Nebraska OC.
me as well.
And Then I'll Rise and Fight Again.
And Then I'll Rise and Fight Again.
Adriana Edwards - Dynasty Sports Staff Writer
Miami was still a really young team last season so when they faltered against Georgia Tech and then Virginia Tech, it was expected. An 11-2 season was something to be proud of, even if they failed to make it to Charlotte or a BCS Bowl.
This time around, expectations are raised in Coral Gables and everyone knows it.
Manny Diaz has brought the program back to consistent heights it hasn't been at since the late 90s and early 2000s with many predicting Miami to compete for a national championship, as shown by their number eight preseason rankings.
The Hurricanes can't achieve all of their goals with a win over UAB but they can get started on the right track in what many see as a showcase game before the Hurricanes hit the road against fierce competition.
And Then I'll Rise and Fight Again.
August 29, 2021 - #UABvMIA
Hard Rock Stadium -- Miami Gardens, FL
ESPN -- 7:30 PM EST
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UAB - 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 // 3
MIA - 3 / 14 / 21 / 21 // 59
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Miami scored just three points in the first quarter against UAB with quarterback Tyrone Williams throwing an interception that led to the Dragons tying the game.
Just how Manny Diaz wanted it.
Miami overcame the brief adversity, scoring 56 unanswered points in the beat down of the Dragons on Saturday as the Hurricanes opened their season with a 59-3 win.
Newly hired offensive coordinator Jonathan Smith got creative in the second half, having both Brett Sharp and Sean Johnson throw a pass which led to a 20-yard pass and for Johnson a touchdown to Sharp on a jet sweep before Johnson flicked it back to Sharp who took the snap at wildcat.
Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
2:42 (MIA) B. Baxa, 32 Yd FG
Quarter 2
7:57 (UAB) D. Brown, 27 Yd FG
0:49 (MIA) R. Battle, 28 Yd run
0:06 (MIA) D. Wiggins, 3 Yd pass from T. Williams
Quarter 3
6:07 (MIA) B. Sharp, 7 Yd pass from T. Williams
2:58 (MIA) R. Battle, 4 Yd run
1:05 (MIA) S. Johnson, 1 Yd run
Quarter 4
6:20 (MIA) K. Banks, 28 Yd run
3:12 (MIA) B. Sharp, 3 Yd pass from S. Johnson
2:11 (MIA) B. Sharp, returned punt 73 Yds
Player Stats
#8 Miami Hurricanes (1-0, 0-0)
QB Tyrone Williams, Sophomore: 23 of 26, 277 yards, 2 touchdowns, interception.
HB Reggie Battle, Sophomore: 9 carries, 120 yards, 2 touchdowns.
HB Brett Sharp, Sophomore: 5 carries, 41 yards, 1 of 1, 22 yards, 5 receptions, 27 yards, 2 touchdowns, 7 punt returns, 229 yards, touchdown.
HB Kirk Banks, Sophomore: 5 carries, 33 yards, touchdown.
TE Will Mallory, Senior: 6 receptions, 107 yards.
WR Dee Wiggins, Senior: 5 receptions, 37 yards, touchdown.
WR Sean Johnson, Freshman: 9 carries, 42 yards, touchdown, 1 of 1, 3 yards, touchdown, 3 receptions, 74 yards.
S Bubba Bolden, RS Senior: 7 tackles, tackle for loss.
LB Sam Brooks, Junior: 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.
CB Al Blades Jr, Senior: 4 tackles, interception.
UAB Dragons (0-1, 0-0)
QB Tyler Johnston III, RS Senior: 19 of 31, 123 yards, 2 interceptions.
HB Larry Wooden, RS Senior: 14 carries, 53 yards.
TE Jarius Thomas, Junior: 7 receptions, 65 yards.
S Rashard Revels, Junior: 9 tackles.
CB Starling Thomas V, Senior: 9 tackles, tackle for loss.
OLB Jordan Smith, RS Senior: 7 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.
CB Alondras Strong, RS Senior: 2 tackles, interception.
And Then I'll Rise and Fight Again.
1. Volunteers knocks off excellent Notre Dame team in their season opener.
2. Colorado beat rival but HB Alex Fontenot out for eight weeks.
3. Florida State controls all three phases of play in game vs. Texas State.
4. Alabama downs South Carolina 56-17 in their SEC opener.
5. #22 Texas A&M travels to Atlanta take on the #2 Clemson Tigers.
6. #20 Michigan State will open their season against Miami.
