Scouting the Hurricanes

Season So Far

Miami beat Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as I-AA) Florida A&M with a score of 45-0, the first shut-out win since 2006 for Miami.

 

QB

Harris finished the game last week 12 of 15 for 210 yards and three touchdowns. Last season he completed 59% for 3352 yards for 24 TD's and 17 INT's. In 2008 he completed 60% for 1195 yards for 2 TD's and 7 INT's. He is not a rusher and had -219 yards in lost yards in 2009.

 

RB

Lamar Miller led the team last week with 11 carries for 66 yards, and Damien Berry had 45 yards rushing and 32 yards receiving. Miller, Berry, and Mike James each had one touchdown. Graig Cooper and Eduardo Clements had some carries late in the game. Cooper returned to the team only eight months after tearing his ACL in the Champs Bowl against Wisconsin in January. Cooper also lines up on special teams for punts.

 

Receivers

Leonard Hankerson caught two touchdowns and 115 yards on six catches. Last season he had 45 receptions for 801 yards and six touchdowns. He led the team in receptions last season.

 

Defense

Defensive end Olivier Vernon lead the team last week with 7 tackles and 3.5 sacks. Ray-Ray Armstrong had an interception and returned it 22 yards for touchdown. Ramon Buchanan had six tackles. Adewale Ojomo had two sacks after missing last season.  Lineman Allen Bailey is a preseason All-America and although he only had one tackle last week, he had 34 last season and 7 sacks. Brandon Harris is the top player in the backfield and last season was tied second nationally with 15 pass break-ups and third in the country with 17 passes defended.

 

Kicker

Matt Bosher returns as the placekicker and punter for his fourth season as a starter. He is better at placekicks and was first team All-ACC last year. He has 96 consecutive PAT's which is second best in school history. He was 14 of 16 in FG last season with 12 in a row. He lead the conference with 42.9 yards/punt last season. He had a career long of 52 yards in 2008.