Miami Hurricanes could be without Quarterman, Smith vs FSU

The Miami defense was dominant on Thursday night despite injuries that hindered their depth.

Senior Safety Jaquan Johnson was already missing from the Miami Hurricanes defense entering Thursday night’s game. Star Junior middle linebacker Shaq Quarterman left in the third quarter with an ankle injury after a dominating performance. He was replaced by Mike Smith who also went out with an injury.

Quarterman had five tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks and a pass breakup. His first-quarter strip sack was picked up by Jonathan Garvin and returned nine yards for the first of three defensive touchdowns on the night.

Smith had arguably the best game of his career before leaving with the injury.…