Lamar Miller goes in from a yard out to put the exclamation point on this one. HURRICANES 31, PITTSBURGH 3, 3:16 left in fourth quarter * After going almost 10 consecutive quarters without forcing a turnover, UM forces one in each of three consecutive Pitt possessions in the fourth quarter. HURRICANES 24, PITTSBURGH 3, 4:00 left in fourth quarter * Game over: Colin McCarthy gets in Cameron Saddler's face and the Pitt punt returner muffs the catch. Kylan Robinson recovers the ball at the Pitt 43. Four plays later Jacory Harris, hurt on the previous possession, hits Travis Benjamin for a 10-yard touchdown with 10:53 left. HURRICANES 24, PITTSBURGH 3, 10:53 left in fourth quarter * A roughing the passer penalty on Ramon Buchanan fuels a Pitt drive to the Miami 7 as the third quarter ends. Buchanan easily could have been flagged for a second unnecessary roughness penalty on the drive. Pitt ends shutout with 27-yard field goal. HURRICANES 17, PITTSBURGH 3, 14:27 left in fourth quarter
* What goes around, comes around: Pittsburgh punt pins UM at its 13. HURRICANES 17, PITTSBURGH 0, 6:03 left in third quarter * Field tilts back in Hurricanes' favor as 59-yard Bosher punt, plus two Pitt penalties on the kick, takes the ball from the Miami 19 to the Pitt 8. HURRICANES 17, PITTSBURGH 0, 6:31 left in third quarter * Is the rout on? UM gets another three-and-out on defense, a bad Panthers punt, and then a 19-yard Jacory Harris-to-Leonard Hankerson touchdown pass. HURRICANES 17, PITTSBURGH 0, 11:54 left in third quarter * Dan Hutchins hooks a 52-yard field goal attempt as UM keeps the shutout going. Harris takes a knee and it's halftime. HURRICANES 10, PITTSBURGH 0, HALF * On second-and-28, Ray Graham grabs a pass from Tino Sunseri and races 33 yards to the UM 36. HURRICANES 10, PITTSBURGH 0, 1:44 left in second quarter * Jacory Harris throws another jump-ball interception and, with six minutes left in the half, Pitt gains its first first down, and then runs for another. HURRICANES 10, PITTSBURGH 0, 4:00 left in second quarter * Fifth consecutive three-and-out forced by Miami. HURRICANES 10, PITTSBURGH 0, 6:47 left in second quarter * Aldarius Johnson's 18-yard acrobatic catch on the right sideline at the Pitt 43 (after a reversal upon review) and LaRon Byrd's one-handed 16-yarder, pace UM as it finally opens up its lead on a Matt Bosher 28-yard field goal. Four 5-yard UM penalties kill the drive, though. HURRICANES 10, PITTSBURGH 0, 8:28 left in second quarter * Fourth consecutive three-and-out forced by Hurricanes, and 22 total yards. Great punt pins Miami at its 11, though. HURRICANES 7, PITTSBURGH 0, 13:26 left in second quarter
* Quarter, and UM drive, ends on Harris being sacked. HURRICANES 7, PITTSBURGH 0, 15:00 left in second quarter * Pitt punter outkicks his coverage, but Travis Benjamin punt-return touchdown called back by TWO blocks in the back. HURRICANES 7, PITTSBURGH 0, 1:41 left in the first quarter.
* Three three-and-outs and 14 yards allowed by UM defense. HURRICANES 7, PITTSBURGH 0, 1:45 left in the first quarter.
* Matt Bosher gets nice bounce and pins Pitt at its 9 with a 45-yard punt. HURRICANES 7, PITTSBURGH 0, 2:52 left in the first quarter. * Spence again makes a play and UM forces another three-and-out. Panthers have 11 yards in two drives. HURRICANES 7, PITTSBURGH 0, 5:04 left in the first quarter. * Beautiful, leaping interception by Pitt defensive back Dom DeCicco in end zone on ball thrown by Harris from Panthers' 42 thwarts UM's second drive. HURRICANES 7, PITTSBURGH 0, 7:10 left in the first quarter. * Defensive end Allen Bailey and defensive back Sean Spence get physical and make tackles for losses as UM forces a three-and-out in Panthers' opening possession. HURRICANES 7, PITTSBURGH 0, 9:13 left in the first quarter. * Damien Berry burrows in from a yard out to close out a drive propelled by two Jacory Harris-to-Travis Benjamin connections for 52 yards. MIAMI HURRICANES 7, PITTSBURGH PANTHERS 0, 11:35 left in the first quarter
