Speaking on Hurricane Hotline on 560 WQAM the Joe on Tuesday night, Miami football head coach Manny Diaz attributed the Hurricanes success stopping opponents on third down to their ability to stop the run. After last season’s disaster in the Pinstripe Bowl against Wisconsin on the ground, it’s an encouraging development.
After finishing 42nd against the run in 2018, the Miami football team has improved defensively to eighth against the run in 2019. All of the schools ahead of the Hurricanes stopping the run are from Power Five conferences except for San Diego State who is third.