Miami Hurricanes Football News

MIAMI (AP) _ Kyle Wright returned from an injury to throw a game-sealing touchdown pass to DajLeon Farr with 2:15 left, and Miami escaped an upset bid by Duke for the second straight year by beating the Blue Devils 24-14 on Saturday. Wright was 19-of-23 for 230 yards and two touchdowns for the Hurricanes (4-1, 1-0), who won their Atlantic Coast Conference opener for the first time in three years. Thad Lewis completed 18 of 27 passes ...

The Miami Hurricanes promoted defensive co-ordinator Randy Shannon to head coach Friday to replace Larry Coker. Shannon helped the Hurricanes win three national championships as a linebacker and has overseen the defence since 2001. Miami fired Coker two weeks ago after the team finished the regular season 6-6, its worst record since 1997. ``Randy has the discipline and heart of a champion,'' university president Donna Shalala said in a statement. ...