Hurricanes Fall To LSU

     The Miami Hurricanes opened up their 2018 regular season and lost to LSU Tigers 33-17 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas on Sunday night. The Hurricanes have lost four consecutive games going back to last season. The last time these two schools met was at the 2005 Peach Bowl which the Tigers won 40-3.
     LSU(1-0) got on the scoreboard first. Cole Tracy converted on a 43-yard field goal at the 8:26 mark.
     Miami(0-1) was able to tie the contest with 6:49 left in the first. Bubba Baxa kicked a 38-yard field goal.
     The Tigers regained the lead 10-3 with 35 seconds remaining in the quarter. Running back Nick Brossette went off-left tackle and raced up the middle of the field 50 yards untouched to reach the end zone for a touchdown.
      In the second quarter, LSU scored on their first possession. Brossette rushed through the left side of the line and scored from one yard away at 9:21 for a 14-point margin. Tracy would add a 21-yard field goal at 4:56 to make it 20-3.
     The Hurricanes next drive ended up badly. Quarterback Malik Rosier threw an interception up the middle and linebacker Jacob Phillips returned it 45 yards for a score with 4:21 left in the second.
     The second half had the Tigers expand their lead to 30-3 on their second possession as Tracy kicked a 21-yard field goal at 7:32. He added a 54-yard field goal off the crossbar at the 3:51 mark.
     The Canes finally reached the end zone with 13:57 remaining in the fourth quarter. Rosier faked a handoff to running back Travis Homer and sprinted through the middle for a three-yard touchdown run.
     Miami rumbled down the field on their next possession. Wide receiver Brian Hightower made his first career catch with a 32-yard touchdown reception on the left side of the end zone from Rosier at 8:43 and the Canes were down 33-17.