MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — This year for the Miami Hurricanes was about re-instituting a successful tradition led by the players and revealed by means of energetic plays on the area.
The Hurricanes are now acquiring what they worked for.
Tyler Van Dyke threw a occupation-significant five touchdown passes Saturday, Brashard Smith returned a kickoff 98 yards for a rating and Miami overcame a gradual commence to defeat No. 23 Texas A&M 48-33.
Smith caught a kick near Miami’s end zone and burst forward, untouched, for the Hurricanes’ longest score of the young 12 months. He celebrated only briefly on the sideline, then scampered again onto the area for kickoff coverage.
The play gave the Hurricanes an eight-issue direct in the 3rd quarter, and they crafted on that. It was a stark turnaround soon after Texas A&M jumped out to a 10-point very first-quarter lead.
“Players are stepping up,” explained receiver Xavier Restrepo, who experienced 6 catches for 126 yards. “Last 12 months, it felt like the coaches had extra energy than the players. This yr, we all sat down the initial working day of spring schooling camp and were like, ‘This is our workforce, not the coaches’ crew.’”
Van Dyke experienced two touchdown passes of 3 yards, as nicely as 52-, 11- and 64-yard scores. He concluded with 374 yards passing to convey his year total to 575 — an extraordinary begin immediately after he struggled last calendar year.
“I experience accuracy-smart, I’m the finest I’ve at any time been,” stated Van Dyke, who was 21 of 30 with no interceptions. “Seeing the defense, I’m the very best I’ve at any time been. I’m viewing really well correct now, and the self-confidence is a big factor there.”
Aggies quarterback Conner Weigman had 336 yards passing, which includes a 9-property TD pass on fourth down to Noah Thomas that brought the Aggies inside of eight factors with 5 minutes. On the upcoming generate, Miami’s Jacolby George caught a 64-garden landing pass — his third score of the working day.
Weigman threw his initially collegiate interception when protection Kamren Kinchens caught a move meant for Ainias Smith in the third.
Kinchens was later carted off the field and taken to the clinic after a terrifying hit. Miami coach Mario Cristobal explained he thinks Kinchens will be Alright.
The Hurricanes dropped to Texas A&M 17-9 a yr back in a down 5-7 time.
In Cristobal’s 2nd yr, Miami (2-) now has new offensive and defensive coordinators and a revamped offensive line right after that unit was between their greatest weaknesses past time. The consequence has been a 250-lawn dashing general performance in a commanding 38-3 acquire around Miami (Ohio) in its opener and an outstanding comeback earn in the initial serious examination of 2023.
“I felt like I could’ve went to rest and woke up and even now run my route with the O-line,” Restrepo reported.
Miami ran into a enormous wall in the Aggies defensive line, which options numerous 5-star recruits. Texas A&M (1-1) constrained Miami to 77 yards speeding and 3.2 yards per hurry. The Hurricanes built up for it in the passing game, as their receivers broke free of charge for 241 yards right after the catch.
The 6-foot-5, 215-pound Colbie Young hauled in six passes for 75 yards and a touchdown.
The Aggies, led by sixth-yr head coach Jimbo Fisher and new offensive coordinator and engage in-caller Bobby Petrino totaled 433 yards, but gave up 451.
“We manufactured performs in all 3 phases,” Fisher claimed. “But we gave performs up in all three phases.”
Unique groups jumpstarted the Aggies’ offense early.
Texas A&M’s initially push of the sport started at Miami’s 15 immediately after a blocked punt, and Weigman strutted into the endzone from the 1 to cap a three-play, 57-second travel that gave the Aggies a 7- lead.
In the 2nd quarter, the Aggies recovered a muffed punt by George, which led to a 9-garden dashing landing by Amari Daniels, producing it 17-7.
George created up for it when he caught the go-forward landing that manufactured it 21-17 just in advance of halftime.
Aggies receiver Evan Stewart had 11 catches for 142 yards.
Lightning in the area delayed the start out of the match by about 30 minutes.
A Uncommon Pay a visit to
Texas A&M is the 2nd SEC opponent to at any time face the Hurricanes at Tricky Rock Stadium, and initial given that the Florida Gators frequented in 2013. Miami gained that video game 21-16.
THE TAKEAWAY
Texas A&M: Soon after a sturdy to start with quarter, the Aggies arrived undone with a skipped discipline intention, interception and fumble in the latter three quarters — all momentum-killing performs on the highway.
Miami: With a dominant gain in their period opener and a assertion gain around a rated opponent, Miami is displaying that it is vastly improved from previous year’s workforce.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Texas A&M is at chance of tumbling out of the AP Prime 25 immediately after the decline.
UP Upcoming
Texas A&M: Hosts Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday.
Miami: Hosts Bethune-Cookman on Thursday.
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