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D'Eriq King, Hurricanes defeat UAB 31-14 in season opener

Cam'ron Harris runs for 134 yards, scores twice as Miami pulls ahead
Miami Hurricanes QB D'Eriq King vs UAB Blazers
Posted at 11:55 PM, Sep 10, 2020
and last updated 2020-09-10 23:55:55-04

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Cam'ron Huarris ran for 134 yards and scored twice to lead Miami to a 31-14 season-opening win over UAB Thursday night.

Harris' second touchdown from 4 yards late in the third period gave Miami a 24-14 lead after the Blazers of Conference USA got within three on Spencer Brown's 6-yard run.

Houston graduate transfer D'Eriq King threw for a touchdown and scored one for Miami, which became the first school from a Power 5 conference to begin the game-depleted 2020 season.

King's 4-yard pass to Brevin Jordan with time expiring in the third quarter gave Miami its final margin.

The Hurricanes snapped a 7-7 tie and took the lead for good on King's 12-yard run early in the second quarter. Jose Borregales' 25-yard field goal in the Hurricanes' first possession of the second half increased their lead to 17-7.

The Blazers (1-1) struck first on Tyler Johnston's 16-yard pass to Austin Watkins with 2:40 remaining in the first quarter.

The lead was short-lived after Harris' 66-yard run on the next drive. Miami opted to go for it on a fourth-and-1 at its 34 and Harris broke through the UAB line untouched for the longest touchdown run of his career.

Despite getting the go-ahead to play this season, Miami will be without highly regarded defensive end Greg Rousseau. Projected as a high NFL draft choice next spring, Rousseau opted to sit out the season.

UAB coach Bill Clark told a Birmingham radio station that a few of his reserves tested positive for coronavirus and didn't make the trip to South Florida.

Thursday's attendance of 8,153 at Hard Rock Stadium fell short of the 20% cap allowed at the 65,000-seat venue's capacity in compliance with coronavirus social-distancing guidelines. Spectators were scattered throughout the stadium's lower and upper decks.