4th-and-5 from the Miami 42. Napier keeps his offense on the field and Cristobal burns a timeout. Extremely bold play with decent upside, massive downside.
Mertz continues to take shots downfield, this time to Elijah Badger. Pretty bad pass interference, rightfully called. Should be interesting to see who develops as Mertz's go-to downfield target now that Ricky Pearsall is gone.
Gators redzone defense looked much more comfortable here than on the first Hurricanes' drive. Still ends in a 23-yard field goal. 10-3 Miami.
70-yard scoring drive, nine plays, 5:26.
Ward rolls left and throws an interception to Shemar James. James' first career INT. Gators had just three interceptions in 2023. Ward had seven interceptions in 2023.
Miami will start on their own 2.5-yard line for their second drive following the punt. Gators lacked pressure on the first drive, now would be a good opportunity to change that.