The Miami Hurricanes are headed to Gainesville to take on the No. 8 Florida Gators and Griffin Hugus is ready for his first big test.
The Miami Hurricanes handle business during its mid-week matchup against Florida Gulf Coast and now turn its attention to No. 8 Florida.
New Hurricanes defensive assistants Zac Etheridge and Will Harris will work on improving Miami’s secondary during spring practice.
Florida is a great program,’ Hurricanes coach J.D. Arteaga said. ‘It’s the type of program that you have to beat to get to you want to be.’
A pair of double steals in the first two innings helped Miami set the tone in its 14-6 win over Florida Gulf Coast.
Jai Lucas came up with a plan to beat Miami. Going forward, the Hurricanes want him to keep that from happening.
Now in his third year on the Duke sideline, Lucas is the Blue Devils' defensive coordinator, and the Miami scout was his. After ranking No. 16 overall on KenPom for defensive rating each of the last two years, Lucas has Duke at No. 4 this season, and Miami fans certainly got an up-close look at the suffocating defense he has designed.
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BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Duke will try to earn its 25th victory of the season when the Blue Devils visit the Miami (FL). The Hurricanes have gone 6-9 in home games. Miami (FL) is 4-6 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 10.1 turnovers per game.