9:15 PM ET, Fri September 03, 2010

Miami of Ohio at Florida

Orlando Sentinel — Kickoff: Noon, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field

2 hours ago

Grading Hurricanes vs. FAMU (plus Shannon talks 2003 Fiesta Bowl and other notes)

'Canes Watch | Palm Beach Post — Remember that class in college where you barely paid attention and still received an ‘A’? That’s probably the way UM felt following its season-opening 45-0 victory against Florida A&M.; OFFENSE: Hard to quibble with anything here. UM’s first-team offense scored on each of its first-half possessions (with the exception of its ...

3 hours ago

Extra points and observations: FAMU

Eye on the U | Miami Herald — Now that the Canes completed their warm-up for Ohio State with a 45-0 blowout Thursday, a few post-game observations: Most important development... > Quarterback Jacory Harris showed no ill effects from last year's thumb injury. Playing in a game for...

8 hours ago

Hurricanes notebook: Florida A&M quarterback Martin Ukpai does best to handle UM pass rush

Palm Beach Post — Thursday night's season opener at Miami was an emotional tidal wave for Florida A&M; quarterback Martin Ukpai.

18 hours ago

'Canes all business with Ohio State up next

South Florida Sun-Sentinel — Harris throws for 3 TDs – and now it's on to Ohio StateBy the end, there was nothing to do but count down the final seconds. Six. Five. Four. Quarterback Jacory Harris looked up at the scoreboard. Receiver Leonard Hankerson turned to what was left of a good crowd.

20 hours ago

Olivier Vernon paces stout UM defensive line

South Florida Sun-Sentinel — Hurricanes get four sacks against Rattlers in first halfQUICK TAKES

20 hours ago

Miami Hurricanes’ talking points: Jacory Harris looks sharp

'Canes Watch | Palm Beach Post — Quarterback Jacory Harris showed no ill effects from thumb surgery. Harris, playing for the first time since undergoing off-season surgery, was nearly perfect. He connected on 12-of-15 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns while playing only the first half. True, the Florida A&M; defense doesn’t come close to what Harris ...

21 hours ago

Jacory Harris throws 3 TD passes in 45-0 win over FAMU

Orlando Sentinel — Harris has an early night; Hurricanes can get ready for Ohio StateThis was exactly the performance the Hurricanes wanted to give in their audition for Ohio State.

21 hours ago

Commentary: Miami achieves all its goals in easy opener

Palm Beach Post — An intrasquad scrimmage would have been stouter for the Miami Hurricanes, 45-0 winners on a dress-rehearsal Thursday night, but then FAMU's hotfooting band won a similarly spectacular mismatch at halftime, so it's all a matter of priorities.

22 hours ago

Miami Hurricanes overwhelm Florida A&M 45-0 in season opener

Palm Beach Post — If it weren't for the sauna-like conditions at Sun Life Stadium on Thursday night, the University of Miami may not have broken a sweat in their season opener against Florida A&M;.

22 hours ago
  • B-backs not worried about being next Dwyer Atlanta Journal-Constitution On the first play from scrimmage in last season's opener, Georgia Tech B-back Jonathan Dwyer took an option pitch to the right and raced down the sideline for a 74-yard touchdown.
  • Singler has arthroscopic knee surgery ACC Now | News & Observer Duke senior forward Kyle Singler, who was named the most outstandidng player of the 2010 Final Four, had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee this afternoon at the Duke University Medical Center, the school announced. Singler is expected to make a full recovery before the start of practice on Oct. 15. “Kyle had some discomfort in his knee following a very busy summer so we elected to go in and clean it up prior to the start of the season,” said Duke associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski. “By all accounts, today’s surgery was a success and Kyle will be back at f...
  • Duke's Singler has arthroscopic knee surgery Above the Rims | Charlotte Observer Duke senior forward Kyle Singler, who was named the most outstandidng player of the 2010 Final Four, had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee this afternoon at the Duke University Medical Center, the school announced.Singler is expected to make a full recovery before the start of practice on Oct. 15.“Kyle had some discomfort in his knee following a very busy summer so we elected to go in and clean it up prior to the start of the season,” said Duke associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski. “By all accounts, today’s surgery was a success and Kyle will be back at full strength before the start o...
  • Trustees' chair backs Davis, Baddour Observations from 50-yard Line | Charlotte Observer UNC Board of Trustees chair Bob Winston said he is "extremely saddened and disappointed" with the school's football scandal today, but said he backs coach Butch Davis and athletic director Dick Baddour as the Tar Heels move forward.Twelve UNC players are being held out of Saturday's season opener against LSU, and three more have not made the trip to Atlanta for the game but may be cleared in time to play."I think we have the right guy as our coach," Winston said. "I feel that Butch Davis is going to take a look at what’s happened and will figure the best way to move forward. And I think he is ...
  • Former UNC president on football: "Great sadness" Observations from 50-yard Line | Charlotte Observer In the early 1960s, then-UNC President William Friday had to deal with a point-shaving scandal involving basketball players at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State.Now long retired, Friday, 90, has been thinking about those bad old days a good bit lately as he follows the scandal enveloping the football program at Carolina."For people who care about the university, this is a moment of great sadness," Friday said today. "We've gone 50 years without even the remotest allegation of wrongdoing at Chapel Hill.Athletic ethics is an issue dear to Friday's heart. For more than 15 years, he co-chaired the Kn...