And Then I'll Rise and Fight Again.

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January 6, 2022 - VTvMIA
Mercedes-Benz Superdome -- New Orleans, LA
ESPN -- 8:00 PM EST


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MIA - 7 / 10 / 0 / 2 // 19
VT - 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 // 0
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Hokies shutout as Hurricanes win first national championship since 2001
For years, kids from Dade and Broward county have been talking about 'making the crib great again' when committing and signing with the Miami Hurricanes.

On Monday, the likes of Nesta Jade Silvera and Gurvan Hall Jr. turned it into a reality.

Miami's defense flexed its muscles once more and shutout Virginia Tech en route to a 19-0 win to give Miami its first BCS title since 2001 and its sixth national championship.

Silvera, an All-American senior, had three sacks in the game. Linebacker Sam Brooks, a product of Dade County, had seven tackles. Al Blades Jr., whose father and uncle played at Miami, had three tackles and a sack.

Offensively, Tyrone Williams did the bulk of the work with 266 yards passing and a touchdown.

Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
2:42 (MIA) E. Clark, 44 Yd pass from T. Williams

Quarter 2
4:17 (MIA) R. Battle, 3 Yd run
1:06 (MIA) B. Baxa, 41 Yd FG

Quarter 3

Quarter 4
1:12 (MIA) Team Safety

Player Stats
#1 Miami Hurricanes (13-1, 10-0)
QB Tyrone Williams, Sophomore :: 19 of 30, 266 yards, touchdown.
HB Randy Battle, Sophomore :: 11 carries, 43 yards, touchdown.
HB Brett Sharp, Sophomore :: 5 caries, 27 yards, 3 receptions, 58 yards.
WR Sean Johnson, Freshman :: 5 receptions, 43 yards.
WR Eddie Clark, Sophomore :: 3 receptions, 65 yards, touchdown.
LB Kevin Jones, Sophomore :: 9 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, sack.
S Bubba Bolden, Rs Senior :: 8 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.
DT Nesta-Jade Silvera, Senior :: 3 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.

#2 Virginia Tech Hokies (11-2, 8-1)
QB Hendon Hooker, Rs Senior :: 24 of 30, 140 yards, 11 carries, 4 yards.
HB Keshawn King, Junior :: 9 carries, 19 yards, 9 receptions, 24 yards.
WR Kaleb Smith, Rs Junor :: 5 receptions, 38 yards.
S Devon Hunter, Rs Senior :: 8 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.
CB Jermaine Waller, Senior :: 7 tackles.
DE Zion Debose, Rs Senior :: 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.

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2021 Miami Hurricanes Records
Career Rushing Touchdowns -- HB Randy Battle, 38
Season Passing Yards -- QB Tyrone Williams, 4060
Season Receptions -- TE Will Mallory, 102
Season Receiving Yards -- TE Will Mallory, 1291

2021 Miami Hurricanes Stats

Passing
QB Tyrone Williams, Sophomore :: 325 of 399, 4048 yards, 23 touchdowns, 9 interceptions.
WR Sean Johnson, Freshman :: 5 of 5, 35 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Rushing
HB Randy Battle, Sophomore: 139 carries, 849 yards, 23 touchdowns.
HB Brett Sharp, Sophomore :: 111 carries, 792 yards, 6 touchdowns.
WR Sean Johnson, Freshman :: 39 carries, 441 yards, 5 touchdowns.
HB Kirk Banks, Sophomore :: 32 carries, 141 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Receiving
TE Will Mallory, Senior :: 102 receptions, 1279 yards, 6 touchdowns.
WR Eddie Clark, Sophomore :: 54 receptions, 871 yards, 7 touchdowns.
HB Brett Sharp, Sophomore :: 45 receptions, 311 yards, 5 touchdowns.
WR Kenneth Kent, Freshman :: 31 receptions, 528 yards, 2 touchdowns.
WR Sean Johnson, Freshman :: 31 receptions, 471 yards, 5 touchdowns.
HB Kirk Banks, Sophomore :: 25 receptions, 213 yards.
WR Dee Wiggins, Senior :: 22 receptions, 218 yards, touchdown.

