MIAMI GARDENS — The Hurricanes’ smooth offense that scored nine touchdowns in 10 attempts in their season-opener took a long time to show itself in Saturday’s follow-up effort.
Southern Miss gave No. 15 Miami fits, holding the Hurricanes to just 10 first-half points in an eventual 30-7 victory for UM at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday.
The Golden Eagles (0-2) sent blitz after blitz at the Miami (2-0) offensive line, and they found themselves in the Hurricanes’ backfield often. The Hurricanes’ offensive line didn’t allow one sack in their season-opening win, but Southern Miss sacked quarterback Tyler Van Dyke three times in the first half and four times total.