Coming into the 2021 season, the Miami Hurricanes fancied themselves ready for prime time, with the talent to take a step forward as a program and prove they belong when faced with competing against the sport’s best teams.
Then the season opener against the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide kicked off and all of that ended.
Debuting Bryce Young, a blue chip recruit making his first career start at QB after playing in relief 9 times a season ago, and featuring a monstrous defense that was hell bent on stopping any and everything Miami wanted to do on offense, the Crimson Tide methodically built a 27-0 lead late in the 2nd quarter and coasted to a 44-13 victory over the overmatched and outclassed Hurricanes.