Miami coach Manny Diaz’s important matches like the Hurricanes-Clemson match will be much more common.
Hurricanes, seventh in the rankings (3-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) can take a step forward by regaining control of “The U” when faced with Tigers No. 1 (3-0, 2-0) on Saturday night.
The game is the top 17th game in ACC history, and Clemson has played in 4 of the last five. The only appearance in Miami in the last six years was a 38-3 loss to the Tigers in the 2017 ACC championship game.
Diaz believes Miami is wanting more and more stellar-time matches that all school football talks about to return the program to the sensibleness of the national agenda. Clemson’s consistency in recent years (five consecutive ACC titles and five consecutive trips to the school football playoffs) comes from betting and winning such games, a tale Diaz knows the Tigers will be cheered on this week.
“It’s a great game for Clemson, ” said Diaz. ” This is what they do. We want to put our program in position in the same way. “
It also doesn’t hurt to have dynamic game creators in attack.
Miami Quarterback D’Eriq King leads the ACC’s maximum offensive to date, with 736 air yards and six touchdowns.
Hurricane running back Cam’Ron Harris is third in the convention with 311 yards and leads the ACC with touchdowns.
The Hurricanes will want it, in the most sensible of their games, to stick to the clemson Heisman Trophy candidate duo, made up of Field Marshal Trevor Lawrence and midfield Travis Etienne.
Lawrence hit nearly 74% of his passes for 848 yards and seven touchdowns. Etienne, the two-time reigning player of the year of the ACC, ran for 243 yards and two touchdowns. He was also critical as a pass receiver: he had five receptions for 114 yards, the personal record, and the return game.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said his team’s continued good fortune treated the week as a wonderful star-time showdown, so his team can prepare as he did, regardless of the opponent. However, he believes the Tigers have not had a more vital confrontation. check that this year’s hurricanes.
“They got boys and it’s pretty easy to see, ” said Swinney.
Some things to keep in mind when The No. 7 Miami plays against the No. 1 Clemson:
LAWRENCE DIFFERENT
Clemson’s quarterback Trevor Lawrence has not released an interception in his last 314 passes in 11 games. Lawrence made it a precedent in the off-season to increase the ball after throwing eight interceptions, a career record last season. Lawrence is suing ACC leader Russell Wilson, who finished 379 passes between selections while in the state of North Carolina in 2008-09.
INCOME CHAIN
Miami has exhibited its new “income chain” several times this year and hopes to do even more in Death Valley. The 2020 edition of the channel features the school logo in a preview of the state of Florida. Since the network’s first performance in 2017, the Hurricanes have been tied for Wisconsin with 76 points in the last 3 seasons. Miami has four interceptions and two loose ball recoveries this season.
RECENT HISTORY
Clemson has gotten away with it, and has had an effect on the show, with Miami in the last two games. Clemson won 58-0 in Miami in 2015 and soon after, the Hurricanes separated tactics with then-coach Al Golden Miami new coach Mark Richt took the team to their first ACC name game two years later, where the Tigers put them 38-3.
QUIET VALLEY?
Clemson has been known in recent years for its noisy atmosphere in Death Valley, especially in night displays, but due to coronavirus restrictions, Clemson would possibly have no more than 19,000 people in his 81,500-seat stadium. He couldn’t worry about things out of his control. He said the enthusiasts who show up will give everything they have.
NOT FACE. 1
Miami won nine of 14 games against the nation’s No. 1 team, his last win, but against Florida State in 2000. It was the last road win against an opponent No. 1 nine years earlier and also against Florida State, a 17-16 victory in which Gerry Thomas missed a basket at the end known as “Wide Right I”.
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AP Sports editor Steve Wine in Miami contributed to the report.
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