QB Harris is sharp for Miami

Associated Press

MIAMI

Jacory Harris and the Miami Hurricanes have been trying to not think too much about their long-awaited trip to Ohio State.

It’s all they’ll think about for the next week — and Harris might be ready for the challenge.

Harris completed 12 of 15 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns before sitting out the second half, and the 13th-ranked Hurricanes got their first shutout since 2006 by beating overmatched Florida A&M 45-0 to open the season Thursday night.

“I went out there and took care of my business,” Harris said. “As a team, we came out there and did everything we had to do in the first half, and coach sat us out for the rest of the game. I guess it was well-deserved.”

Leonard Hankerson caught the first two of Harris’ TD passes and finished with 115 receiving yards, as the Hurricanes (1-0) ran out to a 35-0 lead in the first 25 minutes and wound up outgaining Florida A&M 405-110.

Looming for Miami: A trip next Saturday to visit the second-ranked Buckeyes, the first meeting between the schools since the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, where Ohio State denied the Hurricanes what would have been their second straight national championship.

Miami coach Randy Shannon said he wouldn’t start thinking about the Buckeyes until today.

“One thing you never do, never take a victory and not enjoy it,” Shannon said.