7. White, Georgia manages to edge Texas A&M by a hair in season debut.
Week 2 Notable Games
#7 Miami (1-0, 0-0) at #20 Michigan State (0-0, 0-0)
#5 Stanford (1-0, 0-0) at West Virginia (0-0, 0-0)
#22 Texas A&M (0-1, 0-1) at #2 Clemson (0-0, 0-0)
#23 Oregon (0-0, 0-0) at #17 Nebraska (1-0, 0-0)
NCAA Players of the Week
Devin Brumfield (HB, Utah) :: W vs. Utah State :: 15 carries, 98 yards, 3 touchdowns.
Thomas Toki (DE, Arkansas State) :: W vs. UCONN :: 9 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, forced fumble
ACC Players of the Week
Brett Sharp (HB, Miami): W vs. UAB :: 297 all-purpose yards, 3 total touchdowns.
Jalen Williams (S, Boston College) :: W vs. Army :: 7 tackles, tackle for loss, 2 forced fumbles.
And Then I'll Rise and Fight Again.
Adriana Edwards - Dynasty Sports Staff Writer
Scoring 59 points against UAB at home was fun for the Miami Hurricanes. But for Miami, their season starts this week when they travel to East Lansing to take on Michigan State in the back half of a home-and-home series.
Last year, on a rainy afternoon in South Florida, the then undefeated Hurricanes displayed their toughness behind a tough defense and a punishing running game in their 35-23 win over Michigan State.
The top rusher for that game, Cam'ron Harris? Gone. The second leading rusher, Lorenzo Lingard? Gone. The top three pass catches? Gone. The starter at quarterback? Gone.
Miami will deploy an almost entirely new team this time around when they face a veteran Sparty squad.
Michigan State Starting Lineup
QB Rocky Lombardi, RS Senior :: 87 ovr, 69 spd, 85 thp, 85 tha
HB La'darius Jefferson, Senior :: 86 ovr, 73 spd, 99 acc, 89 car
WR Jalen Nailor, Senior :: 91 ovr, 89 spd, 98 acc, 87 cth
WR Trevon Morgan, RS Sophomore :: 83 ovr, 81 spd, 97 acc, 79 cth
TE Trenton Gillison, RS Junior :: 85 ovr, 72 spd, 80 cth, 77 rbk
LT Spencer Brown, RS Sophomore :: 84 ovr, 89 str, 85 pbk, 86 rbk
LG Devontae Dobbs, RS Sophomore :: 88 ovr, 90 str, 90 pbk, 90 rbk
C Blake Bueter, RS Senior :: 92 ovr, 91 str, 89 pbk, 88 rbk
RG Matt Carrick, RS Senior :: 88 ovr 92 str, 88 pbk, 89 rbk
RT Mustafa Khaleefah, RS Senior :: 85 ovr, 89 str, 86 pbk, 86 rbk
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DE Michael Fetcher, RS Sophomore :: 82 ovr, 70 spd, 92 str, 74 bsh
DE Jack Camper, RS Senior :: 83 ovr, 76 spd, 86 str, 79 bsh
DT J.D. Duplain, RS Sophomore :: 82 ovr, 64 spd, 89 str, 76 bsh
DT Jacob Slade, RS Junior :: 81 ovr, 68 spd, 86 str, 77 bsh
OLB Chase Kline, RS Junior :: 85 ovr, 79 spd, 97 acc, 79 tkl
ILB Luke Fulton, Junior :: 82 ovr, 76 spd, 90 acc, 76 tkl
OLB Jeslord Boatend, RS Junior :: 82 ovr, 83 spd, 95 acc, 78 tkl
CB Julian Barnett, Junior :: 89 ovr, 89 spd, 99 azz, 92 mcv, 93 zcv
CB Shakur Brown, RS Senior :: 86 ovr, 85 spd, 93 acc, 93 mcv, 93 zcv
S Tate Hallock, RS Sophomore :: 77 ovr, 83 spd, 93 acc, 80 zcv, 68 tkl
S Xavier Henderson, Senior :: 85 ovr, 74 spd, 93 azz, 84 zcv, 83 tkl
And Then I'll Rise and Fight Again.
Easy win to start the season. Mich St. might be a little tough.
And Then I'll Rise and Fight Again.
September 5, 2021 - #MIAvMSU
Spartan Stadium -- East Lansing, MI
ESPN -- 8:00 PM EST
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MIA - 7 / 10 / 10 / 7 // 34
MSU - 3 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 10
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Michigan State opened the second half with a quick touchdown strike on the very first play from scrimmage.
The Spartans offense had started to get into a groove before the end of the half, putting Miami's defense back against the wall with their quick passing game. Manny Diaz, in return, challenged its defense.
They responded by forcing four turnovers in the second half and surrendering zero points after that touchdown in Miami's 34-10 win over Michigan State on a packed Saturday night in East Lansing.
