Sunday, October 2, 2011

Bethune-Cookman dominates Miami early before being worn down in the end

MIAMI GARDENS — Bethune-Cookman had the best evidence it had Miami concerned for at least one half Saturday: The players saw it in the Hurricanes' eyes.

"If you looked in their eyes they were a little timid. But they got a couple of big plays and they started relaxing and talking a little more trash," said Bethune defensive end Ryan Davis. "I thought we had them worried."

The Wildcats' first game against a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent in their 86-year history ended with a 45-14 loss, a game in which the Hurricanes were able to wear down their undermanned opponent with 31 second-half points.

Still, Bethune-Cookman coach Brian Jenkins wasn't about to walk away satisfied just because his team hung close for more than a half. "If you're looking for me to say moral victory, you're not going to get that out of me. I don't know what that is. I don't believe in that," said Jenkins. "You win or you lose and we lost the game."

But not without making an impression.




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Strong second half powers Miami Hurricanes past Bethune-Cookman

Miami, Florida - It took two plays over 19 seconds to startle the home crowd from its slumber Saturday. And that’s about how long it seemed Miami outplayed Bethune-Cookman University in the first half.

But as flat as the Canes often appeared, they persevered in the end, awakening in the second half and defeating the lower-division Wildcats 45-14 in front of an announced Sun Life Stadium crowd of 40,387.

The pair of second-quarter touchdowns, in a span of less than two minutes, gave UM a lead it would never relinquish. Those plays, each of which equaled one drive:

• A 56-yard pass from Jacory Harris to Tommy Streeter, in stride, that ate nine seconds off the clock and made it 7-7 with 7:16 left in the second quarter.

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