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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (via hurricanesports.com) – The game Canes fans have been patiently waiting for finally happened and the Miami Hurricanes gave the orange and green faithful a big reward for their patience.
The Canes (1-0) defeated UAB (1-1) in Miami’s season opener before 8,153 masked and socially-distanced fans inside Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday night, with veterans like Cam’Ron Harris and Brevin Jordan, as well as newcomers like D’Eriq King and Quincy Roche making major contributions in the Hurricanes’ victory.
While Miami posted 492 yards of total offense and it’s defense forced 11 punts, it was UAB that got a break with 3:24 remaining in the opening quarter as new punt returner Mark Pope lost the football while being tackled and the Blazers recovered to regain possession at the Miami 17. Two plays later, quarterback Tyler Johnson connected with Austin Watkins for a 16-yard touchdown to take a 7-0 lead.
The Hurricanes answered in a big way, as head coach Manny Diaz elected to go for it on fourth and one from the Miami 34 and the decision paid off when junior running back Cam’Ron Harris shot through a hole for a career-long 66-yard rushing touchdown. Jose Borregales followed with his first extra point and the two sides were even at 7-7 with 1:04 left in the first quarter.
Miami quarterback D’Eriq King put his playmaking ability on display to kick off the Hurricanes’ second possession of the second quarter. The redshirt senior evaded a UAB rusher, spinning and juking before rolling to his left and throwing a dart to Dee Wiggins on the sideline for an 11-yard gain and first down.
King threw a downfield block that helped Harris burst for a 15-yard run that put the Canes inside the red zone. On the next play, the explosive and elusive QB finished off the drive with an impressive 12-yard scamper for a score.
The touchdown run gave Miami it’s first lead of the 2020 season, 14-7, and marked the 16th straight game in which he has played where he recorded a rushing score – a streak that dates back to the 2018 season opener at Rice (Sept. 1, 2018).
The Canes forced a three-and-out on UAB’s next possession, with graduate transfer Quincy Roche recording his first sack as a Cane to force a punt by the Blazers and give Miami the ball on its own 30. Roche’s sack was the 27th of his career and made him FBS’ active career sacks leader.
King showed off some more of his unique skillset on the opening drive of the second half, evading a UAB pass rusher before sprinting for a 25-yard gain on the ground that pushed the Hurricanes to the UAB 30. The drive ended with a 25-yard Borregales field goal that put Miami up double-digits, 17-7.
UAB responded with a nine-play, 75-yard scoring drive that ended with a six-yard touchdown run by Spencer Brown that cut Miami’s advantage to three points with 6:19 remaining in the third quarter.
Miami’s ground attack got back to work on the Hurricanes’ next possession, with freshman Donald Chaney Jr. picking up 37 yards on three carries before Harris punched the ball in from four yards out for his second rushing TD of the game and the first multi-touchdown game of his career.
After forcing a UAB punt, the Canes got the tight ends involved as Brevin Jordan caught a pass in the flat and ran for a 25-yard gain to midfield. A finalist for the Mackey Award a year ago, Jordan hauled in a four-yard touchdown from King on the final play of the third quarter to wrap up a seven-play, 75-yard drive that put the Hurricanes on top by 17 points, 31-14.
King, who finished the game completing 15-of-23 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown, extended his FBS record to 16 straight games with at least one rushing TD and one passing TD. The redshirt senior added 83 rushing yards on 12 carries and scored on the ground to finish the game with 225 total yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Defensively, redshirt junior Bradley Jennings Jr. led the Hurricanes with six tackles and two tackles for loss in his first career start. Nesta Jade Silvera added five stops and one TFL, while Amari Carter made five tackles (four solo).
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