Fri.’s college football: Louisville stuns No. 2 Miami
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Miami is on bye in Week 7 after a win against FSU. Here's a look at the Hurricanes' remaining schedule, including who they play in Week 8:
The Miami Hurricanes dropped a close 24-21 game to the Louisville Cardinals on Friday night in Miami that served as a wake-up call for coach Mario Cristobal’s team. The Hurricanes fell to 5-1 on the season while Jeff Brohm’s Cardinals improved their record to the same mark.
The Miami Hurricanes are off their best season start since the 1989 season, when they won a National Championship under Dennis Erickson. They finished 11-1 that year. With a #2 ranking in the country, Miami finds themselves in an advantageous situation with no ranked opponents left on the schedule.
This was a game that quarterback Carson Beck and head coach Mario Cristobal needed to win to prove that Miami was for real. Their schedule is set up so well that they don’t leave the state of Florida to play a game until November 1 against SMU.
Miami is on bye in Week 5 after opening up the season with four wins. Here's a look at the Hurricanes' full schedule. including who is next up.
The senior signal-caller completed 74.1% of his passes and threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns in Miami's third game of the season against instate competition. Beck and the Hurricanes are averaging 428 yards of Total Offense each week while maintaining possession for six minutes more per game than their opponents.
The Hurricanes’ schedule put their bye weeks on either end of their Oct. 4 road game against the Florida State Seminoles, giving them plenty of rest early in the season before what will now be a lengthy push to the finish.