Miami Hurricanes ball out versus Ball State

Miami, Florida – After a nearly two-and-a-half-hour lightning delay the Miami Hurricanes routed the Ball State Cardinals 62-0 improving to 3-0 on the season. The Canes dominated BSU on both sides of the ball. Cam Ward continued to excel throwing for 346 yards including five touchdowns, four in the first half alone. The defense, meanwhile, made sure the opposing team never touched the end zone holding Ball State’s offense to 115 yards including six on the ground.

Another Saturday, another Cam Ward to Xavier Restrepo touchdown pass 🙌🎯

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— Miami Hurricanes Football (@CanesFootball) September 14, 2024

The all-around performance led to a trio of records being broken. Not only is the victory the largest win against an FBS opponent but the 750 total yards on offense is also the most in program history. Lastly, the Hurricanes 159 points through 3 games is the most ever for the school.

Jacolby George had an effective evening securing six catches for 109 yards and a touchdown. Samuel Brown checked in with five receptions for 44 yards. Chris Johnson Jr’s first catch of the night was a 37-yard TD strike. He finished the evening with three catches for 53 yards. Xavier Restrepo nabbed three catches of his own for 47 yards, two of which were also touchdowns. Similar to FAMU’s visit last week, the running game was quiet in the first half recording only 22 yards exploding once halftime was over generating 223 yards by night’s end.

Simeon Barrow contributed with four tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks. Elijah Alston came up with the team’s only interception.

Miami hits the road next weekend squaring off against the South Florida Bulls.

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Kadin Semonza sacked by Simeon Barrow and Tyler Baron. A 2-for-1 deal on that play. Defense keeps up the good work. #GoCanes

— Gabriel Garcia (@Gabewritesports) September 14, 2024

Takeaways

Cam Ward is on a roll

The defense puts up an impressive shutout

I named Kadin Semonza, Braedon Sloan, and Cam Pickett as the guys to keep an eye on and the Hurricanes made sure they were quiet the entire time. At this level, a shutout is always impressive. To keep a team from even attempting a field goal is a feat that speaks volumes especially since I thought they’d pull off two. The unit’s (and team’s) business-like approach has paid off greatly. Although, indeed, The U hasn’t faced a tough opponent, the guys are doing what they should be doing. The Miami Hurricanes are winning games in convincing fashion meeting expectations without playing down to their opponents.

Mario Cristobal: We left the field a better team than when we first set foot on it.#GoCanes pic.twitter.com/gSMTiLJHq6

— Gabriel Garcia (@Gabewritesports) September 15, 2024