MIAMI GARDENS — On one hand, the Miami Hurricanes are 5-1 six games into an 11-game regular season with the one loss on the road against No. 1 Clemson.
On the other hand, the last two wins have felt more like survival against Virginia and Pittsburgh than the more-desirable outcome of a team re-establishing the dominance of its 3-0 start.
As Miami strives toward a rematch with Clemson at season’s end as the second team in the ACC Championship Game, the team has built an appreciation for the difficulty of winning conference games, despite how easy it may have come in a 52-10 win vs.