Blocking
LT Zion Nelson, Junior: 1 pancake, 12 sacks allowed.
LG Cleveland Reed Jr., RS Junior: 1 pancake, 7 sacks allowed.
C Corey Gaynor, RS Senior: 0 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed.
RG D.J. Scaife Jr., Senior: 2 pancakes, 5 sacks allowed.
RT Kai-Leon Herbert, RS Senior: 1 pancakes, 9 sacks allowed.

Defensive
LB Kevin Jones, Sophomore :: 92 tackles, 33 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, 4 interceptions.
S Bubba Bolden, Rs Senior :: 90 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, interception.
LB Sam Brooks, Junior :: 70 tackles, 24 tackles, 7 sacks, 2 interceptions.
S Gurvan Hall Jr., Senior :: 45 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 interceptions.
CB Christian Williams, Junior :: 31 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, sack, 2 interceptions.
CB D.J. Ivey, Senior :: 31 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions.
DE Jahfari Harvey, Junior :: 27 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 8 tackles for loss.
CB Al Blades Jr, Senior :: 27 tackles, sack, 4 interceptions.
DE Greg Rousseau, RS Junior :: 22 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
DT Nesta-Jade Silvera, Senior :: 20 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 7 sacks.
S Keontra Smith, Junior :: 19 tackles.
DT Jason Blissett, Junior :: 16 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 7 sacks.

Kicking
K Bubba Baxa, Senior: 13 of 17 FG, 46 FG Lng, 77/77 xp

Punting
Louis Hedley, RS Senior: 26 punts, 39.3 Net Avg

Kick Return
HB Brett Sharp, Sophomore: 2 kick returns, 52 yards.

Punt Return
HB Brett Sharp, Sophomore: 46 punt returns, 1140 yards, 5 touchdowns.

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Notable Bowls
Outback Bowl: Florida 50, Northwestern 7
Capital One Bowl: Penn State 27, Alabama 24
Rose Bowl: UCLA 52, Michigan 21
Fiesta Bowl: Auburn 41, Stanford 38
Sugar Bowl: Iowa State 24, Georgia 17
Cotton Bowl: Texas A&M 23, Texas Tech 20
Orange Bowl: Texas 25, Cincinnati 24

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The Work by Soap McDope ‣ 247Sports
January 7, 2022

‣ Smith lands head coaching job at Pitt

Pittsburgh announced on Tuesday that they have hired former Oregon State head coach and most recently Miami offensive coordinator Jonathan Smith to be their head coach following the firing of Pat Narduzzi.

Heading into the national championship game, Miami was confident that they'd be able to retain the services of Smith but not only did they lose him, they lost him to a divisional foe.

Miami also lost defensive coordinator Emphram Banda to NC State, another ACC school.

Miami reached new offensive heights in Smith's single season at Miami, leading the nation in scoring offense. Smith's potential replacements include fired Arkansas head coach Billy Napier and fire head coach Neal Brown.

‣ Doeren replaces Banda as DC, to take over play-calling duties

Miami announced that former NC State head coach Dave Doeren will be their new defensive coordinator following Emphraim Banda's departure to NC State to take over for Doeren.

After leading NC State to five straight bowls, Doeren's last two seasons ended with a 6-7 and 4-8 record before he was fired last month.

Doeren runs a similar 4-2-5 defense that Miami has ran under Diaz and Banda in the past few seasons. Banda and Diaz shared play calling duties the last two seasons but it is expected that Doeren will be the full-time play caller on defense.

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The Work by Soap McDope ‣ 247Sports
January 19, 2022

‣ 'Canes go Air Raid by tabbing Brown as offensive coordinator

Miami fans have been begging for a spread offense for so long that when Jonathan Smith's multiple offense, which includes some spread principles, came into town, they threw him a parade en route to a national championship.

Neal Brown is going to open the offense even more.

