21-0. Hard to come back from that. Blake Baker’s best shot at stopping anyone through six quarters was a missed field goal. Honestly the most depressing and abysmal defensive stretch in Miami Hurricane’s history continued early on in the Cheez It Bowl vs. Oklahoma State.
Whether it was just too much cushion, not enough field awareness on down and distance or simply because you were overmatched outside, the Hurricanes defense got gashed. Everyone and their mother thought the game plan would be to stop the run game, Spencer Sanders and the Cowboys instead aired it out.