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The Hurricanes breeze by Duke
Miami is buzzing following a 30-15 win over Duke.




Forston was in the Quarterback face all night!

Durham, NC - A great game here out in North Carolina. The hurricanes did what they needed to do to keep their hopes alive for an ACC Championship match-up. Duke on the other had needs to get better if they ever want to compete. The hurricanes blew the blue devils away in tonight game. [30-15]

A Thursday night game between the Duke blue devils and the hurricanes of Miami. The weather called for light snow later in the day but you can never trust the weather. The snow covered the field but that didn't stop anyone from playing the game today. The fans were ready and hoping that their team could pull out a shocker for them!

Miami offense started out a abit bump for them but got better later in the game which is usually how they would win. Jacory has went 16 out of 27 for 142 Yds with 1 TD and 3 INT to boot. Not the usually nights harris has been having as of late. The running game was their for them all night combining for 32 touches for 219 Yds and 2 TDs. Mike James surpassed the 1,000 Yd mark for the season and also racking up his 10th rushing touchdown on the season. He touched the ball 22 times for 187 Yds and 2 touchdowns on the night. He has been he can be the workhorse of any offense. On the defense side of the ball they were only able to get to the quarterback 3 times and force 1 int..not a good night for the hurricanes defense.

Dukes offense was quite surprising to some. Jr QB Sean Renfree went 18 out of 29 for 139Yds and no touchdowns. Renfree also put together some nice runs on the night going for 14 attempts for 70 Yds. Add Jr HB Desmond Scott stats to that who had touched the ball 19 times for 117 Yds and 2Tds on the night. Talk about a nice Quarterback & Runningback tandem. Their defense didn't get any pressure on Jacory only recording 1 sack on the night and 2 INT.

Duke needs to bring more pressure if they want to win!

The opening drive of the game began with Miami who struggled to get anything going, as Jacory threw two INT early in the game. Hopefully after those two mistake he made he will make smarter decisions later in the game. Now with the ball duke tried to capitalize on the opportunity. Renfree was passing the ball around find receiver and he managed to make some plays with his feet. [See Video Below]

After that key turnover Miami found some momentum to move the ball down the field and was able to punch the ball in thanks to mike james on a 4 Yd run. [7-0] With Miami already putting up points in the game duke needed to find a way to score and quickly to keep pace with them. They found their rhythm on offense but couldn't find the endzone on that ensuing drive. They were able to come away with a field goal to show it. [7-3] Miami's defense made a nice stand to limit dukes scoring now it was their offense turn to put up points onto he board. That they did, as they moved the ball with such easy that it ended with a touchdown to the Mackey Semifinalist Chase Ford for 7. [14-3] The half ended and we could see the blowout over the horizon. The third Qtr started and it was a deadlock for both of these teams. Both defenses turned up their intensity level and made quick plays to get the other teams offense off the field. It wasn't until duke punted away the ball that they made a mistake in letting Senior WR Travis Benjamin get a hold of the ball, as he ducked and dodged the blue devils coverage team. He found the pay-dirt by returning the punt 66 Yds for the TD. [21-3]

Duke finally made their move int he 4th quarter where it was nearly to late to make a comeback. Desmond Scott was running all over the Miami defense in the 4th quarter and finally crossed the endzone for dukes first touchdown of the nice. They tried for a 2 point conversion but couldn't get it. [21-9]

Miami wasn't gonna be shown up in the running game. So that all they did was run the rock and sell the run which in fact work for them, as their offensive line opened up some big holes to run threw. They did stall as soon as they got near the endzone and had to settle for a field goal. [24-9]. Just under two minutes left in the game and duke needed to score and recover the onside kick. So they put the ball in the most explosive offensive play they had and that would be Desmond Scott who broke loose for a 67 Yd run which gave them a 1st & Gl. on the next couple of plays they managed to some how get into the endzone but once again failed for the 2-pt conversion. [24-15]

The Hurricanes new that they were gonna try an onside kick and was prepared for it. They recovered it and knew they had to score if they wanted to close out the game. So they handed off the ball to Mike James who rumbled down the field for 35 Yds and a touchdown sealing Miami's victory but they did miss on the PAT which didn't matter all that much. [30-15]

Mike James make it a 1,000Yd season

Dual Offensive Player of the Game
Mike James RB (SR)
22 Car, 187 Yds, 2 TD
1 Rec, 1 Yd

Desmond Scott RB (JR)
19 Car, 117 Yds, 2 TD
6 Rec, 23 Yds

Next Week: #9 Florida State @ #12 Miami
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