What Miami coaches say about Saturday (7:30 p. m. , ABC) versus Clemson at Memorial Stadium:
Miami defensive coordinator Blake Baker confronts Clemson’s quarterback Trevor Lawrence:
“We have to challenge many of their pitches. Even when you think you’ve been given a covered guy, it’s so accurate he’s going to put the ball in there. We have to make sure of that, especially in the With other rooms, you might think you have a (receiver) covered, but (Lawrence) has so much strength and precision on your arm that you’re able to throw it there as an NFL quarterback in narrow windows. Lawrence are his legs. It’s a problem. That’s the most productive way I can say. “
Miami coach Manny Diaz talks about Lawrence as a runner:
“They’re not going to turn him into a runner, actually, until he’s in the red zone. He will fire the ball (and run on the passes). Obviously, all you have to do is watch the Ohio State game a year ago. (in the national semi-finals) He ran a quarterback tie and outperded the entire Ohio State defenseman, which was filled with first-round draft picks (NFL) to the finish area of approximately 60 or 70 yards (67 yards per head at the time). fourth on the way to the finish line, with 16 runs for 107 yards in a 29-23 win).
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«. . . The aggravating component is when you do a smart task of covering passes and he has the ability to separate himself from a hasty pass and fight to throw it or just tuck it in and give a first try. Turns out you eat your angle because it stays on the band line and the defender can never shoot him because he has long strides and discovers a way out of line for a first try. That puts a lot of tension in his defense. And that’s why he’s the player who is ».
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Baker in the plan of a defense opposed to the offensive part of Clemson Travis Etienne, twice the ACC Offensive Player of the Year;
“Clearly, Travis Etienne is the number one ball carrier in all of school football. He’s everything you need in a running back. He’s physical, he’s fast, he was given a great steering replacement, he was given a smart balance and wonderful ball skills. I mean, it’s the complete package. In fact, we’ll have our full hands on it. And I know our guys are excited about the challenge.
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Miami offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee on correspondence between Clemson’s defensive coordinator, Brent Venables:
“I’ve known Brent for a while. There is no doubt that he is the most productive defensive coordinator in school football in the last five years due to its consistency. Check out 2017-18-19 and so far this year, 3 groups have scored more than 28 points. It’s amazing. You see groups scoring 3 or ten points. If they score 17, you think, “Wow, they must have had a smart day on the attack. “