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Miami Hurricanes practice in pads for first time this spring

By Alan Rubenstein

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - DECEMBER 30: Miami Hurricanes players huddle before the 2017 Capital One Orange Bowl against the Wisconsin Badgers at Hard Rock Stadium on December 30, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - DECEMBER 30: Miami Hurricanes players huddle before the 2017 Capital One Orange Bowl against the Wisconsin Badgers at Hard Rock Stadium on December 30, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images) /
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Miami was 125th out of 129 teams in FBS in third-down conversion rate last season. The Hurricanes ranked in the top 20 nationally with a 90 percent scoring rate in the red zone.

Their red zone scoring rate was deceiving. Field goals accounted for 32.56 percent of the scores. The Hurricanes scored touchdowns on just 58.14 percent of their trips in the red zone.

The one position that did not go through live tackling were the quarterbacks. Richt has yet to decide if that will occur this spring. The quarterbacks were not allowed to be tackled last spring.

In spite of that, the quarterbacks should still get plenty of reps this spring in simulated situations. Richt said the quarterbacks might go through some limited tackling during spring practice.

There are a lot of things to simulate to get the Miami Hurricanes ready for the season. Richt spoke to the Miami Herald about what it means for his team to play in front of a crowd.

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