Miami Hurricanes vs Savannah State Tigers, Game Summary, Sat 8 Sep 2018

After being embarrassed last week by LSU on national television, Miami's No. 22 University returned home on Saturday night to demand redemption – and a major improvement, even against Savannah State.

The Hurricanes not only achieved that improvement in a 77-0 loss to 60,307 fans at Hard Rock Stadium, but they also had a glimpse of their future at the quarterback – and several glimpses of the new string of numbers d & # 39; business.

It was the UM's largest margin of victory in the history of the program and equaled the record for most points.

"Winning is a lot more fun than losing," said coach Mark Richt. "We had lost four times in a row [dating to last season]as everyone knows, and sometimes people want to remind us. I do not blame them, but it was good to have a victory, good to play a lot of people. Our fans had the chance to see young people. "

The last UM white game took place in 2015 against Bethune-Cookman, and in this one, almost the entire team, including the extras, played.

Fifth-year athlete Malik Rosier led the Canes to a 21-0 lead. Coach Mark Richt won the following three scholarships: Redshirt N'Kosi Perry, followed by Cade Weldon and Jarren Williams.

"They all had their moments," said Richt. "It's nice to let these guys play. You still want your second team and even your third team to be ready to play … Just to play for the first time, it's a big deal. Cade and Kosi, in particular, having to wait a year before being on the ground, it's a long wait, man.

"I said recently about N'Kosi and Cade: they are at the point where they have to play in a game to improve. They know what to do in practice. They can work. We are convinced that they are doing well and that they just need experience. Hope we can do it. "

Accompanied by cheers, Perry came in with 11:09 to play in the first half and led a six-yard, 20-yard touchdown run that resulted in an 8-yard pass to Lawrence Cager to take the score to 28. -0.

Perry continued to play in the first half and came back early in the second, leading the Canes to their next touchdown, a 3-yard pass to Brevin Jordan for a 35-0 lead with 11:34 in the third quarter .

Perry led the Canes on six sets, three ending with touchdowns. The third score was a 7-yard pass to Jordan.

His numbers: 9 out of 14 for 93 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.

Weldon entered the match with 1:04 in the third quarter and led two touchdown passes, the first ending with a 16-yard run by the quarterback and the next by an 8-yard run of the real student Lorenzo Lingard . .

Weldon's numbers: 1 for 2 for 14 yards.

Williams came in with 10:43 to play in the game and led three races, two of which ended with touchdowns – a 1-yard run by the quarterback and a 64-yard run by Lingard to close the score.

The Canes forced four turnovers: the interceptions of Sheldrick Redwine and Jhavonte Dean and the fumbles of Trajan Bandy and Waynmon Steed.

Miami also blocked a field goal, ending a series of 57 consecutive kicks converted by Miami's opponents.

In the fourth quarter, the real first-year player, Nesta Silvera, blocked a kick that linebacker Scott Patchan recovered and came back for a touchdown to take the score to 63-0. Although Patchan's game is not technically a turnover, he still received the chain of turnover, marked this year by a Sebastian Ibis with glasses instead of The U.

For Rosier, the target of angry fans all week, the game has not been so happy. The boos started with about 10 1/2 minutes of play in the first quarter, while Rosier launched his second incomplete pass on the disc (and the game) in third and fifth place in the UM 25 team.

At least Zach Feagles, who beat his first three posts against the LSU, started a 55-yard turn to catch Savannah State at 20.

That was about all for the first struggles of Rosier. After Savannah State was forced to break through, Rosier – despite other surprises – responded with eight assists in his next nine assists and led UM to three touchdowns, two in the air and a quarter of a quarter.

"Did it bother me? Not really, "said Rosier about boos. "It kind of made me laugh. I can not do anything about it. Coach Richt always says, "They do not shame the nobodies." But if they boo or comfort me, I'll be here next Saturday. So, whether they are watching or not, I do not think that will change our offense.

"If they're disappointed, then I have to keep winning. We have a long season. We have very good teams to come. If I start to win, I doubt that they keep booing me. "

Rosier's last pass before being replaced by Perry was a 67-yard touchdown as sophomore receiver Jeff Thomas caught up on the way to the end zone to lead Canes 21-0.

By the end of the half, Rosier had completed eight of 12 passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns.

The Canes will then travel to Toledo, Ohio, to face the Toledo Rockets Saturday afternoon. The Rockets, in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference, are 1-0 after dominating VMI 66-3 in their first match of September 1st. This weekend is open to them, they rest and enjoy an extra week to prepare for hurricanes.

UM beat Toledo 52-30 on September 23rd.