MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — For Pitt, it is bowl season. For Miami, it is subsequent time.
Kedon Slovis threw a few landing passes, all to Jared Wayne, and Israel Abanikanda rushed for two touchdowns as Pittsburgh rolled earlier Miami 42-16 on Saturday night time and eradicated the Hurricanes from bowl contention.
“It’s nevertheless not a great sport, but it is a glimpse of it, what I can do,” said Wayne, who had career-highs of 11 catches, 199 yards and the three scores.
Miami (5-7, 3-5 Atlantic Coastline Convention) matched its worst year in the very last 45 a long time.
“Setting a conventional arrives with laying a foundation,” said Hurricanes mentor Mario Cristobal, whose 1st period back again at his alma mater noticed Miami shed additional video games (seven) than it did through his five many years as a player there (five). “Sometimes it’s truly distressing. And that’s wherever we are … we’re not there now and certainly, we have obtained work to do.”
Abanikanda now has 20 touchdown rushes this year and finished with 111 yards on the ground, his sixth consecutive 100-yard sport for the Panthers (8-4, 5-3). Wayne had 1st-half TD catches for 26 and 66 yards as Pitt took a 28- lead into the crack, then caught a 7-yarder late in the third.
It was Pitt’s major earn ever above Miami the preceding was a 17-place victory in 1976 — a yr when the Panthers received the nationwide title.
“A great way to conclude the frequent period,” Wayne stated.
Jake Garcia threw two landing passes for Miami Xavier Restrepo caught one particular, and limited conclusion Will Mallory also obtained 1 in his remaining recreation for the Hurricanes.
Pitt defeat Miami for just the fourth time in the previous 26 meetings involving the teams, additionally went 4- in November for a 2nd consecutive time. It also grabbed a tiny sliver of historical past — the contest was the past Coastal Division sport to be performed, with the ACC abandoning the two-division format starting up next time.
It also was the 61st get for Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi, providing him outright possession of next on the Panthers’ all-time record. He was tied with Pop Warner.
“It’s a November to remember,” Narduzzi reported. “We’ve obtained a great football workforce. They’ve got a fantastic football team. It is very good to defeat Miami. … We have been near the past pair decades, but this was a major just one for us.”
For Miami, it was a awful conclude to a awful season.
The Hurricanes employed 3 quarterbacks Saturday, which was fitting, considering that they experienced a revolving doorway at that posture all time. Starter Tyler Van Dyke was back again for the opening series but reaggravated the shoulder harm that saved him out for a great deal of the season’s 2nd 50 percent. Jacurri Brown left in the 3rd quarter after getting damage, and Garcia performed the rest of the way.
It was a time that began with these guarantee Miami was the preseason select to gain the Coastal and began rated No. 16 in the AP Leading 25. But the Hurricanes shed their ultimate five home video games, building this the to start with season where by that took place to Miami considering that 1963.
Van Dyke finished the season 160-for-253 passing, for 1,835 yards with 10 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. He entered the season extensively presumed to be an individual who would enter the 2023 NFL draft, and Miami has now seen at the very least six gamers publicly announce ideas to enter the transfer portal — with additional possible on the way.
“The portal’s a two-way street,” Cristobal mentioned. “Not everybody’s requested to return.”
THE TAKEAWAY
Pitt: Abanikanda is up to 1,431 yards hurrying this year, eighth-most by any Pitt managing again in a one year. He’ll need 58 yards in the bowl video game to go LeSean McCoy for the No. 7 location on that checklist. … Pitt fumbled the ball 7 periods but dropped only just one.
Miami: The Hurricanes declared a group of 46,428. In reality, it may perhaps have been about 50 % that — and most of people people had been extended gone by the finish. Miami’s regular announced attendance this period was 45,711. Excluding the past two seasons, impacted by the pandemic, it was Miami’s least expensive common turnout considering the fact that 2007.
UP Following
Pitt: Awaiting bowl invitation.
Miami: Opens subsequent time on Sept. 2, at residence, in opposition to Miami of Ohio.
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