Led by running backs coach Eric Hickson, a social justice council was formed earlier this year and Diaz said the council was responsible for making sure all football student-athletes were registered to vote.

Harley helped propel Miami to its 19-14 win over Virginia with a career-high 10 catches for 170 yards and a 43-yard touchdown.

“Virginia was making it tough, but we weren’t getting points in the red zone. That’s Miami - Virginia. I don’t know how many years in a row, it seems like it's really hard to score 20 points.”

The Miami Hurricanes face the Virginia Cavaliers at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m.

Miami head coach Manny Diaz spoke about the “gravity of mediocrity” this week and how easy it is to be sucked into being mediocre.

“I said, ‘coach, I’m not a little girl, throw me the ball. I can catch it.’ And once I told him that, he started throwing me the ball. He said, ‘oh, you really can catch,’” Powell said. “The same thing you expect from a man on the job is the same you should expect from a woman.”

No matter how poorly certain players or position groups played against Pittsburgh, the mere fact that Miami won the game is a huge step in the right direction for the program.

While it wasn’t a dominating performance by any means, the No. 13 ranked Miami Hurricanes managed to pull out a 31-19 win over the Pittsburgh Panthers Saturday afternoon.

The Miami Hurricanes looks to for last week's loss against Pitt today at Hard Rock Stadium. Follow along for live updates:Fourth quarter: Miami 31, Pittsburgh 19: Jose Borregales makes a 37-yard field...

There are no two teams in college football that need a win this weekend more than Pittsburgh and Miami.