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Manny Diaz facing criticism as Miami held to under 100 yards of offense at halftime vs. Virginia

Sydney Hunte

By Sydney Hunte

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After Miami’s blowout loss to Alabama in Atlanta to start the season, Manny Diaz is facing heat once more as the Hurricanes trail Virginia, 16-7, at Hard Rock Stadium.

The stat that jumps off the page is the offensive output: the Cavaliers have outgained the Hurricanes 245-94 thus far. Virginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong is 20-of-30 for 168 yards, while Billy Kemp IV has made 8 catches for 75 yards. Meanwhile, Tyler Van Dyke, playing in place of the injured D’Eriq King, has managed just 63 yards on 4-of-11 passing and, like Armstrong, has been sacked twice.

The Canes punted on their first 2 possessions. On the 3rd, they saw Cam’Ron Harris tackled in the end zone for a safety. They eventually found the end zone via Harris with 2-and-a-half minutes remaining, but not before punting on their 2 prior possessions.

Diaz has Miami off to a 2-2 start following wins over Appalachian State and FCS Central Connecticut, but there’s the 2 blowout losses to Alabama and Michigan State on his ledger as well. Here’s reaction from social media following the Canes’ first half:

https://twitter.com/BigFredBet1/status/1443747489396531200

Sydney Hunte

Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.

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