MIAMI GARDENS — In many ways, the Miami Hurricanes were lucky their ACC-opening home loss to Virginia on Thursday came down to a missed field goal that would’ve won UM the game. The score could have easily been more lopsided.
Because the same issues Miami (2-3, 0-1 ACC) has struggled with for most of the season appeared at some point during its 30-28 loss to the Cavaliers: a slow start offensively, bad tackling, the defense not consistently capitalizing on moments to create game-changing plays, dropped passes and poor blocking by an offensive line that’s yet to settle.
All those factors — plus some unluckiness with injuries, notably starting quarterback D’Eriq King — have led to the Hurricanes’ situation now: their lone wins heading into their bye week have come against Central Connecticut State and Appalachian State.