Miami turns toward the bye week and stay at No. 4 after going into Death Valley to defeat Clemson 41-13.
Miami's injury situation going into the bye week
RB Mark Fletcher Jr. returned to the field after he missed the Central Michigan game with an upper-body injury from Wake Forest. Ahmad Moten Sr. also returned to face Clemson after being held out from the Week 4 matchup.
Right tackle Matthew McCoy went down in the second quarter with an arm injury and was out at the start of the second half, then returned in the third in a shoulder harness. Right guard Max Buchanan left earlier in the quarter with a left leg injury and also returned in the third. Edge rusher Marquise Lightfoot, already the tackles and sacks leader, recorded a sack in the first quarter, left in the second after appearing to hurt his arm, and did not return.
Clemson recap, rankings and what is next
Miami defeats Clemson 41-13
No. 4 Miami is now 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the ACC after the 41-13 win, and the Hurricanes never really allowed Clemson to get anything rolling. Darian Mensah had another good performance throwing for 227 yards and a touchdown.
Fletcher Jr. ran for 77 yards on 16 carries, Cooper Barkate caught five passes for 98 yards, and one TD, Malachi Toney added five catches for 40 yards, and freshman JJ Dunnigan returned his first career interception 39 yards for a touchdown.
The defense recorded six sacks and nine tackles for loss, with Damon Wilson II accounting for 2.5 of the sacks.
AP Poll
The Hurricanes stayed at No. 4 this week as Texas remained No. 1, Georgia No. 2, Notre Dame No. 3 and Ohio State No. 5. Miami received two of the 70 first-place votes and also stayed at No. 4 in the coaches poll.
The ACC has three teams in the AP poll: Miami, No. 24 SMU and No. 25 Pittsburgh, which snuck in after a 35-33 road win at Virginia Tech. Wake Forest received votes that would essentially place them at No. 27 in the country. Duke is in the same spot as the Demon Deacons, as they would be in the defacto No. 29 position.
ProCanes in NFL Week 4
The best performances through Sunday
- Bills DE Greg Rousseau had four tackles, two solo and two assisted, and no sacks in Buffalo's 29-26 home loss to New England.
- Patriots RB Rhamondre Stevenson ran 13 times for 47 yards and a 1-yard touchdown in New England's win. Patriots K Andres Borregales made all three of his extra point attempts.
- Titans QB Cam Ward completed 20 of 31 passes for 222 yards, one touchdown and one interception, and was sacked once, in an 18-24 loss at Baltimore.
- Ravens DE Calais Campbell had one tackle in Baltimore's 24-18 win.
- Giants OL Francis Mauigoa started again in New York's 36-24 win over Arizona.
- Rams S Kamren Kinchens played in Los Angeles' 24-20 win at Philadelphia, his first game since a Week 1 hamstring injury. He is at 13 tackles and a half-sack on the season. Rams WR CJ Daniels and Eagles OL Markel Bell were also in that game.
- Panthers DE Jaelan Phillips did not finish Carolina's 32-26 win over Detroit after a back injury and a concussion evaluation. He is at eight tackles and two sacks on the season. Panthers CB Mike Jackson was inactive.
- Buccaneers OLB Rueben Bain Jr. was inactive in Tampa Bay's 14-17 loss to Green Bay.
Monday night watch
Atlanta is at New Orleans for MNF. Falcons center James Brockermeye is the only ProCane left on the Week 4 slate.
Around the program
- Darian Mensah signed an NIL agreement with Floridian Spring Water that includes an ownership stake. On3's valuation lists him at $6.5 million and No. 1 on the NIL100.
- Volleyball beat Wake Forest 3-1 on Friday for a fourth straight home win, then swept NC State on Sunday in the 25th anniversary alumni match. The Hurricanes are 5-8 and 3-1 in the ACC.
- Soccer won 1-0 at Pitt on Saturday. Allie Serlenga scored her first goal of the season in the 43rd minute off an assist from Ciara Alarcon, and Atlee Olofson posted a clean sheet with three saves. Miami is 8-3-1 and 3-2 in the ACC.
- Swimming and diving hosted Ohio and North Florida on Friday and Saturday.
- Defensive line commit Josh Johnson sacked fellow Miami commit Andre Hyppolite in a high school game over the weekend.
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