Another Two-A-Day in the Books for the `Canes
Aug. 16, 2010
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Miami completed its second two-a-day of fall camp on Monday, holding its second two-hour session on the Greentree Practice Fields in the late afternoon hours. Working under slightly cooler conditions than the early morning session, the `Canes continued to stress red zone and third down situations with the season-opener just weeks away now.
Chambers Switching Sides
Junior Lee Chambers has a new home. On Monday, the former running back ran out onto the practice fields in a white uniform to stretch with Lovett’s defense. Chambers, who has 272 yards rushing in 14 career games at UM, makes a similar move to the secondary that former teammate Sam Shields did a season ago. He began working with defensive backs coach Wesley McGriff on technique and assignments, often taking plays off to stand alongside McGriff and listen in as he coached up his secondary.
Whipple Excites the Offense
Junior quarterback Spencer Whipple may have provided the most exciting moments of the day, connecting on back-to-back deep passes to Storm Johnson and Aldarius Johnson in 11-on-11 blitz drills. Whipple’s first pass to Storm went up the middle for a 70-yard touchdown after a big block downfield by Billy Sanders. That was immediately followed up by a spectacular 40-45 yard throw-and-catch to Aldarius, exciting the other offensive players as they watched on.
Join the Carnivale
On the final Saturday before the start of the college football season, make sure you spend your day at the first-ever `Canes Carnivale taking place Saturday, Aug. 28, in the Basketball Field House and H-100 parking lot at the BankUnited Center on the UM campus in Coral Gables.
The event, which runs from 10 a.m. through 1 p.m., will feature a variety of activities for fans to enjoy while interacting with their favorite Hurricanes’ student-athletes from all UM sports. There will also be a number of other entertaining things to do, as well as food and drinks for all to enjoy.
For more information, CLICK HERE.
Let’s Talk Ohio State
Do you want an exclusive lunch with head coach Randy Shannon on the week of the highly-anticipated game against No. 2 Ohio State?
Here is your chance… The Hurricane Club and Coach Shannon have joined forces for the latest It’s All About the U Speaker Series event. Shannon will be the featured speaker at Timpano’s Chophouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, Sept. 7 from Noon to 1 p.m. That’s just four days before the most anxiously awaited non-conference game of the 2010 season.
Make your Lunch Reservation by CLICKING HERE.
Offensive Highlights
– In addition to Spencer Whipple’s big passing plays, Jacory Harris had another great practice throwing the football. Harris hit Leonard Hankerson on a pair of long passes, as well as connecting on first down passes to Aldarius Johnson and Richard Gordon among others.
– Mike James stood out in the running game, breaking three long runs of 15+ yards.
– Kendal Thompkins led all receivers with six catches in the session
– Clive Walford stood out among the tight ends with a pair of 20-25 yard receptions.
Defensive Highlights
– Ray-Ray Armstrong, Vaughn Telemaque and Colin McCarthy all recorded interceptions in the afternoon session. Telemaque and McCarthy each recorded theirs off of tipped passes.
– McCarthy also provided what would have been a highlight tackle in a game situation on a passing play cross the middle.
– Jeremy Lewis, Andrew Smith, Olivier Vernon and Allen Bailey all had big afternoons on the D-line. Lewis had a QB hurry and a tackle for loss, Vernon had a pair of QB hurries, while Smith and Bailey each had a sack and a QB hurry.
– JoJo Nicolas had success getting into the backfield, recorded a pair of tackles for a loss.
Ticket Information
To order tickets for the 2010 season, call 1-800-GO-CANES or visit www.hurricanesports.com.
