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Both Miami, Notre Dame try to turn the clock back in their game

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Once, they led the nation in lore. When you talk about Notre Dame, you talk about legends. You talk about the Four Horsemen and the Gipper and Touchdown Jesus. You talk about Knute and Rudy and Ara. Once, they led the nation in nasty. When you talk about Miami, you talk about swagger. Jerome Brown and Warren Sapp and Ray Lewis. It’s about Jimmie and Butch and Bennie Blades. Saturday, two teams who want what they used to have try…

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Freshman quarterback McKenzie Milton leading UCF turnaround

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Like his program, he is young and improving. Like his program, he has a little bit of style. In a way, McKenzie Milton is much like the Central Florida Knights, who have earned a second look this season. Milton, an 18-year-old freshman, is suddenly the fresh new face on campus, a quarterback who has led UCF from the ranks of the winless to a team that is 4-3 with bowl aspirations. Saturday night, against UConn, Milton threw for 317 yards…

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Horrors! Miami’s Brad Kaaya may be the best QB FSU has faced

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Forget the rest. He’s the best. That alone is enough to get the attention of the Florida State Seminoles, a team that has watched other quarterbacks shine all season. But if you go by the NFL draft rankings, then Miami’s Brad Kaaya is the best FSU has faced. He’s second to Notre Dame’s DeShone Kizer in the early draft prognostications, which could mean trouble for a Seminole defense that has played chase most of the season. Officially, Kaaya is only…

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Miami’s Brad Kaaya has first big day to win Sunshine Player of Week

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Brad Kaaya finally broke out. Kaaya, the University of Miami quarterback, had gotten off to a slow start this year, largely because the Hurricanes have run the ball so effectively. But Saturday against Appalachian State, Kaaya hit 21 of his 27 passes for 368 yards and three scores. For his efforts, Kaaya has been named the Sunshine State Player of the Week. Other nominees from the state schools include Florida linebacker Jarrad Davis, who was in on 18 tackles against…

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State’s quarterbacks will have to prove that they’re among the elite nationally

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The past is good. But how about the present? After a week of reflecting back on the best quarterbacks to play for each program, isn’t it time to wonder about the season to come? And, specifically, do the programs of Florida have enough quarterbacking to make runs at their conference titles? Certainly, they will not be quarterback-driven teams. Florida’s schools are hoping for surprises (such as the Gators’ Will Grier was last year before his PED suspension). They’re hoping for…

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Miami’s Mark Richt goes to the wallet to help fund his new program

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University of Miami head coach Mark Richt is on his way to gaining his team’s loyalty. And all it cost him was $1 million. Richt donated the money out of his pocket to go toward a new indoor facility for the Hurrines. Quarterback Brad Kaaya told the Miami Herald the story of thinking Richt, and Richt’s response was “No one is supposed to know about that.” No one can be sure how a new indoor facility will translate into wins.…

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Miami starts quickly, holds on to beat Pitt Panthers in finale

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The University of Miami jumped to a 20-0 lead, then held on to close out a tumultuous season with a close victory over the Pitt Panthers. The Hurricanes finished 8-4 with a 29-24 victory on the road against a Pitt team that had previously lost to highly ranked Notre Dame, North Carolina and Iowa. But it had problems from the start against the Hurricanes. Miami got 261 yards passing from quarterback Brad Kaaya, who moved into fifth place on the…

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