Miami announced on Monday that they have hired former West Virginia head coach Neal Brown to replace Smith as the offensive coordinator.

Brown was previously the head coach at Troy University from 2015–2018. Brown has also previously served as the offensive coordinator at Troy (2008–2009) and Texas Tech University (2010–2012) and the University of Kentucky (2013–2014) where he learned the Air Raid offense under the Mike Leach coaching tree.

Brown went 5-7 in each of his three seasons at West Virginia before being dismissed.


Notable Head Coaching Changes
Louisville :: Tim Albin replaces Scott Satterfield
NC State :: Emphraim Banda replaces Dave Doeren
Pittsburgh :: Jonathan Smith replaces Pat Narduzzi
Syracuse :: Tyson Helton replaces Dino Babers
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Rutgers :: Courtney Messingham replaces Rick Skrosky
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West Virginia :: Rhett Lashlee replaces Neal Brown
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Washington State :: James Franklin replaces Mike Leach
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Arkansas :: Gus Malzahn replaces Billy Napier
Kentucky :: Doug Martin replaces Dan Lanning

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Nelson, Reed stay put along with Brooks
Adriana Edwards - Dynasty Sports Staff Writer

Miami offensive linemen Zion Nelson and Cleveland Reed did not announce that they will be returning to school but with the deadline gone, Miami can now rest assure that two of their starting offensive linemen will be back.

This is welcomed news as Miami lost the entire right side of their offensive line. Miami also got news that linebacker Sam Brooks will return for his senior season.

2021 Players Leaving » Career Stats
#23 Cam'ron Harris (HB, Junior): Pro Draft (Projected Round 5) » 214 carries, 1410 yards, 6 touchdowns.
#1 Nesta Jade Silvera (DT, Senior): Pro Draft (Projected Round 3) » 48 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, All-American, All-ACC selection.
#21 Bubba Bolden (S, RS Senior): Pro Draft (Projected Round 3) » 144 tackles, 35 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, 3 interceptions, All-American, All-ACC selection, Thorpe.
#26 Gurvan Hall (S, Senior): Pro Draft (Projected Round 4) » 157 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 8 interceptions, 3 touchdowns, All-American, All-ACC selection.
#85 Will Mallory (TE, Senior): Pro Draft (Projected Round 6) » 127 receptions, 1524 yards, 8 touchdowns, All-American, All-ACC selection, Mackey.
#51 D.J. Scaife Jr (G, Senior): Pro Draft (Projected Round 6) » 4 pancakes, 15 sacks allowed, All-American, All-ACC selection.
#7 Al Blades Jr. (CB, Senior): Pro Draft (Projected Round 7) » 69 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, sack, 5 interceptions, All-ACC selection.
#8 D.J. Ivey (CB, Senior): Graduation » 81 tackles, 6 interceptions.
#57 Kai-leon Herbert (T, RS Senior): Graduation » 1 pancake, 16 sacks allowed, All-ACC selection.
#44 Bradley Jennings Jr. (LB, RS Senior): Graduation » 12 tackles.
#17 Waynmon Steed (OLB, RS Senior): Graduation » 9 tackles.
#21 Bubba Baxa (K, Senior): Graduation » 32 of 47, 99% XP, All-ACC selection.
#5 N'kosi Perry (QB, Senior): Graduation » 17 of 28, 266 yards, 2 touchdowns, interception.
#65 Cory Gaynor (C, RS Senior): Graduation » 1 pancake, 3 sacks allowed, All-ACC selection.
#18 Tate Martell (QB/WR, RS Senior): Graduation » 20 receptions, 289 yards, touchdown.
#94 Louis Hedley (P, RS Senior): Graduation » 69 punts, 37.0 Avg Net, All-ACC selection.
#8 Dee Wiggins (WR, Senior): Graduation » 48 receptions, 507 yards, 4 touchdowns.

