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Miami Hurricanes wide receiver Thearon Collier to miss Duke game

Add another injury to the Miami Hurricanes' already lengthy list.

Wide receiver and punt-return specialist Thearon Collier sustained an ankle sprain Sunday during practice and was initially put in a cast to immobilize it, a source close to the situation said.

The cast has been removed and replaced with a walking boot. He will miss the game against Duke at noon Saturday at LandShark Stadium. His status for UM's final regular-season game at University of South Florida is uncertain and depends on how his ankle heals.

Miami Hurricanes QB Jacory Harris to have surgery on thumb

University of Miami quarterback Jacory Harris will have surgery to repair torn ligaments on his right thumb and will be out at least a month, likely leaving him out of passing drills during spring football, according to a source close to the situation.

Late Monday night, Harris sent out this message through his Twitter account: ``Bad news I guess. . . . A.J. and Stephen have fun.''

A.J. Highsmith is UM's backup quarterback. Stephen Morris is the quarterback from Miami Monsignor Pace expected to sign with the Hurricanes in February.

Miami Hurricanes want to give seniors nice sendoff

The last time Duke went to a bowl game, Blue Devils quarterback Thaddeus Lewis was a first-grader in Miami. UM quarterback Jacory Harris was about to enter kindergarten.

The two soon became friends at the Northwest Boys & Girls Club, where Harris and Lewis competed in Optimist football.

``He was someone I always looked up to, one of the best kids in the park,'' said Harris, who still listens to the senior's advice.

Va. Tech dominates Miami Hurricanes at home

That fuzzy fantasy of another University of Miami national title was just that. The Hokies of Virginia Tech had reality in mind.

In one sopping-wet mess of a day at Lane Stadium, the Hurricanes lost their grip on a potential top-five ranking with a slop of a game.

No. 11 Virginia Tech smashed the Heisman hype for UM quarterback Jacory Harris and brought No. 9 UM back to earth with a 31-7 victory in torrential rain. The only statement the Hurricanes made Saturday in front of a rowdy, capacity crowd was that they are not ready to be among the country's elite.

Miami Hurricanes escape with victory at Wake Forest

The Cardiac Canes did all they could Saturday to give away the football game.

And until the fourth quarter, the Demon Deacons did all they could to win it.

But Miami quarterback Jacory Harris engineered an 82-yard drive for the ages that culminated with an impossibly difficult 13-yard touchdown catch by Travis Benjamin for a 28-27 lead and eventual margin of victory.