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Blocking Breakdown Led To TD
It was the kind of call that Florida State coach Bobby Bowden might question when he and his coaches meet this week. With the ball on Florida State's 2-yard line, Christian Ponder dropped about seven steps deep into his end zone. ...more
October 5, 2008
Miami Projected Starters
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
Canes' James Playing Through Pain
RB Javarris James is dealing with a sore neck. James suffered the nagging injury against Duke on Sept. 29 and it has affected his play. Including the Duke game, James has rushed for 78 yards on 32 carries, an average of 2.4 yards per carry in the last three games. ...more
October 17, 2007
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