Led by Beck, Miami’s new faces made some fast first impressions for the Hurricanes

CORAL GABLES Fla AP Miami s new faces made quick first impressions At this time last year Miami quarterback Carson Beck was at Georgia Wide receiver CJ Daniels he of the spectacular one-handed grab for a touchdown was at LSU Running back Marty Brown was at North Dakota State game-winning-kicker Carter Davis was at Florida Atlantic and wide receiver Malachi Toney was in high school They didn t waste any time making an impact for the Hurricanes all playing big roles and combining to account for all of No Miami s scoring in its - win over No Notre Dame on Sunday night in the opener for both teams The Hurricanes who play host to Bethune-Cookman - on Saturday likely will rise a bit in the AP Top poll that comes out Tuesday Now they know Beck commented I tried to tell people but they don t tend to believe what I say That s fine Actions speak louder than words Beck passed for yards and two touchdowns Daniels and Toney had those scoring catches Brown had Miami s lone rushing touchdown and Davis who missed six of his last eight field-goal tries at FAU over the past two seasons was for on those in his Miami debut including the -yarder with left that provided the final margin He became the first Miami kicker to deliver a event winner against Notre Dame There s a first for a reason Davis declared Brown shared team-high honors in carries with returnee Mark Fletcher Jr both getting handoffs from Beck Brown s first Miami touchdown put the Hurricanes up - midway through the third quarter and he got all six carries for hard-earned yards and two first downs that kept the clock moving on the drive that set up Davis winning kick Brown had been part of big games before North Dakota State won its th FCS national crown last season and he had what basically was the title-sealing TD run with left in that championship competition On a bigger stage Sunday night he looked right at home I felt confident Brown explained It was nothing new to me Toney should still be in high school he reclassified to be part of Miami s signing class And he led the Hurricanes with six catches on targets for yards against the Fighting Irish a company with what is generally considered to be an elite defense We were trying to keep him a secret Miami coach Mario Cristobal revealed But it didn t take long right There were tons of questions about Miami coming into Week just as there are about every gang when a new season begins The Hurricanes lost No overall draft pick Cam Ward to the NFL after he spent his lone Miami season rewriting the school s quarterback record book The school s all-time receiving leader in Xavier Restrepo graduated and all six receivers who had more than catches in aren t on the roster Running back Damian Martinez who had group highs of yards rushing TDs and carries last year also is gone In the transfer portal era big holes on rosters can be filled rapidly and Miami excels in the portal Beck was the biggest get but the Hurricanes knew they needed players to catch his passes and Daniels who started at Liberty then went to LSU for and is now at Miami was a huge part of the shopping spree there I ve been chasing CJ for two years Cristobal revealed Every time he enters the portal man I miss him We conclusively got him And what a play he made Unbelievable Daniels was hurt when he got to Miami and needed time to recover from a foot injury But he began making an immediate impact anyway and what he did on Jan with nobody watching was likely just as critical as what he did on Aug with a sold-out stadium and national TV audience watching Jan was the day that Beck walked into the Miami facility as a Hurricanes athlete for the first time The first teammate he met Daniels The click was immediate We looked at each other and we just knew that what we had was about to be special Beck noted Never met the kid Obviously I d heard of him very talented But it was just this look of respect and knowing we had the talent and the guys to do this