The Miami Hurricanes jumped to No. 7 in the overall rankings after a comeback win at North Carolina last Thursday night. Down 23-13 early in the fourth quarter, the Hurricanes rallied for a 27-23 victory, behind second string running back Dallas Crawford, who scored the game winner with :16 remaining.
Injuries were the name of the game. Miami lost wide receiver Phillip Dorsett to a partially torn MCL while running back Duke Johnson took a knee to the helmet and didn’t return. The Hurricanes also saw safety Kacy Rodgers II sidelined early, while Deon Bush and Rayshawn Jenkins were banged up, but stayed in the game.
Dorsett is out for the rest of the regular season, but Johnson and Rodgers are expected back this weekend, as it wideout Rashawn Scott. Scott endured a shoulder injury in the season opener against Florida Atlantic and has been out since.
Miami welcomes Wake Forest (4-3) to Sun Life Stadium this Saturday. KIckoff is at 12:00 p.m. ET and the game will be televised on ESPN U / WatchESPN.
The Week Seven depth chart has a handful of changes. Dorsett is out and Scott is in as third string wide receiver. Herb Waters is listed as starter in the slot, and co-starter with Stacy Coley at the other wide receiver position.
On defense, Justin Renfrow continues to impress and is listed as co-starter at defensive tackle with Curtis Porter, while Thurston Armbrister and Alex Figueroa are co-starters at outside linebacker this week.
Tracy Howard and Antonio Crawford are co-start at cornerback, despite Howard’s two interceptions in Chapel Hill, while Deon Bush is back at co-starter with Rodgers this week, the sophomore still working his way back into gameday shape after offseason hernia surgery.
MIAMI HURRICANES OFFENSE
WR
Allen Hurns
Malcolm Lewis
Rashawn Scott
LT
Ereck Flowers
Malcolm Bunche
LG
Jon Feliciano
Jared Wheeler
C
Jared Wheeler
Shane McDermott
RG
Jared Wheeler
Taylor Gadbois
RT
Brandon Linder
Seantrel Henderson
TE
Clive Walford
Asante Cleveland
Beau Sandland
FB
Maurice Hagens
Walter Tucker
QB
Stephen Morris
Ryan Williams
RB
Duke Johnson
Dallas Crawford
Gus Edwards
SLOT
Herb Waters
Malcolm Lewis
WR
Herb Waters
Stacy Coley
MIAMI HURRICANES DEFENSE
DE
Anthony Chickillo
Ufomba Kamalu
DT
Justin Renfrow -or-
Curtis Porter
DT
Olsen Pierre
Luther Robinson
DE
Shayon Green
David Gilbert
Al-Quadin Muhammad
OLB
Thurston Ambrister -or-
Alex Figueroa
MLB
Jimmy Gaines
Raphael Kirby
OLB
Denzel Perryman
Tyrone Cornelius
CB
Tracy Howard -or-
Antonio Crawford
S
Kacy Rodgers II -or-
Deon Bush
S
Rayshawn Jenkins
AJ Highsmith
CB
Ladarius Gunter -or-
Artie Burns
MIAMI HURRICANES SPECIALISTS
P
Pat O’Donnell
Matt Goudis
FG
Matt Goudis
Pat O’Donnell
KO
Pat O’Donnell -or-
Matt Goudis
H
Pat O’Donnell
Ryan Williams
LS
Sean McNally
Paul Kelly
SS
Paul Kelly
Brandon Linder
PR
Stacy Coley -or-
Dallas Crawford
KR
Stacy Coley -or-
Duke Johnson