NCAA football \ Thursday’s roundup

No. 20 Miami 33, No. 14 Georgia Tech 17

MIAMI — Miami quarterback Jacory Harris raised some eyebrows this week when he suggested the Hurricanes’ offense couldn’t be stopped. Georgia Tech did nothing to disprove that theory. Cool and in control throughout, Harris completed 20 of 25 passes for 270 yards and three touchdowns, and the Hurricanes put an emphatic end to a four-game losing streak against Georgia Tech. Miami (2-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) matched its best league start since 2004, outgained Georgia Tech 453-228 and set up a Coastal Division showdown at Virginia Tech on Sept. 26. Graig Cooper ran for 93 yards, Javarris James rushed for 72 more and a touchdown, and LaRon Byrd caught five passes for 83 yards and another score. Georgia Tech (2-1, 1-1) blew Miami out a year ago, dooming the Hurricanes’ conference title hopes by rushing for 472 yards. This time, Miami handled the triple option with relative ease, holding the Yellow Jackets to 95 yards rushing — nearly half of those on the game’s first drive. Tech’s reigning ACC player of the year, fullback Jonathan Dwyer, was slowed by a shoulder injury and finished with 7 yards on five carries. Josh Nesbitt completed 6 of 15 passes, all to Demaryius Thomas, for 133 yards, including a 56-yard touchdown midway in the fourth quarter.

Ohio State: On Tuesday, coach Jim Tressel called a segment of hard-core Ohio State fans “miserable.” He said he gets critical e-mails, then added, “They’ve got to be some of the most unhappy people in the world, and I feel bad because we just made them less happy, and I hate to be a part of making someone less happy,” he said. “I mean, they’re already miserable.” By Thursday, he said he regretted putting down those who follow the team. “My dad taught me a long time ago, you’ll have a thousand chances to keep your mouth shut, use every one of them,” Tressel said. He said he wasn’t aware of any fallout to his earlier comments. “But no one could have better fans than we do,” he said. “And if anyone was half as miserable as we were on Sunday [and] Monday, I could understand them being miserable.” Almost always in control of the situation in his public appearances, Tressel added, “You live and learn.”

Florida: Receiver Andre Debose had surgery to repair a torn hamstring tendon in his left thigh. Debose had surgery Thursday at Shands Florida Surgical Center. He is expected to fully recover in four to six months, making it possible for him to return for spring practice. Debose, a 5-foot-11 speedster from the Orlando area, was coach Urban Meyer’s prized recruit in February. Meyer tabbed him as Percy Harvin’s replacement this fall. But Debose injured his hamstring at the Florida state high school track meet in April, tweaked it during summer workouts and then hurt it again on the first day of fall practice. Team doctors initially thought it was just a pulled muscle, but tests later revealed a tear.

Illinois: Starting middle linebacker Martez Wilson will miss the remainder of the season with a neck injury, leaving an already unsteady defense with a major hole to fill.

Associated Press