Miami football Tops Louisville 52-45 in Thrilling Back-and-Forth Clash

The cardiac ‘Canes strike once more.

Following a bye week and an exhilarating comeback win in opposition to the Cal Golden Bears, the No. 6 Miami Hurricanes definitely didn’t disappoint in opposition to the Louisville Cardinals. On a sunny day in Louisville, Kentucky, the Hurricanes defeated the Cardinals, 58-45 in a shootout to come back away with the Schnellenberger Trophy.

After the sport, coach Mario Cristobal as soon as once more talked about “One factor that didn’t harm us was our effort. We all the time play laborious, we play with resiliency, and made some actually key performs when it mattered”

Halfway by means of the 2nd quarter, Louisville began their drive deep of their territory, on the three-yard line. With the rating being 17-14, Miami, this might have been an important drive for the Cardinals. Miami’s protection had different plans. Louisville Quarterback Tyler Shough handed off the ball to freshman operating again  Issac Brown. Rueben Bain Jr was in a position to swoop in and pop the ball out of Brown’s fingers which led the ball to roll into the top zone. Linebacker Raul Aguirre Jr divided onto the ball to get well the news and rating a landing.

That play was one of the best of the day for the protection as they missed tackles and underperformed by means of a lot of the sport. 

Cristobal mentioned, “The lunging, leaving your toes, not coming to steadiness, that’s the stuff we received to get cleaned up and get higher at.”

Miami allowed a number of 25-yard or extra passing and operating performs together with a 43-yard landing run by Brown and a 28-yard reception by wideout Ja’Corey Brooks which led to a four-yard landing go to Brooks.

Within the third quarter, the Miami particular groups unit allowed a 100-yard kickoff return landing that was run to the home by kick returner and wideout Caullin Lacy.

By the top of the sport, Miami’s protection allowed 342 passing yards and 106 dashing yards which is probably the most they’ve given up all season.

Fortunately, the offense had an incredible displaying vs the Cardinals.

As anticipated, Cam Ward placed on a present, finishing 21 of 32 passes for 319 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Ward mentioned merely sufficient in his postgame presser, “We received among the best o-line, one of many best-receiving cores…all I received to do is put the ball in play..and so they [receivers] make contested catches when they should.”

Late within the first quarter, Ward rolled out of the pocket and flung a fantastically executed go 27- yards to wideout Jacolby George behind the endzone.

Within the second quarter, wideout Sam Brown Jr was left extensive open in the course of the sector as Ward tossed a go to him which Brown took 49 yards for a landing. Brown Jr completed the sport with three receptions for 125 yards, marking his greatest sport of the season.

When Cristobal was requested about his wideouts after the sport he mentioned, “ It’s been another person’s day you understand on every specific sport. [Xavier] Restrepo all the time has a day so he’s sort of just like the x issue”

It definitely is all the time Xavier Restrepo’s day. He moved as much as quantity two in class historical past for profession receptions and overtook Michael Irvin’s spot on the profession receiving yards listing, presently rating third.

Restrepo remarked, “It for positive lights a spark in me, it means every thing to characterize this college and I imply the blokes that I’m a prime of the listing with are self-explained” 

Late within the third quarter, Restrepo caught a nine-yard landing go within the entrance of the endzone to make the lead 31-17. Restrepo ended the afternoon with seven receptions for 101 yards

Miami’s dashing sport lastly got here to life as they’re an enormous cause they got here away with a victory. 

Mark Fletcher Jr was a workhorse within the first half, having a 23-yard run within the first quarter and an 11-yard run within the second quarter. Fletcher Jr completed the night time with 13 carries for 73 yards

The second half featured an outburst by Damien Martinez, ending the sport with 12 carries for 89 yards. His efficiency was topped by a 30-yard landing run within the 4th quarter to increase the result in 52-38.

After an awesome efficiency by Miami’s operating again, Martinez mentioned, “ The operating again room, we feed off one another’s vitality huge so you understand one particular person makes a play all of us need to make a play.”

Miami has been taking part in their greatest ball in a few years however the workforce consensus is that they nonetheless have extra work to do, Restrepo mentioned, “We’re so selfless proper now and I really feel like that’s the reason we’re taking part in so nicely. Once more, we haven’t performed our greatest sport but, we’re working in direction of that.”

The Hurricanes will return to Onerous Rock Stadium on October twenty sixth at 7 p.m. to face their longtime rivals, The Florida State Seminoles.