Miami Football Report - Tuesday, Sept. 3
Sept. 4, 2002
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) – The top-ranked Miami Hurricanes began game week preparations for their upcoming showdown with the sixth-ranked Florida Gators with a two-hour practice Tuesday afternoon at the Greentree Practice Fields on the UM campus.
Head coach Larry Coker welcomed the team back to regular practices after the team’s 63-17 victory over Florida A&M. Highlighting the day was the return to action in a limited way of redshirt freshman Kelly Jennings, who has been sidelined with a torn ligament in his right thumb.
The Hurricanes will go through a practice on Wednesday afternoon at Greentree starting at 3:30 p.m. The week will wind down with another workout on Thursday afternoon starting at 3:30 p.m. followed by a closed walk-through on Friday morning before departing for Gainesville.
This Saturday’s game will be televised nationally by the telecast team of Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analysis) and Jill Arrington (sideline reports). Fox Sports Net Florida (Tape Delay, Sunday, Sept. 8, 5 p.m Eastern Time) will produce coverage of all Miami Hurricanes football games this season with Frank Forte (play-by-play) and former UM offensive lineman Dave Heffernan (analysis) describing the action.
The Hurricane Radio Network (WPOW-FM [96.5 FM]/WQAM-AM [560 AM]) will carry the game live with Joe Zagacki (play-by-play), former Hurricane offensive lineman Don Bailey, Jr. (analysis), and Brian London (sideline reports) describing the action. Josh Darrow is the studio host. Radio Unica (WNMA-AM [1210 AM]) will broadcast the game in Spanish with Roly Martin (play-by-play) and Jose Martinez (analysis) describing the action.
Miami and Florida meet for the 51st time in football Saturday evening with the series tied at 25-25. Miami has won the last three meetings against Florida, including the last meeting (37-20) in the 2001 Nokia Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on January 2, 2001. Now in its 76th season of football, Miami has faced Florida more than any opponent. Miami holds a 14-12 advantage in the series in games at Gainesville while UF leads, 11-8, in games at the Orange Bowl. The Hurricanes own a 5-0 advantage vs. Florida in nationally televised games. Miami is 27-12 all-time in games televised by CBS Sports.
