MIAMI Hurricanes

National Forecast: 14 • ACC Coastal Prediction: 2 • Projected Record: 9-3, 6-2 ACC

Bowl week, even before the Miami Hurricanes took the field for the 2021 Cheez-It Bowl, started off as a celebration. An embarrassing, 36-point loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels in the regular-season finale was a distant memory by Christmas weekend. The day after Christmas, D’Eriq King announced he was coming back to Coral Gables for one more year, taking advantage of the extra season of eligibility granted by the NCAA because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Run it back” became a rallying cry for Miami — the Hurricanes bring back all but two starters in 2021 — but the Canes need King to be healthy to improve on a breakthrough 2020. OFFENSE Manny Diaz tried to overhaul Miami’s offense in 2019, his first season as Miami head coach, plucking Dan…

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Athlon Sports (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2021 National College Football

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