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Miami Football: 3 biggest questions for Hurricanes in spring 2020

By Jackson Caudell

TALLAHASSEE, FL - NOVEMBER 2: Head Coach Manny Diaz of the Miami Hurricanes talk with his team during the game against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on November 2, 2019 in Tallahassee, Florida. Miami defeated Florida State 27 to 10. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
TALLAHASSEE, FL - NOVEMBER 2: Head Coach Manny Diaz of the Miami Hurricanes talk with his team during the game against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on November 2, 2019 in Tallahassee, Florida. Miami defeated Florida State 27 to 10. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /
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AUBURN, AL – OCTOBER 31: Offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee of the Auburn Tigers looks on from the sideline during a game against the Ole Miss Rebels at Jordan-Hare Stadium on October 31, 2015 in Auburn, Alabama. Ole Miss defeated Auburn 27-19. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL – OCTOBER 31: Offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee of the Auburn Tigers looks on from the sideline during a game against the Ole Miss Rebels at Jordan-Hare Stadium on October 31, 2015 in Auburn, Alabama. Ole Miss defeated Auburn 27-19. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

3. Will new offensive system take flight?

To put it very simply, Miami’s offense was nothing short of horrendous and down right dreadful to watch in most games. That should no longer be the case with new offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee coming over from SMU where the Mustangs averaged 40.9 PPG last season and one of the top passing offenses in all of college football.

One of the biggest categories that Lashlee will be tasked with fixing is the third-down offense because that is an area where Miami ranked next-to-last in third down conversion rate at 27.2 percent and that is obviously not anywhere near the level that you want.

The Hurricanes have some very talented players on offense such as running back Camron Harris, tight end Brevin Jordan and receivers like Mike Harley and Mark Pope.

The biggest question on offense may rest on the play of the offensive line. While they were very young up front last season, Miami has not had very good offensive line play in what feels like an eternity and they need some of those young guys to step up and quickly.

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