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Miami report card
From reporter Pete Conrad:
Miami Report Card Charleston Southern at Miami
Pass offense B Daniel Raudabaugh threw for 305 yards, Armand Robinson had a 50-yard reception plus an 18-yard touchdown catch, and Dustin Woods had a 49-yard catch. A good day, not a great day.
Run offense C Thomas Merriweather did rush for three touchdowns, but all were in short-yardage situations. The RedHawks averaged 2.7 yards per carry, which is below average, but some of the minus yardage came at the end when quarterback Clay Belton, making a late appearance, took a knee a couple times.
Pass defense C At times this aspect of the game seemed like a complete failure for Miami, which allowed quarterback Tribble Reese to throw four touchdown passes, a couple to impossibly wide-open receivers. Fortunately for the RedHawks, the interceptions by Joe Coniglio and Ben Bennett represented a swing of 21 points. Coniglio’s pick resulted in a Miami touchdown, and Bennett’s interception at the Miami 1-yard line and subsquent 78-yard return turned an apparent Charleston Southern touchdown into a Miami touchdown.
Run defense B Miami held the Buccaneers to 2.4 yards per rush, a solid job. “We really came out in the second half and went to work,” said Miami junior linebacker Caleb Bostic, who had five tackles, including one for a 10-yard loss. Joey Hudson led the way with 10 tackles and Clayton Mullins had nine. Sean Redwine had 1.5 tackles for loss.
Special teams A There was, of course, the 44-yard punt return for a touchdown by Eugene Harris. Jake Richardson averaged 52.0 yards on two punts after coming into the game with a national-best average of 51.6. Nathan Parseghian missed one of his two field goal attempts, but is 5-for-6 in field goal attempts and 6-for-6 in extra points.
Intangibles F There wasn’t much of a home-field advantage from the student side of the field for the RedHawks. Of the 13,800 people at Yager Stadium, fewer than 400 were on that side of the field. Possibly fewer than 300 if you don’t count band members.
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