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FIVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 64 FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICKS • 35 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS • IT’S ALL ABOUT THE U Saturday, September 21, 2019 GAME FOUR 4 p.m. ET | ACC Network Miami Gardens, Fla. Hard Rock Stadium (64,767) MIAMI HURRICANES (1-2, 0-1 ACC) HEAD COACH: Manny Diaz (Florida State, 1995) | CAREER: 1-2 (first season) |AT MIAMI: 1-2 (first) SCHEDULES vs. CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS (2-1, 1-0 MAC) MIAMI (1-2) HEAD COACH: Jim McElwain (Eastern Washington, 1984) | CAREER: 46-29 (seventh season) | AT CMU: 1-1 (first) AUGUST (0-1) A 24 Florida Orlando, Fla. L, 20-24 THE GAME Fresh off a 63-0 win over FCS foe Bethune-Cookman in their home opener, the Miami Hurricanes continue a five-game homestand on Sat., Sept. 21 • SEPTEMBER (1-1) against Central Michigan at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Kickoff for the game is set for 4 p.m. and will be broadcast on ACC Network. S 7 at North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. L, 25-28 The game will be Miami's thrid straight broadcast on the new ACC Network with Chris Cotter (play by play), Mark Herzlich (color) and Kelsey • S 14 Bethune-Cookman Hard Rock Stadium W, 63-0 Riggs (sideline) on the call. Joe Zagacki (pxp) and Don Bailey, Jr. (color) are in the 560 WQAM radio booth for their 18th season together, while S 21 Central Michigan Hard Rock Stadium 4 p.m. Josh Darrow will handle the sideline duty. Alfredo Alvarez (pxp) and Joe Martinez (color) will also carry the game live on WMYM 990 AM. The Hurricanes' game against the Chippewas is the second of a season-long five-game homestand; Miami's next road game is Oct. 26 at Pittsburgh. OCTOBER (0-0) • O 5 Virginia Tech* Hard Rock Stadium TBA O 11 Virginia* Hard Rock Stadium 8 p.m. THE SERIES Saturday's game against Central Michigan at Hard Rock Stadium marks the first head-to-head contest in the history of the two programs. O 19 Georgia Tech* Hard Rock Stadium TBA • O 26 at Pittsburgh* Pittsburgh, Pa. TBA THE HURRICANES NOVEMBER (0-0) • Miami returns 12 starters and 39 letterwinners from a 2018 team that finished with a trip to the New Era Pinstripe Bowl in New York, N.Y.Mark Richt N 2 at Florida State* Tallahassee, Fla. TBA announced his retirement at season's end, and Manny Diaz was named the 25th head coach in University of Miami program history on Jan. 2. N 9 Louisville* Hard Rock Stadium TBA The Hurricanes won their most recent game vs. Bethune-Cookman on Sept. 14, 63-0, in Miami's 2019 home opener at Hard Rock Stadium. The win N 23 at FIU Miami, Fla. 7 p.m. • was UM's first under Diaz and improved the Hurricanes to 12-0 at home openers at Hard Rock Stadium. UM has not lost a home opener since 2006. N 30 at Duke* Durham, N.C. TBA • On Aug. 12, Diaz named redshirt freshman Jarren Williams Miami's starting quarterback for the season. Williams, who beat out redshirt sophomores Tate Martell and N'Kosi Perry in a three-man battle during training camp, made his third career start on Sept. 14 against the Wildcats. CENTRAL MICHIGAN (2-1) Williams is completing 73.1 percent of his passes (68-for-93) with 777 passing yards, six touchdowns and zero interceptions through three starts. In his first year as Miami's starting running back,DeeJay Dallas is averaging 103.0 yards per game and is averaging 8.4 yards per rush (309 yards). AUGUST (1-0) • The Hurricanes have won 18 straight nonconference home games, a streak that dates back to Oct. 1, 2011; its last such loss came on Sept. 24, 2011. A 29 Albany Mount Pleasant, Mich. W, 38-21 • Miami had eight players earn major preseason accolades, including multiple players named to more than one major award watch list. Among them • SEPTEMBER (1-1) were LB Shaq Quarterman (Butkus Award, Bednarik Award), DL Jonathan Garvin (Bednarik, Walter Camp POY) and WR K.J. Osborn (Biletnikoff) S 7 at Wisconsin Madison, Wisc. L, 0-61 Diaz, who spent the previous three seasons as defensive coordinator for the Hurricanes (2016-18), retooled Miami's offensive staff upon his hire, • S 14 Akron* Mount Pleasant, Mich. W, 45-24 bringing Dan Enos from Alabama as offensive coordinator and hiring four other new coaches for offense. He hired longtime colleagueBlake Baker, S 21 at Miami Hard Rock Stadium 4 p.m. who spent the last four seasons at Louisiana Tech, as defensive coordinator and added Todd Stroud as assistant head coach / defensive line coach. S 28 at Western Michigan* Kalamazoo, Mich. TBA THE OPPONENT OCTOBER (0-0) Central Michigan is under the direction of first-year head coach Jim McElwain, who was named the head coach of the Chippewas in December 2018. O 5 Eastern Michigan* Mount Pleasant, Mich. TBA • Last time out, the Chippewas won their MAC opener over Akron, 45-24. QB Quinten Dormady is completing 65.3 percent of his passes (32-for-49), O 12 New Mexico State Mount