He was like, "You serious?" At the time, [Paterno] wasn't taking JUCO transfers, and that was one of the schools I would've went to, so when I got a chance to play against them I said, "I'm gonna show him. That gave us a chance. Every one of those games was a physical, physical affair. "I said, 'Our difference is, we were gonna try to outhit you.' Randy Shannon is giving us every way to run this option, and I was frankly frustrated because it was hard to process it all. We knew that was going to be a tough game. But nobody wanted to waste the opportunity in front of them, either: A shot at the school's first national championship in 10 years. The Panthers had six first-round draft picks on its '01 roster while Miami's '01 team eventually Butch did a great job recruiting and developing and building the culture. We hadn't been there. He didn't want it to be close. I remember when I recruited him, his coach told me, "You don't really know what you're getting." I thought to myself, "Oh my gosh, do not drop this." I never experienced that, just to sit there and say, "I'm the best, and that was a product of all our work." DC Randy Shannon LB Jonathan Vilma He had the respect of those players. We have the recipe, we have the tools, we have everything to be successful. They're just telling us we're No. The intelligence he had. Our physicality wasn't good. "I mean, football, no question, I don't think anybody in college football could play with us. We had 31 scholarships lost. But we were a great team. including 17 first-rounders and at least one Hall of Famer in Ed Reed. 14 Syracuse, 59-0", "No. Nobody was too "big time" for anything. The 2001 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coker We weren't trying to sit here and showcase how fast and athletic we were. Coker However, the ball ricocheted off the leg of Miami cornerback Mike Rumph, landing in the hands of defensive end Matt Walters. Chudzinski Do you have a sports website? The same standings that kept Miami out of the 2000 national championship game. We knew what route was coming on that play. "Because you're trying to recruit the foundation of what's to come for the next four years. How about 2013 Florida State, a team so loaded with talent all 22 of its offensive and defensive starters that year ended up on an NFL roster? Fundraiser : The UM Sports Hall of Fame Needs U! A jersey worn by late Hurricanes great Sean Taylor. The Canes Collapse Against The Noles, Lose 85-84. That's how comical it became. Nobody really wanted to work out at 1 p.m. in the scorching heat and high humidity in South Florida. Dorsey passed for 362 yards and 3 touchdowns, while wide receiver Andre Johnson caught 7 passes for 199 yards and 2 touchdowns. We were trying to showcase how tough we were. Then there was the first half against Nebraska in the BCS national championship game, in which Miami made the Cornhuskers look like a slow backyard team with no business being on the big stage. Mission Statement [citation needed] NFL individual records [when?] But despite being outgained by the Hurricanes by 134 yards and being dominated in time-of-possession, the Hokies never quit. It really gave the players and the coaching staff somebody to rally behind. The team's first-, second- and third-string running backs all later became running backs with a start in the NFL, a feat only done at least five other times. After a Virginia Tech touchdown and two-point conversion cut Miami's lead to 2618, the Hokies blocked a Miami punt and returned it for another score, cutting Miami's lead to just two points. It's Ed!". "We felt like we couldn't miss on anyone in recruiting," said Andreu Swasey, who was the strength and conditioning coach at Miami in 2001. He made good decisions and he made everyone around him better. It was like, this is going to be outstanding for the next three, four, five years. It was a somewhat natural transition because I knew the players. I think it was kind of a weight off everybody's shoulders at the end. Payton didnt enjoy the NFL success as the other running backs but did play for the Tennessee Titans in 2005. That's how much we've been around each other. It's a really tight locker room, we're getting ready to go out, and I absolutely remember it like it was yesterday, and I remember getting chills from hearing his battle cry, just like coming out in the second half, we're putting this away. A lot of people talk about the struggles against Florida State, but we had those struggles against Virginia Tech. We used to say that was the easiest workout and we would suck our fingers, like that was pie. As of 2013, they had earned a combined total of 43 trips to the Pro Bowl: Ed Reed (9), Andre Johnson (7), Frank Gore (5), Vince Wilfork (5), Jeremy Shockey (4), Jonathan Vilma (3), Willis McGahee (2), Chris Myers (2), Clinton Portis (2), Antrel Rolle (2), Sean Taylor (2), Bryant McKinnie (1), and Kellen Winslow II (1). And I've debated that, and it's like, 'Yeah, whatever, you can talk.' That served as motivation. The first quarter, we'd always said, once we got the speed of the option down, we'd get it done. It was one of those things where it was kind of like inevitable for us, you know what I mean? Miami had zero touchdowns. After the close win over Boston College, Miami went on to win over #14 Syracuse, 590,[12] and #12 Washington, 657,[13] in consecutive weeks in the Orange Bowl. ACC Network FAQs Quarterbacks You're gonna communicate and you're gonna stay together, or you've got to go. I think they added extra bleachers so now they had the biggest stadium in college football. We just knew we were going to win it all. It was a challenge to figure out how to get through the rest of that game. The first series, we line up, they run their option, and for as fast as it went for us in practice, it was like they were in sand. Payton ran for 985 yards and 7 touchdowns as a senior and averaged 5 yards per carry over his career. When we recruited him in high school, when I actually went to see him in person it was at a basketball game. The Canes became arguably the greatest team in CFB history 20 years ago, finishing 12-0, winning the national title and producing 38 NFL draft picks. They beat us 47-0, and I remember walking off the field and everyone was celebrating and he said, "As long as I have something to do with it, I will never be embarrassed by Florida State again." People were literally afraid to let the person next to them down. They remain the only team to have its first-, second-, third- and fourth-string running backs all later become running backs with a start in the NFL. there was no mention of GOATs or legacies, just one line at the bottom that noted: "This UM team has joined elite company.". The Canes became arguably the greatest team in CFB history 20 years ago, finishing 12-0, winning the national title and producing 38 NFL draft picks. People always say the great teams have to overcome a scare along the way. You know I'm hurt, yet we let them score two touchdowns. They knew he was the straw that stirred the drink. