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Swamped. There's no other way to describe the magnitude of this week's unusual challenges for Tampa's Robert Marve, the University of Miami's redshirt freshman quarterback. On Saturday night, he plays his first competitive game in 21 months - and that was his high school finale. ...more
September 2, 2008
OFFENSE
| No. | Pos. | Player | Yr. | Ht. | Wt. |
| 9 | QB | Robert Marve | Fr. | 6-1 | 210 |
| The Plant alum will miss the season opener due to a one-game suspension. | |||||
| 5 | HB | Javarris James | Jr. | 6-0 | 215 |
| Has rushed for 1,384 yards and eight touchdowns in 25 career games. | |||||
| 30 | FB | Patrick Hill | Jr. | 5-9 | 262 |
| Junior college transfer from El Camino (Calif.) Community College. | |||||
| 87 | WR | Khalil Jones | Sr. | 6-2 | 225 |
| Has eight receptions in 35 career games. | |||||
| 85 | WR | Leonard Hankerson | So. | 6-3 | 215 |
| Caught six passes for 63 yards and one touchdown in 2007. | |||||
| 18 | TE | Dedrick Epps | Jr. | 6-4 | 253 |
| Scored the winning touchdown against Florida State last year. | |||||
| 64 | LT | Jason Fox | Jr. | 6-7 | 306 |
| Two-year starter who graded out at 96 percent last season. | |||||
| 74 | LG | Orlando Franklin | So. | 6-7 | 334 |
| Grew up in Jamaica and Canada before moving to South Florida. | |||||
| 55 | C | Xavier Shannon | Sr. | 6-1 | 302 |
| Son of head coach Randy Shannon, transferred from FIU. | |||||
| 61 | RG | Joel Figueroa | So. | 6-5 | 344 |
| Regarded by teammates as the most powerful player on the team. | |||||
| 77 | RT | Reggie Youngblood | Sr. | 6-5 | 317 |
| Two-year starter who graded out at 93 percent last year. | |||||
August 28, 2008
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