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<\/a><\/p>\nMiami (OH) DE Adam Trick is the team leader in sacks. The RedHawks rank top 10 nationally in sacks per game. Getty Images<\/p>\n
Miami\u2019s season has been extremely streaky. The RedHawks started 0-3, then followed that up with a 5-0 record, and now they\u2019re back to .500 after an 0-2 showing in midweek games. The RedHawks look to break a rare November funk \u2014 which is usually the most prosperous time under head coach Chuck Martin.<\/p>\n
In order to do so, Miami needs an offensive spark after losing 24-3 to Toledo last week. In that game, quarterback Dequan Finn was a surprising scratch from the lineup, and that\u2019s because he is no longer part of the team, focusing on NFL Draft prep as the season winds to a close. Without the veteran seventh-year senior, Miami turns to Henry Hesson, a fifth-year senior with three starts as a RedHawk under his belt.<\/p>\n
Hesson has 489 yards, three touchdowns, and three interceptions on a 32-of-76 showing (42.1 percent) this year, and he\u2019ll look to gain more comfortability in the offense as the new clear-cut starter. When Miami passes, it prefers to take vertical shots, and that\u2019s evidenced by Kam Perry\u2019s season stat-line. The wide receiver averages 25.0 yards per catch \u2014 the most in the FBS among receivers with at least 20 receptions. Perry can often be found open downfield with a quick release and a knack for confusing defenders on double moves, and Miami needs his explosive playmaking to show up in this critical matchup.<\/p>\n
Other focal points on offense include wide receiver Cole Weaver, who has stepped up recently with 231 receiving yards (60 percent of his season production) in his last three games. On the ground, the RedHawks look to bulldoze the Bulls through a backfield built on a foundation of powerful backs. Jordan Brunson and D\u2019Shawntae Jones are among the main ball-carriers leading the 76th-ranked FBS rushing attack.<\/p>\n
Miami is more renowned for what it does on the defensive side, and it only allowed more than 24 points in one MAC game all year \u2014 a 44-30 win over Eastern Michigan. This group certainly did enough to defeat Toledo last week, forcing three turnovers and just one scoring drive exceeding 50 yards, but the offense needed to pull more weight in the game of complimentary football.<\/p>\n
One of the most noticeable aspects about this defense is the sheer star power in the safety room, with Eli Blakey, Silas Walters, and Eli Coppess around the ball on a majority of plays. The trio combines for seven interceptions, and Blakey and Walters each have seven pass breakups apiece. With all that havoc in the secondary, it\u2019s no surprise Miami allows under 200 passing yards per game on a 56.5 completion rate.<\/p>\n
The coverage skills extend to the linebacker room where Corban Hondru is making a First Team All-MAC case. Hondru has three picks on the year, in addition to a team-high 83 tackles and six tackles for loss \u2014 generating 17 and 14 tackles in two of his last three appearances. Another force in the front is defensive end Adam Trick. Miami is top 20 in the FBS with 2.6 sacks per game, and Trick is the quick pass rusher leading this charge with 6.5 as an individual.<\/p>\n