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. There were a lot of expectations, and Larry took the pressure off of them. It was cold. Johnson was a member of the Hurricanes' most recent national championship team in 2001. They were All-Pro NFL players," said Rick Neuheisel, who was Washington coach at the time. Eventually producing a record 38 NFL Draft picks, the 2001 Hurricanes are considered by many to be the best college football team of all time.[1][2][3]. I had to challenge them, because if not, they're looking at you like, "What is this?" Adelson: 2001 Canes make case for college football's GOATs, Breaking down the latest in 2024 football recruiting, from top commits to March visits, The Turnover Luck Index: Rating every 2022 team, from USC to Rutgers, ACC boss: Rule changes backed by FBS leaders, Top draft prospect Carter charged in fatal crash, Stoops: QB Leary (pec) 'close to full go' for UK, Hall of Fame coach Ault named to CFP committee, New NCAA president readies for NIL, legal issues, Ex-Vols staffers agree to show-cause penalties, UNC hires ex-Browns HC Kitchens as assistant, Kiper's updated NFL mock draft: Who's moving up for a QB? When he spoke, the team listened. To go and win the game was quite an experience. Davenport was also an effective weapon as a receiver catching 35 balls for 3 touchdowns in orange and green. Soon, that entire mentality took hold across the entire team. Dorsey was also a Heisman finalist, finishing third. I put my heart in this (expletive) dog. Sometimes the practices in the bowl games get a little stale or tired. '", Added former Syracuse coach Paul Pasqualoni: "That team was so talented, so explosive, so good on defense. 4 in the Bowl Championship Series standings. I'll never forget, he said he really liked our team. If Greg Schiano had not left and gone to Rutgers it would've been a potential for him to get the job, but I was glad for the staff and players that there wouldn't be a blow-up. Additional contributors included future stars Kellen Winslow II, Sean Taylor, Antrel Rolle, Vernon Carey, and Rocky McIntosh. There is history in nearly every corner of the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame and the Tom Kearns Sports Hall of Fame Building. Walters "We had that mentality of, 'You may get a run, but I promise you for the next 60 minutes, we're gonna kick your ass. One of the greatest safeties in college football history, Reed twice earned first-team All-America honors while guiding the Hurricanes to a national championship in 2001Led the Hurricanes to four consecutive bowl victories, ending career with perfect 12-0 record and 2001 national championship win over Nebraska2001 BIG EAST Defensive Co-Player / Chudzinski ", Flashback Friday pic.twitter.com/qCE9gnzI5E. CB Mike Rumph We wanted to beat them for two reasons, right? And when he spoke, the coaches listened. Prior to the 2006 Rose Bowl, ESPN's SportsCenter ran a special in which the 2005 USC Trojans, led by stars Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush, and LenDale White, were compared with the greatest college teams of the past 50 years, as picked by sports fans voting on ESPN.com, to determine their place in history. / McGahee single handedly beat the Florida Gators in 2002 rushing for over 200 yards in the contest. We knew when I was there, but in 2001, it became reality. Back then, we had availabilities three times a week with players, an open locker room after games and access to practice, too. This past January, I sat in the press box at Hard Rock Stadium in the most bizarre setting for a national championship game, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. As I remember, the fans are standing right over the bench and they were yelling at our coaches, and they were throwing Skittles at us. With BC on the verge of a momentous upset, St. Pierre attempted to pass to receiver Ryan Read at the Miami 2-yard line. This team, who kept us out of the national championship, beat us our freshman year slammed the quarterback in the goal post that's what that was all about. Schumann returning to Georgia, 'It's the most talented team to ever play': An oral history of the 2001 Miami Hurricanes, Miami's turnover chain set a celebratory standard across the college football landscape. That 2001 season, it was like the season was already written. The fourth quarter was fun for us, because at that point, the game was kind of in hand, and everybody got to enjoy and be part of it: first, second, third string guys, everybody was getting in and getting to play. We sucked on offense. Baseball. Head coach Larry Coker The way we were able to play, come out firing on all cylinders, was huge. Three trades in a chaotic top five, The new law changing service academy football, and the coaches pushing back, Realignment chatter: How the Pac-12 holds the key to it all. S Ed Reed And I did that, and I was like, "Oh, man, that felt good." 15 Washington 3429 on the road, while the Seminoles' lone loss was on the road to the #7 team in the country by 3. Reed has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. You look back on it, and man, that was a great play by Mike, by me, by Ed. Two weeks later, the game everybody in the locker room had circled on the calendar had finally arrived: Washington. I'd smile every time when I'd see them before the game and say, "Yeah, we're going to go at it. A lot of people don't realize the rivalry between Miami and Virginia Tech. When you've got guys that are doing workouts, even though it was hell on earth in July in 115 degrees, like you're breathing through a sock, and turn around and just do it again for a teammate because he needs help, that's remarkable. There will be unsung heroes picking up blitzes. But I wasn't leaving these guys. There were moments in that season that we felt we deserved to win those close games, because we outworked those teams in that offseason. Walters 2. "I just think our mental toughness was just as impressive as our physical and athletic ability. All rights reserved Mario Cristobal has not only flipped the roster following his first season in Coral Gables he's been busy tinkering with his coaching staff, too. A stacked running back room, which featured Frank Gore as the No. Though Miami dominated nearly every team it played, it had to survive a close one at Boston College in November. Kenny was the perfect guy. 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