TOP 25 'Canes look listless in 38-13 rout

Quarterback Brock Berlin made several poor decisions.
HOUSTON (AP) -- Tyrone Moss has never looked better. Brock Berlin has rarely looked worse. And Miami looked nothing like a national championship contender.
Moss rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns, Tavares Gooden recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a score, and Baraka Atkins scored on a 58-yard fumble return in the fourth-ranked Hurricanes' listless 38-13 victory over Houston on Thursday night.
"There are some things we have to correct," Moss said. "I know nobody's going to have their best game every week."
Miami (3-0) clearly didn't have its best game against Houston. The Cougars (1-3) were playing their fourth game in 19 days and haven't beaten a ranked opponent in eight years.
Berlin was pretty much the only thing keeping Miami from a lopsided victory. He finished 13-of-23 for 99 yards and was sacked seven times, often because of his own poor decisions in the pocket.
"We were a little shaky at times," Berlin acknowledged. "We didn't have a whole lot of success with the passing game."
First score allowed
Miami also allowed its first offensive touchdown of the season: Kevin Kolb's 6-yard sprint into the end zone in the final moments of the first half. The Cougars' sideline erupted in celebration, with a few players tossing their helmets into the air.
The Hurricanes had gone 11 quarters and an overtime without giving up an offensive touchdown.
Thought to be one of the favorites for a national title, Miami revealed plenty of flaws against a team that was a four-touchdown underdog and was without its leading rusher. The Hurricanes were pushed around on defense by Houston's inexperienced offensive line and never could sustain any offensive momentum.
"We wanted to show the country that we were a team that was not going to let another team come in here and walk all over us," said Houston defensive end Joe Clay, who had three sacks.
Houston tailback Anthony Evans, who rushed for 282 yards against Army last week, missed the game after straining his right calf during pregame warmups. He watched from the sidelines in his uniform, leaning on crutches while wearing a boot.
Predictably, Houston got off to a rough start without him.
The Cougars barely got their first play off on time, dropped a pass on the third play, committed a false-start penalty on the next and were nearly intercepted on third down. Gooden scored on Anthony Reddick's blocked punt on fourth down, 55 seconds into the game.
Frank Gore and Moss added a couple of short scoring runs to give Miami a 21-0 lead early in the second quarter.