Pleasant, Mich. 3 p.m. • O 19 at Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio TBA while RB Kobe Lewis has totaled 203 rushing yards and three TDs. LB Troy Brown leads the CMU defense with 24 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss. O 26 at Buffalo* Buffalo, N.Y. TBA QUICK HITS NOVEMBER (0-0) N 2 Northern Illinois* Mount Pleasant, Mich. TBA UM CONTINUES HOMESTAND VS. CHIPS WILLIAMS FLASHING AS STARTING QB CHAIN RETURNS, TD RINGS DEBUT IN 2019 N 16 at Ball State* Muncie, Ind. TBA Miami plays its second home game under Redshirt freshman Jarren Williams One of the most recognizable sights in all N 29 Toledo* Mount Pleasant, Mich. TBA • • • under head coach Manny Diaz in a Sept. 21 has been impressive through the first three of college football over the last two seasons, matchup vs. Central Michigan at Hard Rock starts of his UM career. The quarterback is the latest version of the turnover chain was AIRWAVES Stadium. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. completing 73.1 percent of passes (68-for- on full display in Miami's opener vs. Florida. The Hurricanes have won 18 straight 93) with six TDs and zero interceptions. The new chain, sporting a 10-inch '305' • • Television (ACC Network) nonconference home games, a stretch that Williams made the first start of his charm that contains more than 2,000 white • Chris Cotter (play-by-play) • began on Oct. 1, 2011 with a 45-14 win over career on Sat., Aug. 24 vs. Florida. He sapphire stones, was worn four times vs. the Mark Herzlich (color) • Bethune-Cookman. finished 19-for-30 for 214 yards and 1 TD. Gators, including the first-ever appearance Kelsey Riggs (sidelines) • The Hurricanes finished 5-1 at home He followed that up with an even better when DL Scott Patchan recovered a fumble. • • in 2018 and are 17-3 in 20 regular season performance at North Carolina on Sept. The season opener vs. the Gators also Flagship Radio (560 WQAM) • home games since Diaz joined the UM staff 7, throwing for 309 yards on 30-for-39 served as the debut for Miami's offensive • Joe Zagacki (play-by-play) • Don Bailey, Jr. (color) as defensive coordinator in January 2016. passing with two TDs and no picks. reward: the touchdown rings, which • Josh Darrow (sidelines) • Miami is in the midst of a five-game • Williams beat out QBs Tate Martell and combine to spell out "Hurricanes". homestand; its the longest single-season N'Kosi Perry in a three-man battle and • Miami did not record any turnovers vs. Spanish Radio (WMYM 990 AM) homestand for the Hurricanes since a was named starting QB on Mon., Aug. 12. UNC on Sep. 7, snapping a streak of 13 Alfredo Alvarez (play-by-play) • stretch of five straight games at home in Williams was ranked among the top-10 straight games with at least one turnover - Jose Martinez (color) • • 1987 (November 6 - Dec. 5). dual-threat passers in his class by every then one of the top-10 longest FBS streaks. scouting site and No. 106 overall by ESPN. UM had one turnover vs. B-CU on Sept. 14. TENTATIVEMIAMI MIAMI FOOTBALL WEEK WEEKLY FOUR MEDIA MEDIA SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY No designated period of No practice 9:20-11:30 a.m.: Practice No designated period of No designated period of No designated period of Miami vs. Central Michigan access at practice access at practice access or availability access or availability - Hard Rock Stadium - 1 p.m. - head coach Manny 11:30 a.m.: Student- Miami Gardens, Fla. - 4 Diaz press conference athletes post-practice p.m. 11:30 a.m.: Student- 1:30 p.m. - offensive athletes post-practice coordinator Dan Enos 6-8 p.m.: Manny Diaz, press conference assistant coaches and players on WQAM’s 1:45 p.m. - defensive “Hurricane Hotline” coordinator Blake Baker press conference ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS QUICK FACTS MIAMI ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Location Coral Gables, Fla. Enrollment 17,021 Carter Toole (senior associate AD) Founded 1925 Cell: 615-598-8540 First Year of Football 1926 Nickname Hurricanes Email: [email protected] Colors Orange (PMS 1665), Green (PMS 3435) and White Twitter: @CanesCarter President Dr. Julio Frenk Director of Athletics Blake James Camron Ghorbi (primary media relations contact) Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Marvin Dawkins Conference / Division Atlantic Coast Conference / Coastal Cell: 786-877-7329 Stadium / Capacity Hard Rock Stadium / 64,767 Email: [email protected] Ticket Office Phone 1-800-GO-CANES Twitter: @CamronGhorbi COACHING STAFF David Villavicencio (secondary contact / credentials) Website: www.HurricaneSports.com Head Coach Manny Diaz Cell: 786-999-3739 Twitter: @MiamiHurricanes | @CanesFootball Record at Miami 1-2 (first season) Email: [email protected] Mailing Address: 5821 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL Career Record 1-2 (first season) 33146 Twitter: @dvillavicencio6 Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks