College Football Saturday Game of the Week
9 Miami visits Blacksburg to take on 11 Virginia Tech in a ACC showdown. Last year, the Hurricanes won a tough game at home 16 14. The last time the two teams played in Blacksburg, the Hokies won 44 14. Miami looks to keep moving up in the polls and impressing voters. This is the first time that Miami has been ranked in the Top 10 since the final regular season poll of the 2005 season.
Miami's Last Game:
The Hurricanes won 33 17 last week when they played Georgia Tech at Land Shark Stadium in Miami. QB Jacory Harris was 21 for 34, throwing for 386 yards, 2 TD's and 2 INT's. Harris third nationally in passing efficiency (184.07), has 656 passing yards in two games and has already accounted for six touchdowns (5 passing,nike tn, 1 rushing).
Virginia Tech's Last Game:
After being held to just five yards of offense in the third quarter and 53 yards total in the second half, Virginia Tech took possession of the ball at its own 12, trailing 15 10 with 1:44 to go and no timeouts. Hokies QB Tyrod Taylor threw an 11 yard touchdown pass to Dyrell Roberts with :21 seconds remaining to give Virginia Tech a 16 15 win against Nebraska.
When Miami has the ball.
Miami has two explosive players on offense RB Graig Cooper and WR Travis Benjamin that have combined for 50% of Miami's all purpose yards (632 of 1251) after two games. Miami is averaging 35.5 points a game. Cooper ranks third nationally in all purpose yards per game (209.00). Spiller (210.0) are the only two players nationally that average more yards per game than Cooper,Louboutin prix.
As a team, Miami currently ranks second nationally in pass efficiency (184.0
,louboutin shoes, eighth in passing offense (328.0),ninth in sacks allowed (0.50), 13th in kickoff returns (30.00) and 16th in total offense (465.00). Twelve different players have caught at least one pass through the seasons first two games and six of those 12 have at least five catches including WR Travis Benjamin who has a team high seven recepetions.
When Virginia Tech has the ball.
Hokies QB Tyrod Taylor has a 15 3 record as a starter. He is a duel threat quarterback that can throw it down the field and also make tacklers miss with his running ability if chased out of the pocket. The speedy 5 9 reshirt freshman RB Ryan Williams is amazing to watch when he has the ball. He rushed for 71 yards and 2 TD's in his first game against Alabama. He also caught two passes for 42 yards. Williams follwed up that perfomance with 164 yard, 3 touchdown game against Marshall. He has 342 yards and 6 TD's in his first three collegiate games.
Virginia Tech D.
The Hokies have allowed 19,air jordan 11.7 points per game so far this season. Look for LB Barquell Rivers to play close to the line and try to stop the run. Rivers has 27 tackles in three games this season,escarpin Louboutin pas cher. The Hokies defense will have to step up in the red zone and make stops against this explosive Miami offense. They have allowed teams to score 11 out of 15 opportunities inside the 20,air jordan 3.
Miami D.
Miami won last year's game with the help of two big defensive plays in the fading minutes,longchamp paris, as DT Marcus Robinson made a third down tackle for loss, and DE Allen Bailey sacked Virginia Tech QB Tyrod Taylor on fourth down to end the Hokies' final threat.
Sr. LB Darryl Sharpton and So. LB Sean Spence were named to the initial watch list for the 2009 Dick Butkus Award, given annually to the nation's top linebacker. Sharpton has 12 total tackles (9 solo) and Spence has 5 tackles after three games.
The Coaches.
VT Head Coach Frank Beamer will have his guys ready to play on Saturday. He is in his 23rd year as the Hokies Head Coach. He is 9 9 vs,jordan shoes. Miami. VT is 157 30 2 under Coach Beamer when outrushing their opponents,christian louboutin uk. Look for the Hokies to try to establish the run early against the Miami defense. Virginia Tech is dangerous on special teams. Coach Beamer has had 31 different players score on special teams during his tenure. He has his players spend a lot of time each week practicing kickoff and punt returns,hogan outlet.
Miami Head Coach Randy Shannon would be 3 0 for the first time as a head coach with a win against Virginia Tech on Saturday. He is 1 1 vs. Virginia Tech. Coach Shannon brings a more experienced team up to Blacksburg for this matchup. He believes it all starts with the offensive line which helps set the tone for the game by being able to establish the run and getting the ball out of Jacory's hands to his receivers down the field. Shannon has done an amazing job turning this team around. Miami will be playing their third straight ranked opponent this week and have a matchup with 12 Oklahoma next Saturday. If the Hurricanes are 4 0 after this stretch of tough games, Shannon would be a 2009 Coach of the Year candidate.
Line: Miami by 2.5
Prediction: Miami 31, Virginia Tech 23
Hurricane Sports, "University of Miami Official Athletic Site"
Hokie Sports,air jordan, "The Official Site of the Virginia Tech Hokies"
Published by Randy Goodman
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