University of Miami football coaches know it won’t be the real thing.
But they also know the first fall scrimmage Saturday night at Hard Rock Stadium, closed to the media and public, will be their initial indication of which young Hurricanes can handle the fire when they open the season on Sept. 2 against LSU.
The opener, billed as the AdvoCare Classic, will be nationally televised at AT&T Stadium the Sunday night before Labor Day, and Canes coaches said they’ll be looking extra carefully Saturday at how the youngest Hurricanes perform in their first game-type situation since fall camp began last weekend.