Miami Hurricanes Football: Suspensions Won't Prevent Upset of Ohio State
With Jacory Harris back in the lineup for the Miami Hurricanes, an upset could be brewing in Coral Gables.
The Ohio State Buckeyes and Miami Hurricanes have both had a lot of internal problems involving NCAA investigations and suspensions over the past year, which certainly puts a damper on this game.
This game should have pitted two Top 20 potential BCS teams against each other, but instead it features two teams that will need a miracle to reach a BCS game.
The Buckeyes will be without DL Solomon Thomas, OL Mike Adams, RB Dan Herron, and WR DeVier Posey in part due to the suspensions handed down by the NCAA last year, while WR Aldarius Johnson, DE Dyron Dye, SS Ray Ray Armstrong and DE Olivier Vernon are all suspended for the Hurricanes.
DE Nathan WIlliams willl also miss the game for Ohio State with a knee injury.
Jacory Harris sat out the team's opener against Maryland, but he returns to the starting lineup for the game with Ohio State, which should drastically improve the Hurricanes offense.
Without Dan Herron leading the rushing attack for the Buckeyes, they are going to have to rely on Carlos Hyde to carry the team's ground attack. Hyde is only a sophomore and has struggled a bit so far this year. He rushed for only 70 yards on 20 carries in the team's game against Toledo, and cannot afford to do that against Miami.
Not having a strong ground attack is really going to slow the Buckeyes' attack, especially with Joe Bauserman leading the way for the Buckeyes. He was extremely inconsistent last week against Toledo and if he puts up a similar performance this week, Ohio State will have no chance.
Harris struggled at quarterback for the Hurricanes last year against Ohio State and is bound to use that as motivation for this year's game.
Harris is extremely talented, as he can make plays with both his legs and his arms. They will need the defense to step up, especially the secondary without Ray-Ray Armstrong, but the suspensions for Ohio State are more devastating than the suspensions for the Hurricanes.
