Discussing Riddick's comments
Miami got the ball back with 1:52 remaining and down 28-23 at their own 19. Ward set a precedent by driving Miami 92 yards on six plays at California to lead a comeback from 35-10 down in the third quarter. It wasn't to be versus Georgia Tech when the Yellow Jackets caused a strip sack and recovered with 1:48 remaining.
Miami had a chance to stay in the game if they could have forced a Georgia Tech field goal attempt. On third and eight from the Miami 15 King connected with Eric Singleton Jr. for an 11-yard gain and a first down. Georgia Tech was able to take a knee from there and run out the clock.
Riddick was a Pro Personnel Director in the NFL with Philadelphia and Washington. Consensus projections on The NFL Mock Draft Database only have Rueben Bain as a potential first-day draft pick. Tyler Baron was playing himself into a first or second-day pick early in the season but has fallen off.
Georgia Tech gets the strip-sack on Cam Ward with under 2 minutes to go vs No. 4 Miami.
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 9, 2024
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Georgia Tech averaged 5.6 yards per carry versus a Miami defense that held five teams under 100 yards this season. Miami knew Georgia Tech was going to run and they still could not stop them. Georgia Tech ran 48 times and passed 16. Guidry and the Miami defensive staff have a lot to figure out during the bye week.
Miami has been without Damari Brown since the first game of the season versus Florida and Jaidus Richard was injured the week before against Duke. Guidry has had to dip deep into the secondary depth. Miami lost though because they could not stop the run.
Multiple analysts have warned that Miami could not rely on Ward to bring them back every week. Mimi rallied from second-half double-digit deficits versus Virginia Tech, California and Duke. The only game Miami has won comfortably was 36-14 over Florida State.
Miami has games remaining versus Wake Forest and at Syracuse in the last two weeks that separate them from a berth in the ACC Championship game. The Hurricanes would serve themselves well to play with purpose early, set the tone and not allow the game to be in doubt in the fourth quarter.