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Report Card: Buffalo at Miami
Pass offense
B
A great day for wide receivers considering that this year’s leading receiver, Armand Robinson, was out with an injury and considering that last year’s leading receiver, Chris Givens, has missed most of the season with an injury. Brayden Coombs had no idea he had caught a school-record 14 passes until he was informed of the fact at the post-game press conference. Jamal Rogers had a career-high nine receptions, Dustin Woods caught a touchdown pass in his final game, Daniel Raudabaugh threw one in his final game. Dysert had a decent but unspectacular night, passing for 194 yards with a touchdown, along with an interception. And he was sacked five times.
Run offense
D
Danny Green looked solid in his brief playing time, running twice for 27 yards. But overall, the less said about Miami’s running game this year, the better.
Pass defense
C-minus
Buffalo’s Zach Maynard completed 13-of-18 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown, but wide receiver Terrel Jackson stole the show when he connected with tight end Jesse Rack on a 30-yard touchdown pass. It was Jackson’s first pass attempt of the season. Miami’s pass defense had no interceptions, no sacks, which isn’t surprising since Maynard spent most of the second half handing off. Also, to be fair to the RedHawks, they were pretty banged up on the defensive line and in the backfield.
Run defense
F
Junior running back Brandon Thermilus had run for 311 yards and two touchdowns in his first nine games. Against the RedHawks he ran for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Maynard also caused some damaged, scrambling for 61 yards and a touchdown. Evan Harris, Brandon Stephens, Jerrell Wedge and Luke Kelly did have tackles for loss. But the RedHawks allowed 240 yards on the ground and a 7.7-yard average per carry, which is not good.
Special teams
D
Trevor Cook nailed a 37-yard field goal and then missed a 29-yard chip shot. Punting stayed unspectacular until the end, and so did Miami’s return teams.
Intangibles
F
Miami officials have to be concerned about the size of its football crowds. There weren’t even close to 1,000 fans at Yager Stadium, though the 300 or so who did show up — and stayed until the end — deserve a medal. Fan attendance has been lacking for years for football, but this was a new low.
— Pete Conrad
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