After a 3-7-1 record his first year, Erickson led the Cougars to a 9-3 record in his second, and the school won its first postseason game since the 1916 Rose Bowl.
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Two of those drives ended in turnovers – one on a fumble at the 5 that might have been affected by the slick conditions and the other on what has to be considered one of the worst play calls of the year: a halfback pass for an interception.
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First, with Miami at the WSU 4, Marcellus Pippins recovered a fumble by the Hurricanes’ Mark Walton. Luke Falk’s passing ability was second to none with 4,266 yards with 36 touchdowns and eight INT’s on almost 71%.
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Hurricanes quarterback Brad Kaaya took a step back, throwing for 219 yards with one touchdown and one interception on 17-of-31 passing after racking up 561 passing yards in wins over Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh. He’s got more credibility than I have at least, particularly when it comes to Washington State when I occasionally let my subjectivity get in the way of clear thinking.
“There’s only a few teams in the country that play that way”, Scott said of the Cougars. Led by quarterback Luke Falk, they average 397 yards per game. “They really should get the game ball instead”.
Nebraska 37, UCLA 29: At Santa Clara, California, Tommy Armstrong Jr. threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score to help Nebraska cap a losing season. Which is good, but cherry-picking stats gets you nowhere. They stuffed Miami on the next drive, forcing a turnover on downs, and Falk and the offense went back to work.
“The ball slipped out of his hands”, Miami interim coach Larry Scott said.
Miami had some success getting the ball into Washington State territory, particularly in the fourth quarter, but turned three drives inside the Cougars’ 30 into only seven points.
Washington State finished 9-4.
Miami was penalized six times for 63 yards in the first half, hurting their chances in scoring position and finishing the game with a total of nine penalties for 105 yards.
Miami is ranked 39th nationally in pass efficiency defense, but WSU has the nation’s top passing offense. “We want to carry the tradition now”.
Southern Mississippi wide receiver DJ Thompson (5) makes a catch against Washington defensive back Budda Baker (32) during the first half of the Heart of Dallas Bowl NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, in Dallas.
Miami is poised to do things its hasn’t done in awhile, like win bowl games (not since 2006) and go to the ACC Championship game (never).
Teams playing in the Sun Bowl in recent seasons often have brought long bowl droughts with them and left them at the border, and this year’s game between Miami and Washington State will continue the trend.
“There are a lot of decisions that have been made and there’s a couple more to be made, ” Richt said. The Canes thought they evened the score with a touchdown to Coley, but it was waived off for an illegal block in the back on senior receiver Herb Waters.
Mark Richt may have already shown what a smart hire he was for the Miami Hurricanes, by staying home.
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Just when the team needed him most, Scott hauled in three catches for 59 yards to set Miami up at the five-yard line.
