“Casablanca.” Great movie. “The Godfather.” Thrilling. “Pulp Fiction.” A wild ride. Then there’s “The U Part 2.” OK, maybe that’s a bit much, but I had the biggest smile on my face as the ending credits rolled. I’ll take all the great experiences of my life – getting accepted to the University of Miami, my driver’s license, my senior prom,…
Coming into the 2014 season, Hurricanes football fans had a million questions on their minds. There was a quarterback battle, a senior class, coaching controversies and, most of all, frustration. Frustration over not having won a bowl game in eight years and over not winning an ACC Coastal division that looked like it was made…
Sophomore guard Davon Reed walked onto the court for the first time this season and received a standing ovation late in the second half, his Canes down 14 to the Green Bay Phoenix. At the half, Reed had told one of the coaches that he’d get taped up and ready to go. His enthusiasm had…
Coach Jim Larrañaga’s 15th-ranked Hurricanes entered a battle of unbeatens coming off a South Alabama game in which they allowed 54 second-half points. Illinois came to the BankUnited Canter fifth in the country with 90 points per game. Larrañaga’s defense cranked up the sound a notch as they held the 24th-ranked Fighting Illini to 24 points…
With 3:05 remaining in the game, Sun Life Stadium’s sellout crowd of more than 76,000 people waited with baited breath as Brad Kaaya started at the 25 yard line, trying to engineer one glorious touchdown drive down 30-26 to Florida State. It was not to be; the Hurricanes got out to Florida State’s 43-yard-line on…
Saturday will mark 378 days since the last time Miami and Florida State met in Tallahassee, Florida, and the Seminoles will be coming to Miami with the royal flush of football resumes. FSU can boast about being defending national champions and defending ACC Champions, and also possessing the defending Heisman trophy winning-quarterback. They hold a…
It’s been a little over a year since one of college football’s best rivalries last kicked off in Tallahassee, Florida. Now, one of the most anticipated matches in the rivalry is less than a week from kickoff in Miami. An undefeated, but vulnerable, Florida State team – the defending national champions – will go in…
After a convincing win Oct. 23 at Virginia Tech, many Hurricanes fans headed into Homecoming weekend wondering if Miami could pull off another big win two weeks in a row. The second quarter began with North Carolina pinned deep in its own territory and in punt formation. The snap sailed over punter Tommy Hibbard’s head…
The Miami Hurricanes (5-3, 2-2 ACC) enter an emotional Homecoming weekend off one of the program’s more satisfying wins in recent memory: a 30-6 drubbing of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. While the pundits could have so much to argue against Miami – playing against a down Hokies team probably being the biggest bullet point –…
With everything that went wrong on the Virginia Tech sideline Thursday night, the Hokies still managed to keep one positive record afloat. A late touchdown pass from backup Hokies quarterback Mark Leal to Isaiah Ford gave Virginia Tech their first points of the night. Unfortunately for them, the Miami Hurricanes had already put up 30…
An upset in Chapel Hill last weekend: North Carolina beat Georgia Tech at home 48-43, and suddenly the ACC Coastal is seemingly wide open once again. That’s good news for the 4-3 (1-2 ACC) Miami Hurricanes, who will see their first game action in nearly two weeks as they travel to Blacksburg, Virginia on Thursday…
As Miami enters its bye-week, the ACC as a whole has offered the usual favorites with a side of surprises, so let’s check them out. Miami: The Canes have a 4-3 overall record with their win over Cincinnati on Saturday, but are stuck with a 1-2 conference record, and their ACC slate from here on…