Miami football: 3 takeaways from close win at Pitt in Week 9

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MIAMI, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 05: Head coach Manny Diaz of the Miami Hurricanes reacts against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the first half at Hard Rock Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 05: Head coach Manny Diaz of the Miami Hurricanes reacts against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the first half at Hard Rock Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

2. Miami has a lot to figure out nowadays

The Miami Hurricanes are further away than we thought. The quarterback situation is a mess. The young offensive line has shown no improvement from the beginning of the year. Since the offense has been inept most of the year, the defense is showing signs of wearing down. They are wildly inconsistent on both sides of the ball at times, and they look unprepared at times.

What’s most interesting about the Hurricane offense is there hasn’t been consistent improvement game to game. They’ve been up and down on offense. Despite their skill position talent, they don’t have an offensive identity; it showed today against Pitt.

This game was sloppy, but they should feel good because Jarren Williams looked healthy coming back into this game. He looked as if he had command of the offense, and they seemed to rally around him when he came back in the game.

At best, they hung around and had a chance to win late in the game. Instead of having one stolen from them, they were the thieves this time.