MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- A two-yard run to begin the second half on Saturday at Miami beared more meaning than most two-yard runs to open a half.
This one added a mere footnote for the storybook season which Israel Abanikanda is writing.
That two-yard run on a second-and-3 from the Pitt 32-yard line put the tailback at 100 rushing yards for the game, which is the ninth occurrence of that storybook season. Abanikanda finished Saturday's 42-16 drubbing of the Hurricanes with 15 carries for 111 yards and two touchdowns, and had plenty of room for more, if not for the blowout flow of the game.