Mark Richt has emphasized the ground game, and Miami is off and running

With Brad Kaaya returning as quarterback and Mark Richt taking over as head coach, one natural assumption followed: The Miami Hurricanes would be a pretty powerful passing offense this season.

But co-offensive coordinator Thomas Brown saw something different every day he went out to practice. He saw the running backs he coaches run with physicality. He saw a veteran offensive line taking charge. He saw receivers buying in and making blocks down the field.

He saw everything that went into having a pretty powerful running offense.

Kind of like Georgia.

As Mark Walton, Joe Yearby & Co. have piled up the rushing stats headed into their game Saturday against Florida State, it has become hard to…