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Defensively, it was Jared Harrison-Hunte and Quincy Roche who stimulated things, each totaling two tackles for loss in the very first half.
King made a poor choice to check an out-route and Marquis Williams made him pay by picking off the pass and returning it down to the UM one yard line.
It wasnt quite, but the Miami Hurricanes did the job..
The death game sputtered in the very first half with DEriq King finishing 6-of-15 passes for 79 yards with two goals and one interception. Running back Cam Ron Harris led UM in getting with one catch for 35 backyards. It was Harris and Don Chaney Jr. who led UM in rushing with 20 yards each.
Miami then assembled a 14-play, seven minute drive that chewed up clock and ended with 4:13 staying in the 4th quarter, kicker Jose Borregales converted a 37-yard basket to push UMs cause 31-19..
Field position was the story for the UM offense in the very first half. The Hurricanes scored when Miami had beneficial field position. When they didnt, they sputtered.
Miami held a 14-6 lead at halftime.
Field position was the story for the UM offense in the first half. When Miami had favorable field position, the Hurricanes scored. Running back Cam Ron Harris led UM in receiving with one catch for 35 backyards. It was Harris and Don Chaney Jr. who led UM in hurrying with 20 yards each.
Two times, Pittsburgh was able to drive the ball inside Miamis 5 yard line and the Hurricanes had the ability to hold the Panthers to a field goal.
Pittsburgh was able to assemble a 10 play, 74-yard drive in which the Panthers needed to once again choose a field goal on their next ownership to cut into UMs lead, 28-19..
King made a bad decision to test an out-route and Marquis Williams made him pay by picking off the pass and returning it down to the UM one backyard line. On the next play, Yellen found Moraga for a simple one-yard score to tight end Daniel Moraga. That touchdown cut UMs cause 21-16.
Pitt instantly reacted with a six play, 58-yard drive that was topped by a 36-yard basket by Alex Kessman to make the score 21-9. That drive was increased by a 55-yard pass play to receiver Jordan Addison, which gave Pitt the ball inside the red-zone.
Things got tight.
Quarterback DEriq King accounted for over 250 lawns and four goals as the UM defense forced 4 field goals in the red-zone to leading Pittsburgh, 31-19 on Saturday..
Miami started two drives on the Pitt 45 yard line and turned each one of those drives into goals.
The Hurricanes got the very first belongings in the 2nd half and assembled a six-play, 75 backyard drive that was topped by a 38 lawn touchdown pass from King to Mike Harley, which offered UM a 21-6 lead.
With 6:21 staying in the 3rd quarter, Roche recuperated a fumble from Yellen that gave the Hurricanes the ball at the Pitt 38 lawn line. When linking on a 45-yard pass to Mallory to press the lead to 28-16, UM made the most of that field position by.
The bottom line: Miami (4-1, 3-1) didnt let Clemson beat them twice..
With 6:21 remaining in the third quarter, Miamis defense stepped up when again, this time it was Roche who came away with a fumble from Yellen to provide the Hurricanes possession on the Pitt 38 lawn line.
Defensively, the story for UM in the very first half was the ability to bow up inside the red-zone.