The Hurricanes were able to quickly subdue the crowd with a touchdown on the first drive and Miami's defense did the rest, holding the Spartans to just two redzone trips for the entire game, one which resulted in an interception right before the end of the second quarter.
Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
4:27 (MIA) E. Clark, 17 Yd pass from T. Williams
0:39 (MSU) T. Alexander, 24 Yd FG
Quarter 2
4:07 (MIA) B. Baxa, 33 Yd FG
0:42 (MIA) B. Sharp, returned punt 58 Yds
Quarter 3
7:48 (MSU) J. Nailor, 75 Yd pass from R. Lombardi
5:29 (MIA) B. Baxa, 45 Yd FG
2:31 (MIA) E. Clark, 32 Yd pass from T. Williams
Quarter 4
5:42 (MIA) S. Johnson, 28 Yd pass from T. Williams
Player Stats
#7 Miami Hurricanes (2-0, 0-0)
QB Tyrone Williams, Sophomore: 22 of 24, 227 yards, 3 touchdowns, interception.
HB Reggie Battle, Sophomore: 8 carries, 14 yards.
HB Brett Sharp, Sophomore: 7 carries, 24 yards.
TE Will Mallory, Senior: 5 receptions, 23 yards.
WR Eddie Clark, Sophomore: 4 receptions, 80 yards, 2 touchdowns.
WR Kenneth Kent, Freshman: 2 receptions, 41 yards.
WR Sean Johnson, Freshman: 2 receptions, 40 yards, touchdown, 5 carries, 67 yards.
DB Bubba Bolden, RS Senior: 10 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, sack.
LB Kevin Jones, Sophomore: 6 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, sack.
CB Christian Williams, Junior: 3 tackles, interception.
LB Sam Brooks, Junior: 2 tackles, interception.
CB Al Blades Jr, Senior: Interception.
#22 Michigan State Spartans (0-1, 0-0)
QB Rocky Lombardi, RS Senior: 16 of 27, 226 yards, touchdown, 3 interceptions.
HB La'darius Jefferson, Senior: 16 carries, 76 yards.
WR Tre Mosley, RS Sophomore: 6 receptions, 36 yards.
WR Jalen Nailor, Senior: 5 receptions, 145 yards, touchdown.
LB Luke Fulton, Junior: 8 tackles, interception.
LB Jeslord Boateng, RS Junior: 6 tackles, sack.
DE Jack Camper, RS Senior: 4 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.
DT J.D. Duplain, RS Sophomore: 3 tackles, 2 sacks.
Next Week: Bye Week
And Then I'll Rise and Fight Again.
1. Tennessee returns to Knoxville after a humiliating 31-21 upset vs. Ole Miss.
2. #13 Auburn set to do battle with #9 Mississippi State in a SEC showdown.
3. Washington's season opening win costs them CB Dominique Hampton for seven weeks.
4. Terrapins have tough conference opener with #16 Nebraska.
5. Georgia shows how dominant they can be at home with win over South Carolina.
6. LSU wins their SEC opener 33-17 against Vanderbilt.
7. Clemson slides down to #10 after their loss to Texas A&M.
8. Seminoles are looking to dominate Virginia in their ACC opener.
Week 3 Notable Games
#13 Auburn (1-0, 1-0) at #9 Mississippi State (2-0, 0-0)
#16 Nebraska (2-0, 0-0) at #23 Maryland (0-0, 0-0)
NCAA Players of the Week
Michael Penix Jr. (QB, Indiana) :: W vs. WKU :: 19 of 30, 324 yards, 10 carries, 52 yards, 7 total touchdowns.
Michael Owusu (LB, Vanderbilt) :: L vs. LSU :: 14 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, sack, 3 interceptions.
ACC Players of the Week
Javonte Williams (HB, North Carolina) :: W vs. Marshall :: 14 carries, 71 yards, 3 touchdowns, 6 receptions, 60 yards, touchdown.
LB Chico Bennett Jr. (LB, Georgia Tech) :: W vs. Tulane :: 11 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, interception.
And Then I'll Rise and Fight Again.
1. #4 Stanford fail to put Oregon State away, losing 28-23.
2. Auburn notches a conference win behind the arm of Nix vs. Mississippi State.
3. Florida State beat rival but lose HB Anthony Grant for nine weeks.
4. #1 Georgia should handle #14 Mississippi State in their SEC match-up this week.
5. #4 Seminoles win their ACC opener 41-28 against Virginia.
