Miami Hurricanes

Harris expected to play despite hurt hand

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The Miami Hurricanes' seniors play their final game in front of the home crowd

CORAL GABLES -- It will mark the final time they run through "smoke."

Saturday's final regular-season home game against Duke will be laced with emotion for the University of Miami's senior class.<p/> For Duke quarterback Thaddeus Lewis, his final homecoming also has plenty of meaning. It's his last chance to beat the hometown school that didn't recruit him, and it's a must-win for the banged-up Blue Devils (5-5, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have to win their final two games to keep their hopes alive of reaching a bowl game for the first time since 1995.

Freshman quarterback A.J. Highsmith said he didn't prepare any differently this week, even with sophomore starter Jacory Harris dealing with a finger injury. But Highsmith said he will be ready if his number is called Saturday against Duke.

Dwayne Collins had 23 points and 14 rebounds as Miami overpowered Tulane 74-54 Thursday in the first round of the Charleston Classic.

CORAL GABLES - The University of Miami women's basketball team travels to Alabama to take on the UAB Blazers at the Bartow Arena on Saturday, November 21. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. EST.

The University of Miami men's basketball team takes on upset-minded UNC Wilmington in second-round action of the Charleston Classic on Fri., Nov. 20, at 3 p.m. on CSS. The winner advances to Sunday's title game.

The University of Miami volleyball team returns home for two of its final three matches this weekend, playing host to the University of Maryland (Nov. 20) and Boston College (Nov. 22) on a "Senior Day" weekend in Coral Gables, Fla.

Here is the University of Miami football Thursday injury report heading into Saturday’s game against Duke:

My conversation with GA linebacker James Vaughter's father, Jonathan, started out with him asking how I was doing and I replied, ‘I’m doing pretty good, but our subscribers aren’t.’ He replied, “They’re up in arms, huh?’ I said, ‘SC fans aren’t used to seeing their team lose 55-21.’Vaughter said, ‘The NFL is full of players from last year’s team and it’s difficult to reload that quickly.’"

Jadeveon Clowney could be the top ranked player in the state of South Carolina for the class of 2011. At 6-5 and just under 240-pounds the name of his game is speed. A true pass rushing defensive end, Clowney has two teams at the top.