Miami Hurricanes Football: Starters, Halftime Notes, and Postgame Notes – North Carolina (Oct. 8)

Miami Offensive Starters­­­

QB #9 Tyler Van Dyke, RB #21 Henry Parrish, Jr., WR #8 Frank Ladson, Jr., WR #83 Michael Redding III, WR #12 Brashard Smith, TE #85 Will Mallory, LT #74 John Campbell, Jr., LG #64 Jalen Rivers, C #53 Jakai Clark, RG #70 Justice Oluwaseun, RT #51 DJ Scaife, Jr.


Miami Defensive Starters

DL #90 Akheem Mesidor, DL #6 Darrell Jackson, Jr., DL #56 Leonard Taylor III, DL #12 Jahfari Harvey, STAR #23 Te’Cory Couch, LB #11 Corey Flagg, Jr., LB #17 Waynmon Steed, CB #8 DJ Ivey, S #24 Kam Kinchens, S #0 James Williams, CB #2 Tyrique Stevenson

HALFTIME NOTES:
NORTH CAROLINA 21, MIAMI 17
HARD ROCK STADIUM • MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. • OCTOBER 8, 2022
TEAM & GENERAL NOTES
• Miami Starters:
Offense: QB #9 Tyler Van Dyke, RB #21 Henry Parrish, Jr., WR #8 Frank Ladson, Jr., WR #83 Michael Redding III, WR #12 Brashard Smith, TE #85 Will Mallory, LT #74 John Campbell, Jr., LG

64 Jalen Rivers, C #53 Jakai Clark, RG #70 Justice Oluwaseun, RT #51 DJ Scaife, Jr.

Defense: DL #90 Akheem Mesidor, DL #6 Darrell Jackson, Jr., DL #56 Leonard Taylor III, DL #12 Jahfari Harvey, STAR #23 Te’Cory Couch, LB #11 Corey Flagg, Jr., LB #17 Waynmon Steed, CB

8 DJ Ivey, S #24 Kam Kinchens, S #0 James Williams, CB #2 Tyrique Stevenson

• Team captains Saturday were #0 James Williams, #24 Kam Kinchens, #64 Jalen Rivers and #85 Will Mallory
OFFENSIVE TEAM & INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• The Hurricanes totaled 323 yards of offense, including 289 passing yards, in the first half Saturday.
• Making the 14th start of his career, QB Tyler Van Dyke finished the first half with 289 yards on 20-for-25 passing. He had two touchdowns and zero interceptions.
• TE Will Mallory tied for the Hurricanes’ team lead with four receptions totaling 69 yards. He had a long reception of 31 yards.
• WR Frank Ladson had a team high-tying four catches totaling 42 yards. Six Hurricanes caught multiple passes in the first half Saturday.
• RB Jaylan Knighton had a 41-yard reception in the first half.
• RB Henry Parrish, Jr., and WR Key’Shawn Smith each caught touchdown passes in the first half. The touchdown was the sixth total score for Parrish (second receiving) and third for Smith
(second receiving).
DEFENSIVE TEAM & INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• The Hurricanes defense totaled three tackles for loss and one sack in the first half with one interception.
• LB Keontra Smith had the first interception of his career in the first half. With the pick, Miami’s defense doubled QB Drake Maye’s season interception total to two.
• DL Mitchell Agude had a solo sack in the first half. DB Te’Cory Couch and DB Kam Kinchens tied for the team lead with four tackles apiece in the first half.
SPECIAL TEAMS TEAM & INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• K Andy Borregales connected on a 38-yard field goal as time expired in the first half. He went 1-for-2 on field goal attempts in the first half.
• P Lou Hedley had a 44-yard punt in the first half.

POSTGAME NOTES:
NORTH CAROLINA 27, MIAMI 24
HARD ROCK STADIUM • MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. • OCTOBER 8, 2022 • 53,751
TEAM & GENERAL NOTES
• Miami Starters:
Offense: QB #9 Tyler Van Dyke, RB #21 Henry Parrish, Jr., WR #8 Frank Ladson, Jr., WR #83 Michael Redding III, WR #12 Brashard Smith, TE #85 Will Mallory, LT #74 John Campbell, Jr., LG

64 Jalen Rivers, C #53 Jakai Clark, RG #70 Justice Oluwaseun, RT #51 DJ Scaife, Jr.

Defense: DL #90 Akheem Mesidor, DL #6 Darrell Jackson, Jr., DL #56 Leonard Taylor III, DL #12 Jahfari Harvey, STAR #23 Te’Cory Couch, LB #11 Corey Flagg, Jr., LB #17 Waynmon Steed, CB

8 DJ Ivey, S #24 Kam Kinchens, S #0 James Williams, CB #2 Tyrique Stevenson

• Team captains Saturday were #0 James Williams, #24 Kam Kinchens, #64 Jalen Rivers and #85 Will Mallory
OFFENSIVE TEAM & INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• The Hurricanes totaled 538 yards of offense, including 496 passing yards, in Saturday’s game against North Carolina.
• Making the 14th start of his career, QB Tyler Van Dyke finished the game with the second-most passing yards in Miami history at 496. He set career marks with 42 completions and 57
attempts and also threw three touchdown passes with one interception. Van Dyke also set school records for attempts and completions.
• The 496 yards are tied for No. 14 in ACC history and 125 more than any ACC quarterback in 2022. His 42 completions were ninth in ACC history and eight more than any ACC QB in 2022.
• The 42 completions by Van Dyke are the most by an ACC quarterback since NC State QB Ryan Finley had 45 in 2017.
• TE Will Mallory had a career-high eight catches totaling a career-best 115 yards. WR Frank Ladson, Jr., tied for the team lead with eight catches.
• WR Colbie Young caught the first three passes of his career totaling 42 yards, including a 16-yard touchdown.
• TE Jaleel Skinner had a career-high three catches for a career-best 40 yards.
• RB Henry Parrish, Jr., and WR Key’Shawn Smith each caught touchdown passes in the first half. The touchdown was the sixth total score for Parrish (second receiving) and third for Smith
(second receiving).
DEFENSIVE TEAM & INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• The Hurricanes defense totaled nine tackles for loss, five sacks and two interceptions Saturday against North Carolina.
• LB Keontra Smith had the first interception of his career in the first half. With the pick, Miami’s defense doubled QB Drake Maye’s season interception total to two.
• An interception by Kam Kinchens in the second half marked the first time in QB Drake Maye’s career where he threw for two interceptions in a game. He entered with just one in all of 2022.
• DL Darrell Jackson, Jr., and LB Corey Flagg, Jr., tied for the team lead with seven total tackles apiece. Jackson had 1.5 TFLs with one sack, while Flagg had 3.0 TFLs.
• DL Mitchell Agude totaled 1.5 tackles for loss with one sack. DL Akheem Mesidor had three tackles and two PBUs.
SPECIAL TEAMS TEAM & INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• K Andy Borregales connected on 1-2 field goals on Saturday. He connected on a 38-yard field goal in the second quarter and missed from 53 yards in the first quarter.
• P Lou Hedley had two punts totaling 90 yards for a 45 yard average. He had a long punt of 46 yards and landed both of his punts inside the UNC 20-yard line.