MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Going back to World War II, only three Miami coaches won their first two games with the Hurricanes.
That is, until now.
Brad Kaaya returned from a one-game absence to pass for 286 yards and two touchdowns, Stacy Coley had 132 receiving yards with a score and Miami topped Virginia 27-21 on Saturday. The Hurricanes moved to 2-0 under interim coach Larry Scott, who joined Jimmy Johnson, Dennis Erickson and Larry Coker as the only coaches in the last 70 years to have such a start with Miami.
David Njoku had a 5-yard touchdown catch to open the scoring and set up Mark Walton’s 1-yard fourth-quarter scoring run with a 58-yard grab for Miami (6-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which is bowl-eligible and still in the race for the ACC’s Coastal Division title.