It hasn’t been the season any of the Hurricanes expected, least of all seniors such as Jaquan Johnson and Michael Jackson, who weighed bypassing their senior years in Coral Gables to enter the NFL draft.
In July, when Johnson detailed his dreams of playing for a conference and national title, the Hurricanes were the overwhelming favorite to repeat as the ACC’s Coastal Division champions. Expectations were that Miami would be a force in the conference and maybe, just maybe, it could work itself back into the national conversation after rising as high as No.