Quarterback D’Eriq King totaled 248 passing yards and 16 pass completions in the team’s wire-to-wire, 48-0 win over Duke in Durham, North Carolina, after a three-week layoff on Saturday night.
Miami pulled off its first shutout victory on the road since their Syracuse win at the Carrier Dome (N.Y.) in 2000, despite 15 players, including linebacker Zach McCloud, defensive tackle Jared Harrison-Hunte, wide receiver Jeremiah Payton, and cornerback Al Blades, all sidelined due to recent COVID-19 implications.
Coach Manny Diaz’s team forced five turnovers against the Blue Devils, nonetheless, four of them being fumbles and the other an interception late in the game.