Beck wasn’t the only Miami newcomer to have an impact against the Irish.
Receiver CJ Daniels made a spectacular, one-handed catch that not only wowed everyone at Hard Rock Stadium, but also gave the Hurricanes a 14-7 lead in the second quarter. Running back CharMar “Marty” Brown scored on a 5-yard touchdown run that pushed that lead to 21-7 in the third. And kicker Carter Davis connected on a clutch 47-yard field goal with 1:04 left that, ultimately, proved the difference in the game.
Miami’s defense, meanwhile, contained All-American running back Jeremiyah Love and held him to 33 rushing yards, while making quarterback CJ Carr uncomfortable throughout the night.
On the game’s final drive, two Miami veterans – defensive linemen Akheem Mesidor and Rueben Bain Jr. – combined to bring Carr down twice, ending the game and preserving Miami’s win.
All of those things were positives, but the Hurricanes feel they can be a better team moving forward and Saturday’s matchup against Bethune-Cookman, they hope, will be another chance for them to grow.
“I feel like we stepped up to the occasion, for sure, but we left a lot on the table, one hundred percent,” said defensive lineman David Blay Jr. “I don’t have any plays that I can really pinpoint, but there were a lot of plays out there that we could have done better. … We left a lot on the table.”
Added Mesidor, “Week one is over. Rip that page out of the book and now we start fresh for week two and you just try to correct everything from week one going into week two. Nobody’s perfect, right? Everybody makes mistakes. So, you just try to minimize mistakes and play the best football you can in week two.”
In Bethune-Cookman, the Hurricanes will face a team coming off a loss to another South Florida program, FIU. The Wildcats dropped their season opener against the Golden Panthers, 42-9, with their scoring limited to just a trio of field goals from kicker Juan Dominguez.
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