MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Stanford interim coach Frank Reich knows of at least one way to beat Miami — getting down 31-0 at halftime and then pulling off something unforgettable.
Hey, it worked once.
No. 9 Miami (5-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) plays host to Stanford (3-4, 2-2) on Saturday night, the first meeting between the schools — but not the first time the Hurricanes have gone up against Reich. He was the quarterback Maryland put in for the second half of a game against Miami in 1984, one where the Hurricanes wasted a 31-point lead and lost 42-40.
“It’s a long time ago,” Reich said. “And it’s funny. The things I think about that game are still the same things that (Stanford general manager Andrew) Luck and I are still preaching to this team today. One play at a time. It doe