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Miami struggles during National Signing Day
Adriana Edwards - Dynasty Sports Staff Writer

Miami came into the day with the tenth ranked recruiting class in the country. After the Florida State weekend where they hosted fourteen elite recruits, many figured Miami would have a top five class only to see some of those same players commit elsewhere. At that point, the Hurricanes were just desperately trying to hold onto their targets, specifically four-star Curtis Corbett.

Corbett's announcement came in early in Miami's favor and it got the ball rolling as Miami landed LOIs from five-star running back R.J. Olson, four-star athlete Maurice Duncan, four-star receiver Dusty Simpson, four-star safety Maurice Duncan and three-star punter Curtis Carter.

The Hurricanes finished the day with the top class in the ACC and the third ranked class in the country, behind only Georgia and Alabama.

Miami was tied with the most five-stars in the class with two along with USC, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Georgia and Alabama.

Miami did lose out on four-star linebacker Jeff Utley to Georgia and four-star safety Kevin Kiniry to Ole Misss.

Recruiting Class
ATH Tommy Green [ATH #1]: 5'11", 187lbs | Bixby, OK | 5-star
ATH R.J. Olson [ATH #10]: 5'10", 185lbs | Miami, FL | 5-star
ATH Curtis Corbett [ATH #12]: 6'3", 203lbs | Miami, FL | 4-star
SS Maurice Duncan [S #1]: 6'5", 210lbs | Jacksonville Beach, FL | 4-star
SS Brendan Rich [S #2]: 6'2", 214lbs | Crestwood, MO | 4-star
CB Casey Watson [CB #3]: 6'2", 176lbs | Harlingen, TX | 4-star
G Mark Sapp [G #9]: 6'4", 280lbs | Oklahoma City, OK | 4-star
WR Dusty Simpson [WR #9]: 5'11", 183lbs | Robinson, TX | 4-star
ATH Deshawn Swain [ATH #17]: 6'0", 198lbs | Miami, FL | 4-star
ATH Travis Johnson [ATH #33]: 6'3", 207lbs | Calumet City, IL | 4-star
QB Anthony Morris [QB #8]: 6'3", 192lbs | Miami, FL | 4-star
T Kevin Charles [T #20]: 6'5", 309lbs | Miami, FL | 4-star
HB John Andrews [HB #12]: 6'0", 196lbs | New Iberia, LA | 4-star
G Manny Curtis [G #16]: 6'1", 266lbs | Miami, FL | 3-star
P Curtis Carter [P #6]: 6'1", 211lbs | Montrose, CO | 3-star
TE Tommy Smith [TE #88]: 6'5", 255lbs | Olympia Heights, FL | 2-star JUCO
C Dustin Kendrick [C #39]: 6'2", 279lbs | Leisure City, FL | 2-star JUCO

Top 25 Recruiting Classes
1. Georgia
2. Alabama
3. Miami
4. Clemson
5. Texas A&M
6. USC
7. Texas
8. Notre Dame
9. Oklahoma
10. Missouri
11. Auburn
12. Stanford
13. Florida State
14. UCLA
15. Michigan
16. Penn State
17. South Carolina
18. Florida
19. Ohio State
20. LSU
21. Wisconsin
22. Syracuse
23. Army
24. Oregon
25. Pittsburgh

Top 10 :e150: Recruits
1. Tommy Green [ATH #1]: University of Miami
2. Chris Mathis [HB #1]: University of Arizona
3. Joey London [HB #2]: University of Washington
4. Robert Allen [HB #3]: Auburn University
5. Andy Brothers [ATH #2]: Notre Dame
6. Jon Latimer [ATH #3]: University of Nebraska
7. Zach Higdon [WR #1]: University of Alabama
8. Josh Hall [ATH #4]: University of Michigan
9. Aaron Davis [TE #1]: University of Alabama
10. Chris Anderson [ATH #5]: University of Georgia

[djp73]

Congrats on the Natty! Are you gonna keep going with Miami? Would like to see a project team.

[James]

CONGRATS!

I'm interested to see how the air raid goes for you.

[KimJongBaze]

Convicts are back.