Miami Hurricanes Score and Live Stream Watch Online ESPN Game Friday

The Miami Hurricanes were once one of the most dominant teams in all of college football, but after getting knocked off the national pedestal a few years ago, the team has been trying to get back ever since and as the 2013 season starts this week, the Canes will take on Florida Atlantic at home on ESPNU as their first game of the year.

The Hurricanes went just 7-5 last season and were 0-3 against top 25 teams and heading into this season they are looking to play much better in the ACC and with some solid returning starters, there is a chance the team will be much improved on both sides of the ball. Last season Stephen Morris led the way for Miami in the passing game with 3,345 yards and 21 touchdowns, while throwing just seven picks, although he completed less than 60 percent of his passes.

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Duke Johnson rushed for nearly 1,000 yards with 947 on the season and he led the team with 10 touchdowns, while Mike James was second with 621 yards on the ground. Morris vibed well with Phillip Dorsett, as he made 58 catches for 842 yards and four scores and now all the returning starters will be looked at as leaders. Last season the team had issues with consistency and now they will get the chance to show how much better they have gotten over the past year with a game against Florida Atlantic on Friday.

This season the schedule gets tough early for Miami, as the 10th ranked Florida Gators will be waiting next week and that game will be on at noon on ESPN. Savannah State will be an easy game on the schedule as their third matchup at home before hitting the road to play state rival South Florida and that road game comes before playing Georgia Tech on October 5. The Hurricanes will play their first Thursday night game against North Carolina the following week and that game will also be on ESPN.

Wake Forest is next on the schedule and that is always a tough matchup, but the hardest one of the year may be against number 11 Florida State on the road and that game will be November 2 and could have some big conference implications depending on how the two teams play. Virginia Tech is opening the season against Alabama and the team will be waiting on November 98 before the Canes travel to play Duke. The final two games of the year will be home against Virginia before playing on the road against Pitt.

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