Hurricanes Continue Preparations For Final Orange Bowl Game

Nov. 7, 2007

Coral Gables – The Miami Hurricanes football team worked out for two hours this afternoon in preparation for their home finale – and their last game in the Orange Bowl – Saturday night against Virginia.

Coach Randy Shannon walked off the field after practice and quipped to reporters, “Nothing happened at practice today.”

Shannon then talked about the competition at placekicker, where Daren Daly, Francesco Zampogna and Matt Bosher are vying for the job in practice, and at left guard, where senior Andrew Bain is being pushed by freshmen Orlando Franklin and Joel Figueroa. He has not named a starter at those two positions.

Shannon added that quarterback Kyle Wright practiced the entire session and is nearly fully recovered from a sprained ankle.

The team will practice again at 3:20 p.m. Thursday at the Greentree Practice Fields.

CAMPBELL NAMED SEMIFINALIST FOR BEDNARIK AWARD

Hurricanes junior defensive end Calais Campbell has been named one of 15 semifinalists for the Bednarik Award, presented annually to the best defensive player in college football. This season, Campbell ranks third on the team with 71 tackles and he is tied for the team lead with five sacks. He leads the team with 18 QB pressures, and he also has an interception, two fumble recoveries and a pass reception on a fake field goal.