Hurricanes At Full Speed
Oct. 13, 1999
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The 24th ranked University of Miami football team (2-3,0-0 BIG EAST) held a two-hour workout in full pads on Wednesday afternoon atthe Greentree Practice Facility. With the practice, the Hurricanescontinued preparation for their matchup with Temple (1-5, 1-1 BIG EAST) onSaturday at 4 p.m. at the Orange Bowl.
Following the practice, Head Coach Butch Davis was pleased with theteam’s performance in the mid-week workout. In specific, Davis pointed outthe benefits of having running back James Jackson (ankle) and defensivetackle Damione Lewis (knee) both at full speed in practice.
“It was a good work day,” said Davis. “Part of a practice’s success dependson whether those who are playing in the game are getting the reps inpractice. It was good to see James Jackson and Damione Lewis out theretoday taking all their reps.”
Davis also spoke of the Miami’s defense’s progress through five games.
“At times, we’ve been smothering on defense,” said Davis. “We’ve rushed thepasser and created turnovers much better than we did a year ago. But we’vegiven up some big plays. If we want to accomplish the goals which we’ve setout, then we have to become more consistent.”
Sophomore running back Najeh Davenport and senior linebacker Michael Smithare both out for the year with right knee injuries. There were no newinjuries to report.
The Hurricanes will return to practice on Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. atthe Greentree Practice Facility. Practices are closed to the public.
MIAMI-TEMPLE ON WAXY, 790 AM: The radio broadcast of Saturday’sMiami-Temple game will move from WQAM, 560-AM to WAXY, 790-AM, at 7:00 p.m.WQAM will be carrying the Florida Panthers-Vancouver Canucks hockey game at7:00 p.m. The Miami Hurricanes pre-game show begins at 4 p.m. onWQAM-560-AM.
TUMBA LA CASA: The University of Miami and HealthSouth Doctors’ Hospitalwill host “Tumba La Casa” as part of Hispanic Heritage Day at Saturday’sMiami-Temple football game at the Orange Bowl. Highlighting the festivitieswill be a concert by salsa sensation Oscar D’Leon following the footballgame.
Hispanic Heritage Day, presented by HealthSouth Doctors’ Hospital,will commemorate the Hispanic culture in the South Florida community. Thecelebration will begin at 2:00 p.m. with games and ethnic food in TouchdownAlley. There will be a Hispanic themed halftime show as well as specialmusic and promotions throughout the game. “Tumba La Casa” will culminatewith a concert with D’Leon and his band La Salsa Mayor following thefootball game.
D’Leon is a genuine music legend who possibly is the most recognizedVenezuelan artist. As the global messenger of tropical and salsa music,this “sonero” has performed at Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall, LincolnCenter, Miami Arena and throughout Europe and Asia.
