While it will be up to the IRISH defense to lead the charge on Friday against Miami, it will be up to offense to execute, particularly in capitalizing on turnovers and good field position. In addition, the IRISH offense will need to establish the run game and control the line of scrimmage, as well sustain drives through execution on 3rd down.
All of these key factors boil down to the play of the Irish offensive line. The men in trenches will need make room for the Wood and Hughes in order to get the offense flowing. The vaunted Miami Hurricane defense leads the nation in tackles for a loss. If the line can't block, the offense will sputter, pinning the whole game on the shoulders of the defense.
In addition, the Irish need the ground game to effectively open up the passing game. The Irish will need to stretch the field to keep the Miami defenders at bay and out of the backfield and off quarterback Tommy Rees. The Miami defense ranks 6th in the nation in sacks. If Miami starts to reek havoc across the line of scrimmage and disrupt the pass, the Irish will have no chance at victory.
Furthermore, the passing game might have a rough time getting started. With starting wide out Duval Kamara not playing, or even traveling to the game, due to personal reasons, it will be up to John Goodman and others to replace him. In addition, all eyes will be on stud receiver Michael Floyd, who will have a premier NFL match-up against talented Miami corner Brandon Harrison. Expect the fast and talented Miami linebacking corp led by Sean Spence to disrupt the Rees-Eifert connection down the middle as well.
Even though on paper it does not bode well for the Irish offense, it's hard to doubt freshman quarterback Tommy Rees. The Irish offense has already shown the ability to overcome four turnovers and still win the game (Thanks defense!). Not to mention, Rees is undefeated (3-0) as a starter, and there is no reason to believe that will change anytime soon.
GO IRISH!!! BEAT HURRICANES!!!
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