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USF’s Quentin Flowers passes his way to Sunshine State Award

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Quinton Flowers didn’t mess around with most of the football field Saturday night. He just worried about the end zones. Flowers threw for four touchdown passes in the Bulls’ lopsided 65-27 victory over Cincinnati Saturday night. The four touchdown passes accounted for 120 if his 165 yards passing on the night in less than three quarters. For his efforts, Flowers is the Sunshine State Player of the Week. Flowers is in his first full year of starting, and his improvement…

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10 Questions: Can Miami stop Clemson’s DeShaun Watson?

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Can Miami slow down talented Clemson quarterback DeShaun Watson? No one else has. So far, Watson has been the best weapon on the Clemson team. He’s coming off a 420-yard effort against Boston College, and he’s the top argument that the Tigers could stay undefeated. But Watson has thrown seven interceptions this year, and the Hurricanes lead the nation in turnover margin. After losses to Cincinnati and FSU, Miami could use a signature win. And they have a pretty good…

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Winning score leads FSU’s Dalvin Cook to Sunshine Player of Week Award

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At the moment, they were behind. The crowd was loud, and the Miami Hurricanes could smell an upset, and the rankings were at risk. So FSU did what anyone would: It gave the ball to Dalvin Cook, who promptly swept around right end for a 23-yard touchdown. It was Cook’s third score, and his shortest, but it was also his most important. One week after injuring his left hamstring, Cook rushed for 222 yards to beat the Hurricanes. For his…

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Despite its controversies, Miami has one of its best chances to upset FSU

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The coach is under fire. The fans are unhappy. The last game was a bitter example that the program is not what it was. And despite it all, yes, the University of Miami has a chance against FSU. An outside chance, but a chance. There is enough explosion on the UM offensive side, and enough struggling on the FSU offense, to give the Canes a decent chance at FSU. Despite the noise surrounding the Hurricanes and the pressure on coach…

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Heat will build on Al Golden after Hurricanes lose to Cincinnati

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After this, University of Miami fans may want to hire a whole lot of airplanes to pull banners. The heat is sure to increase of Hurricanes’ head coach Al Golden following his team’s 37-26 loss to the University of Cincinnati Thursday night. Golden had been been under fire from his fans despite his team’s unbeaten standings, but lost to an underdog Cincinnati team that was playing with its backup quarterback. UM had won 11 straight over the Bearcats. UM lost…

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Miami’s Kaaya efficient enough for Sunshine Player of Week

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Jim Kelley. Bernie Kosar. Vinny Testaverde. Steve Walsh. Gino Torretta. Ken Dorsey. Brad Kaaya? For the University of Miami, greatness has often been defined by the quarterback position. And so it is happening again. Kaaya, a sophomore quarterback for the Hurricanes, has become the centerpiece for a hopeful Miami team. He is the Sunshine State Player of the Week. Kaaya was impressive in a 36-33 overtime victory against Nebraska Saturday, throwing for 379 yards. Miami took a 17-0 lead with…

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College Roundup: Gators’ defense continues streak vs. Kentucky

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The streak lives on. For 29 years, since the year that Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen were born, from the year of the Challenger disaster, since Ronald Reagan was president, Florida has owned the Kentucky Wildcats. Well, it happened again. The Gators beat the Kentucky Wildcats 14-9 in a much stronger night for the Florida defense than in last week’s game against East Carolina. The defensive line in particular, featuring Jon Bullard, stood out. For Florida, Will Grier started at…

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