The Miami Hurricanes were prolific for swaths of Thursday’s season-opening win over the Alabama-Birmingham Blazers at Hard Rock Stadium.
That is indicative by the 31-14 final score.
But head coach Manny Diaz is still looking at plenty of room to improve after Miami’s lone non-conference matchup of the 2020 regular season. Be it a slow start, or pandemic rustiness, but the Canes (1-0) found themselves up just 17-14 with six minutes left in the third quarter.
However, simply getting back onto the field, as well as the win column, are things fans couldn’t take for granted, whether five weeks or five minutes before kickoff.