

We’re going to keep coaching and teaching and learning, all of us together as a program. “We’re going to demand more of ourselves and we’re going to teach. We’re making progress, but it’s not enough. “As you can tell, I want and need more out of the way we practice. “It starts and ends with the way you practice and conditioning,” said Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal, the two-time national champion former Miami offensive lineman who last week won his debut as his alma mater’s coach.

That’s been their focus as they’ve prepared for Saturday’s noon matchup against Southern Mississippi at Hard Rock Stadium.

They totaled 605 yards of offense, scored touchdowns on nine of their 10 red-zone opportunities, forced three key turnovers, and ultimately, started the year with a 70-13 win over Bethune-Cookman.īut as eye-popping as some of the numbers were, Miami’s coaches and players feel there’s still plenty of room for the 15 th-ranked Hurricanes to grow. – The season opener, it turns out, was quite memorable for the Hurricanes.