6. Crimson Tide are looking to send an outstanding Miami team home losers.
7. Notre Dame drops #24 after losing to Syracuse 38-35.
8. Texas A&M looking forward to their easy game against South Carolina.
Week 4 Notable Games
#5 Miami (2-0, 0-0) vs. #2 Alabama (3-0, 2-0)
#14 Mississippi State (2-1, 0-1) at #1 Georgia (2-0, 2-0)
Oregon (1-1, 1-0) at #13 Stanford (2-1, 0-1)
#21 Florida (3-0, 1-0) at #15 Tennessee (2-1, 1-1)
NCAA Players of the Week
Davis Beville (QB, Pittsburgh) :: W vs. Rice :: 11 of 23, 243 yards, 12 carries, 68 yards, 6 total touchdowns.
Sam Westfall (S, SMU) :: W vs. North Texas :: Tackle, 3 interceptions.
ACC Players of the Week
Davis Beville (QB, Pittsburgh) :: W vs. Rice :: 11 of 23, 243 yards, 12 carries, 68 yards, 6 total touchdowns.
Ifeatu Melifonwu (CB, Syracuse) :: W vs. Notre Dame :: 2 tackles, 2 interceptions.
And Then I'll Rise and Fight Again.
Adriana Edwards - Dynasty Sports Staff Writer
Manny Diaz did not mince words during his press availability this week.
"If we want a seat at the big boy table," said Diaz, "You have to beat the big boy teams. What have we done? We haven't won a conference championship, we haven't made one since 2017. We haven't won a BCS bowl, we haven't sniffed a national championship so yeah, we should be overlooked and that should motivate our guys to play their ass off on Saturday.
Miami (No. 5 AP, 2-0) got a 'medium-boy' win last week against Michigan State, dominating nearly all facets of the game but when they come into Atlanta to play the Crimson Tide, it's a whole different beast.
Mac Jones is not Tua Tagavailoa but he's no slouch either and any notion that the Tide offense would take a big drop following Tua's exit is wrong. Alabama (No. 2 AP, 3-0) is averaging 44 points per game and their passing offense is ranked 34th in the country and they feature a top 25 rushing attack even with the loss of Najee Harris to the draft.
Jones has eleven touchdowns already on the season while Trey Sanders is averaging 170.7 yards per game, more than the entire Miami team. Miami does have the #1 rushing defense and fifth ranked total defense.
Alabama Schedule
vs. South Carolina: W 56-17
vs. Wisconsin: W 31-3
at Vanderbilt: W 45-21
Alabama Starting Lineup
QB Mac Jones, RS Senior :: 88 ovr, 75 spd, 86 thp, 84 tha
HB Trey Sanders, RS Sophomore :: 93 ovr, 90 spd, 98 acc, 93 car
WR Jaylen Waddle, Senior :: 99 ovr, 96 spd, 99 acc, 90 cth
WR Xavier Williams, RS Junior :: 88 ovr, 82 spd, 95 acc, 87 cth
WR Tyrell Shavers, RS Senior :: 88 ovr, 98 spd, 99 acc, 75 cth and he's 6'6" fml
TE Major Tennison, RS Senior :: 87 ovr, 83 spd, 80 cth, 77 rbk
LT Dan Robinson, Freshman :: 81 ovr, 85 str, 84 pbk, 84 rbk
LG Emil Ekiyor, RS Junior :: 93 ovr, 95 str, 91 pbk, 91 rbk
C Steven Shaw, Freshman :: 80 ovr, 79 str, 80 pbk, 86 rbk
RG Evan Neal, Junior :: 90 ovr, 94 str, 92 pbk, 92 rbk
RT Tommy Brown, RS Junior :: 90 ovr, 94 str, 89 pbk, 90 rbk
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DE Byron Young, RS Sophomore :: 89 ovr, 68 spd, 88 str, 84 bsh
DE Phidarian Mathis, RS Senior :: 90 ovr, 56 spd, 92 str, 97 bsh
DT D.J. Dale, Junior :: 91 ovr, 55 spd, 91 str, 91 bsh
OLB Kevin Harris, RS Sophomore :: 88 ovr, 81 spd, 99 acc, 83 bsh, 87 tkl
ILB Christian Harris, Junior :: 92 ovr, 83 spd, 92 acc, 89 tkl
ILB Shane Lee, RS Sophomore :: 90 ovr, 83 spd, 92 acc, 90 tkl
OLB Christopher Allen, RS Senior :: 91 ovr, 87 spd, 97 acc, 82 bsh, 80 tkl
CB Scooby Carter, RS Sophomore :: 91 ovr, 97 spd, 95 acc, 92 mcv, 92 zcv
CB Marcus Banks, Junior :: 91 ovr, 89 spd, 97 acc, 97 mcv, 98 zcv
S Daniel Wright, RS Senior :: 90 ovr, 83 spd, 96 acc, 86 zcv, 78 tkl
S Demarco Hellams, RS Sophomore :: 88 ovr, 81 spd, 97 acc, 85 zcv, 82 tkl