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On playing in the 2009 Champs Sports Bowl Ita s big for us. Our players have done a great job of working to get into this position where we are today.

Miami Hurricanes coach Randy Shannon is starting to see what happens when the defense is healthy.

Let's Look Ahead: The Hurricanes are hoping for their first double digit-win season since 2003.

Randy Shannon said the game against South Florida and the bowl game will set the tone for future success.

FIU at No. 1 UF, 12:30 p.m., PPV Yet another creampuff on the Gators schedule in order to get a guaranteed home game.

There will be no BCS bowl game nor an ACC Championship for the Miami Hurricanes this season.

The Miami Hurricanes could have two key defensive players back for Saturday's game against Duke.

Miami Hurricanes quarterback Jacory Harris is still experiencing pain in his right hand, but is expected to play Saturday against Duke.

With a string of verbal commitments the last two months, Miami has been piecing together another outstanding recruiting class under head coach Randy Shannon -- one that could end up being one of the best in the ACC for the 2010 cycle.

Football teams normally don't get much sympathy for injuries. Someone goes out? Put in the next guy and stop whining.

Before he and his teammates could celebrate, before Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder took three final shots at the University of Miami's end zone on Monday night, Brandon Harris had to deal with the ultimate disappointment for a cornerback: a bad pass-interference call.

Everyone has heard the stories. It is quite common to have heard an elder describe the pains they encountered to get to school on a daily basis.

By the time the University of Miami steps on the field Saturday in Chapel Hill against North Carolina, the Hurricanes will likely know if their Atlantic Coast Conference championship dreams remain alive.

Coach Randy Shannon admitted this week that injuries have made the Hurricanes a different team than earlier in the season, and the team doesn't look likely to return to normal this week.

Colin McCarthy woke up at 6 a.m. Tuesday, the result of practices being moved from 5:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. once a week.

Posted by ESPN.com's Heather Dinich Things have changed at Miami. It's not as if the Canes have regressed, though they haven't been as formidable in the past four games as they were in the first four games, and the national spotlight has dimmed since losing in overtime to Clemson on Oct.

Wake Forest's offence did everything right against Miami. Piled up 555 yards, racked up 33 first downs, had an average of nearly seven yards per play.

An end-of-season swoon doomed Miami a year ago. With injuries piling up, Hurricanes coach Randy Shannon thinks he's found an insurance policy against that happening again.

The last time the Miami Hurricanes ' defense allowed so many yards was nearly 10 years ago.

Repeating several times on Sunday how "proud" he was of his team, University of Miami coach Randy Shannon found little not to like from Saturday's 28-27 comeback victory against Wake Forest.