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Shannon Has Seen Good And Bad Against Florida
CORAL GABLES - There's a handful of people in the Miami locker room, Coach Randy Shannon among them, who have experienced the sort of joy that comes when the Hurricanes beat rival Florida. Shannon also knows the opposite feeling. ...more
September 4, 2008
Marve To Get A Baptism By Fire ... In The Swamp.
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
Suspended Marve Watches As UM Cruises In Opener
Just after the Miami Hurricanes sprinted into their new home on Thursday night — through the familiar billowing cloud of smoke — No.9 was the last player to emerge from the Dolphin Stadium tunnel. ...more
August 29, 2008
Suspended Marve Sees Hurricanes Cruise
Just after the Miami Hurricanes sprinted into their new home on Thursday night - through the familiar billowing cloud of smoke - No. 9 was the last player to emerge from the Dolphin Stadium tunnel. ...more
August 29, 2008
5 Things You Might Not Know About The Hurricanes
Led By A Champion •Coach Randy Shannon won a national championship as a player (1987) and as an assistant coach (2001) at Miami. ...more
August 28, 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
New-Look Canes Debut Tonight
The University of Miami football team breaks with tradition tonight when the Hurricanes begin the season against Charleston Southern. ...more
August 28, 2008
Canes QB Says He Can Handle The Pressure
The 18-year-old quarterback who will lead the University of Miami in its historic Dolphin Stadium debut is a young man beyond his years in handling pressure. ...more
August 26, 2008
UM Hoping Suspensions Will Not Be An Issue
Shannon announced the one-game suspensions Sunday night. ...more
August 26, 2008
Marve Respects Coach's Decision
Miami quarterback Robert Marve apologized Sunday and said he respected Coach Randy Shannon's decision to suspend him from the opener. ...more
August 25, 2008
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