Hurricanes Practice Under Cloudy Skies
Oct. 14, 1999
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The 24th ranked University of Miami football team (2-3,0-0 BIG EAST) held a 90-minute workout in full pads on Thursday 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.
The Hurricanes worked out under dark, cloudy skies for one hourbefore rain began falling for the final portion of the practice. Head CoachButch Davis was pleased to complete the workout and practice in the rain.
“We practiced in the rain some today and we may have rain tomorrow and onSaturday,” said Davis. “It gave us a chance to try to execute under some ofthe same conditions we may have on Saturday. You don’t want to do it(practice in the rain) as an everyday diet, but to work in the rain fromtime to time I believe is very good for our football team.”
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.
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.
