The undefeated Miami Hurricanes head to Cincinnati, Ohio to face the Bearcats Thursday night. The Hurricanes are coming off a big win against Nebraska, but that was almost two weeks ago. While Miami will be trying to keep their undefeated streak going, the Bearcats will be looking to turn around their season after falling to 2-2 against AAC rival Memphis last Thursday.
The Bearcats will be without their starting quarterback Gunner Kiel, who injured his neck against Memphis the previous week. Head coach Tommy Tuberville said that redshirt freshman Hayden Moore will make the start Thursday night, according to Tom Groeschen of Cincinnati.com.
This will be the first time in two seasons that Kiel will not be the starter for the Cincinnati, but Moore will look to continue where he left off last week. After coming in for Kiel, the freshman quarterback threw for 557 yards and four touchdowns. Moore also threw two interceptions against Memphis' defense, and turnovers are likely to be a huge factor against the Hurricanes.
Miami's defense will be without defensive backs Deon Bush and Jamal Carter for targeting penalties against Nebraska. Bush had an interception against the Cornhuskers and will likely be missed in the first half.
Hurricanes quarterback Brad Kaaya will try to keep the offense rolling against the Bearcats defense tonight. Through three games so far this season, Miami is averaging over 41 points a game. In Kaaya's last start, he threw the ball 42 times for 379 yards and two touchdowns.
Miami will try to keep their undefeated season going, but a desperate Cincinnati team will likely need a win to turn their season around. The game starts at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time, and you can watch the live broadcast here. To listen to the Hurricanes radio broadcast, click here, and for the Bearcats radio broadcast, go here.
