7.6 0 T. Benjamin 2 40 20.0 2 R. Gordon 2 29 14.5 0 P. Hill 2 14 7.0 0 A. Johnson 1 24 24 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD M. Forston 6 0 0 0 A. Bailey 4 2 0 0 S. Spence 4 0 1 0 C. McCarthy 4 0 0 0 A. Ojomo 3 1 0 0 D. Van **** 1 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG M. Bosher 2/2 6/6 12 40 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 M. Bosher 1 45 45 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD L. Hankerson 3 62 20.6 0 B. Harris 1 22 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Harris 3 7 2.3 0

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Miami, FL - The Hurricanes of Miami travel to Clemson, South Carolina for their first ACC conference game of the year. This is the ninth meeting of the two teams, and Miami leads the series 5-3. Miami just came off of a blow-out win over then ranked #13 Pittsburgh Panthers 48-17. Lane Kiffin has his troops fired up for the first ACC conference game of his head coaching career. "I am confident in my players at the moment. We had a great game last week, and we look to continue the success this week." said Lane Kiffin. "We don't like Clemson very much. They talk a lot of trash, but we are ready for them. We won't let them get ahead." Said the NCAA's leading sacker, A. Bailey.

Mike James will make his second start of the season over Damien Berry. Mike James carried the team with 150 yards on 21 carries, while Damien Berry scored the only Hurricane rushing touchdown of the game last week. "Like I said last week, it comes down to practice. James continued to perform in practice and really showed a lot of skill... enough to were he will start this week. Damien will still be apart of the offense, yes. He scored a touchdown last week, and he will probably score another one this week. Starting a player doesn't mean they will be on the field the whole time. If James starts slipping up during the game, then he will be subbed out for someone else until we need him again." says Lane Kiffin at the press conference after practice.

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Matchup Preview *|* October 2, 2010
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#8 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (3-0, 1-0 Away)		Clemson Tigers (2-1, 2-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 1329 Total Offensive Yards 1163 46.6 Points Per Game 29.6 758 Passing Yards 564 571 Rushing Yards 599 Defensive Stats Comparison 494 Total Yards Allowed 782 532 Passing Yards Allowed 537 -38 Rushing Yards Allowed 245 Injury Report G. Cooper / Dislocated Elbow (7w) Game Notes This will be the ninth meeting between Clemson and Miami on the gridiron. Miami has a 5-3 edge in the series that dates to 1945. Miami is coming off of a blowout win against a ranked opponent while Clemson lost their game last week to Auburn. Mike James will make his 2nd start of the season.

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