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Revamped line, stupefying start for RedHawks
By Pete Conrad
The Miami RedHawks started Game No. 3 on a very steamy Saturday afternoon, Sept. 13, against Charleston Southern with a slightly revamped offensive line, due to the injury last week to Bob Gulley’s shin.
Gulley, the starting right tackle, was hurt early in the game at Michigan and was replaced by red-shirt freshman Ken Staudinger.
The new starter against Charleston Southern, however, was Nate Williams, a 6-foot-5, 302-pounds sophomore from Parma making his first collegiate start.
He started at left guard, and senior Steve Sutter, who had started there the first two weeks, was shifted to right tackle.
The RedHawks don’t seem to have their heads in the game early on.
Miami’s first offensive series went nowhere, and the Buccaneers took a 7-0 lead midway through the first period when tight end Clayton Coffman found himself wide open in the end zone for a 9-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tribble Reese. And I mean wide, wide, wide open.
The RedHawks did drive deep into Charleston Southern territory on their second drive. And then lost the ball on a fumble at the 15-yard line.
Maybe it’s the disconcerting noise from the mass of fans on the student side of the field. All six of them.
Just kidding. There actually are more like 106 students in the student bleachers. If there is a lull in the action, I’ll count them myself for a more accurate figure. It shouldn’t take long.
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