The Miami Hurricanes didn’t need to wait long for one of their four senior starters on defense to make one of those plays Hard Rock Stadium has become familiar with. With Miami up by three early and the Pititsburgh Panthers driving across midfield, Jaquan Johnson hunted for a turnover.
Darrin Hall tried to stretch out the Hurricanes defense and Zach McCloud held up the running back. As Hall started to fall to the ground, Johnson started ripping and came up with one final takeaway in Miami Gardens. The ball popped loose and Trajan Bandy hopped on the fumble for the first of about half a dozen huge plays made by the Hurricanes’ seniors in a 24-3 win on senior day.