Miami Hurricanes football

The Miami Hurricanes' 42 yards rushing probably cost it the game against the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Injuries or not, the Hurricanes must be able to run the football on the Hokies. Van Dyke did not even have a true play-action game to work from because of the lack of a running game. Over their past three games against West Virginia, North Carolina and Pittsburgh, the Hokies have allowed 704 yards rushing while it allowed 5.8 yards per carry and nine touchdowns; six rushing touchdowns came from Pittsburgh alone. could have done the job to make UNC respect Miami’s running game. The Panthers averaged 7.6 yards per tote during their 45-29 victory over the Hokies. The redshirt sophomore went 42 of 57, 73.7%, 496 yards, 8.7 per attempt, three touchdowns and one interception. That leads us back to the original concern. If the rushing attack was even mediocre against the Tar Heels, the Canes likely would have come out on top. If a Miami fan is still unsettled about 42 rushing yards, it would be hard to argue with them, however. The Hokies, coming into Week 6, were ranked No. Then again, a closer inspection sees that Virginia Tech’s rushing attack was porous. That fourth game was a good effort by North Carolina, at least at first glance.