MIAMI (FLA.) at CINCINNATI
Thursday, Oct. 1 • 7:30 p.m. • ESPN
Nippert Stadium (40,000/UBU Speed Series 55M)
Cincinnati, Ohio
#MIAvsCIN
Television
ESPN -
WATCH LIVE -
LIVE STATS
Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack and Kaylee Hartung
Cincinnati Radio
WLW-AM 700 (flagship)
THE GAME
Cincinnati’s game will be the 13th matchup between Cincinnati and Miami … The Hurricanes hold an 11-1 series lead and has won 10 straight against the Bearcats … Cincinnati’s lone win came in 1947 … Cincinnati coach Tommy Tuberville was an assistant at Miami from 1986-93 and was part of three national championship teams.
rv/rv MIAMI (FLA.)
3-0
Head Coach
Al Golden (Penn State ’91)
31-22, fifth season at Miami
58-56, eighth season as collegiate head coach
NOTES
Miami is off to a 3-0 start after the Hurricanes held off Nebraska for a 36-33 overtime win Sept. 19 … Miami had an open date in Week 4 … Miami is one of five teams nationally that has not trailed in a game in 2015 … The Hurricanes are ranked second nationally in turnover margin (+8) … Miami has had 17 3-0 starts in the last 60 years and has won its first three for the second time in the last three years … The Hurricanes are led by QB Brad Kaaya, who has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 16 consecutive games, the fourth-longest streak nationally … Kaaya has completed 62 of 101 passes for 849 yards and five touchdowns with one interception … RB Joe Yearby has rushed for 316 yards and four touchdowns, while RB Mark Walton has four TDs and 150 rushing yards … WR Rashawn Scott 18 receptions for 278 yards and a touchdown … The Hurricanes have registered seven defensive interceptions, led by CB Artie Burns, who has three picks … LB Raphael Kirby leads the team with 23 tackles, while LB Trent Harris has 15 stops, including a team-leading three tackles for loss.
CINCINNATI
2-2, 0-2 American
Head Coach
Tommy Tuberville (Southern Arkansas ’76)
20-10, third season at Cincinnati
150-87, 19th season as collegiate head coach
NOTES
Cincinnati fell to 2-2 overall and 0-2 in American Athletic Conference play after a 53-46 loss at Memphis last Thursday in a game that featured 12 lead changes … Coach Tommy Tuberville earned his 150th career head coaching victory with the Bearcats’ win against Miami (Ohio) in Week 3 … QB Gunner Kiel has started all four games, but QB Hayden Moore has finished the last two contests after Kiel was sidelined with head injuries against Miami (Ohio) and Memphis … Moore threw for an American Athletic Conference-record 557 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions against Memphis … Moore and Kiel have both thrown for five touchdowns this season … RB Tion Green has rushed for 293 yards and three touchdowns, while RB Hosey Williams has 271 rushing yards with one TD … RB Mike Boone has 220 rushing yards and three TDs, but missed last week’s game against Memphis with an ankle injury … WR Shaq Washington has 26 receptions for 286 yards, leading a group of four receivers with at least 200 receiving yards on the year … LB Eric Wilson leads the defense with 39 tackles and is fourth in The American at 9.8.