The Miami Hurricanes are off to a great start this season after going 4-0 and the team is currently ranked 16th in the nation after defeating South Florida last week and now they will host ACC rival Georgia Tech at Sun Life Stadium on ESPNU and Watch ESPN at 3:30 pm.
The Hurricanes have had strong play on offense from senior quarterback Stephen Morris, who has passed for over 600 yards with six touchdowns and Al Golden has the team playing excellent defense this season, allowing just 12 points per game. The team opened the season with a win over Florida Atlantic before winning a huge game over then number 12 Florida and after two games against Savannah State and South Florida, the team will open its ACC schedule with Georgia Tech at home. The game against Tech will be on Watch ESPN online in the afternoon and so will the following game next week against the North Carolina Tar Heels.
The Hurricanes have a tough upcoming schedule, but after getting past Florida they have put themselves in the national conversation again and if they continue this run, they could end up winning the ACC this season. The team has been playing very well on offense and now they will face a tough rushing attack from Georgia Tech. The team then will travel to Chapel Hill for a Thursday matchup against North Carolina before playing against Wake Forest at home. The Hurricanes then will travel to Florida State for a huge game against the Seminoles and then the team will host Virginia Tech in Miami.
Duke has been much improved and after a road game against the Blue Devils, the team will host Virginia and then will travel to play Pittsburgh in a nationally televised game. The team is averaging over 400 yards per game this season and the offense is ranked 10th in scoring offense with over 40 points per game. Georgia Tech comes in as a strong offensive team and is ranked in the top 10 in scoring defense with 12 points per game and are one of the best rushing teams in the nation with nearly 300 yards per game.
The Yellow Jackets will next play on the road against BYU after playing the Miami Hurricanes and then they will host Syracuse before playing their third road game in four weeks against Virginia. The team has Pitt at home after the game against the Cavaliers and then they will have a huge matchup against number eight Clemson on the road before finishing with Alabama A&M and number six Georgia. That final matchup could have huge implications for Georgia and the Yellow Jackets will be looking to get on track this week against the Miami Hurricanes after losing to Virginia Tech last week.
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