The Cougars finish the season with their best record in years at 9-4.
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Miami had a chance to take the lead on Washington State’s 28-yard line with 3:13 remaining after a three-and-out by the Cougars, but in typical fashion, a mistake crushed the Canes. Two plays later Marcellus Pippins recovered a fumble (Pip leads the team in fumble recoveries with three), and on the Canes next drive a first down trick play landed in Shalom Luani’s waiting arms to help seal the Cougars win.
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Each team scored on its opening drive, with Jamal Morrow taking a screen pass from Luke Falk – who had not played since the team’s penultimate game against Colorado – 31 yards. Falk finished the game 29-53 passing for 295 yards.
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Quarterback Brad Kaaya hit Stacy Coley on a 4-yard touchdown pass on 4th down, capping off a 15-play, almost 7 minute, 69-yard drive to tie the Cougars, 7-7.
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“They perform at a high level what the coaches want them to get done, and they’re extremely efficient”, said D’Onofrio, who added that he couldn’t compare WSU’s offense to anything he’s faced in five years at Miami. IN (6-7) snapped a seven-year postseason drought with Saturday’s appearance, but the Hooisers are in still in search of their first bowl win since 1991. Gabe Marks has 99 catches for 1,125 yards and 14 TDs, Dom Williams has hauled in 997 yards on 73 catches with 11 scores.
For a good chunk of the first half, the Hurricanes seemed to be holding Washington State’s powerful “Air Raid” offense in check. I can make a convincing case for either team, but I think Falk being healthy is the huge key.
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Washington State’s defense got some help from a penalty and forced two late turnovers.
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Washington State (9-4) bounced back from last season’s 3-9 record to reach a bowl game for the second time in four seasons under Leach. “We knew we had to do a great job at setting it up”, Interim Head Coach, Larry Scott said. If they’re going to do that against a talented Cougars squad, it will take working together.
“There are a lot of decisions that have been made and there’s a couple more to be made, ” Richt said. Just to set the stage for you, the Hurricanes had just fumbled on the Washington State 5-yard line after having a touchdown run called back on a block in the back. Yearby works angle routes and option routes well, and he could be used in that way against Washington State. The Hurricanes are under the direction of Mark Richt beginning immediately after this contest, Miami was able to scoop him up after Georgia fired him.
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Despite Kaaya’s disappointing numbers, he’s still just a sophomore who threw for over 3,000 yards this season and has shown enough potential to get better with the right coach and system. – Michael Brewer threw for 344 yards, Isaiah Ford had 227 yards receiving and coach Frank Beamer won his final game at Virginia Tech (7-6).
