Film Preview: Miami at Duke, 11/27

The Miami Hurricanes head to The Triangle to face the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday, November 27th. The 6-5 Hurricanes will face the 3-8 Blue Devils on ESPN3 at 12:30pm. This could be a battle of lasts as David Cutcliffe is rumored to be retiring while Diaz is reportedly going to be out in Coral Gables.

In the summer, I said the Canyonero keys to victory were: 1- Run the football, 2- stop the run, and 3- play your game.

1- Miami has to be able to establish a run game against a weak Duke defense. Duke might be the only team in the Power 5 (and possibly FBS football) that has worse run fit play than Miami.

2- On the flip side, Miami’s front six has to dominate Duke, no matter how good their backs…