Miami's 48-33 home win over No. 23 Texas A&M (find my column link below) was more impressive than the score shows. Two special-team errors gifted A&M short TD drives, or the Canes win this around 48-17. QB Tyler Van Dyke (five TD passes) was brilliant. And coach Mario Cristobal, after a 5-7 debut season, needed this -- his biggest win by a lot as Miami coach. But doubts don't vanish with any one win. Now let's see if it carries over to upcoming major tests vs. North Carolina, Clemson and Florida State.
Fins are all in, and think they are a playoff team that can make a run at a Super Bowl. Chargers and Justin Herbert are counting on a big season, too. LAC won last year's meeting, 17-9, befuddling Miami's offense. All of this lends (silly as it sounds) a must-win feel to this opener at least in terms justifying unusually high expectations. I think Tua Tagovailoa is better than Herbert (not a majority view); now, can he show the doubters? NFL teams that start 1-0 make the playoffs at a 52.7 percent rate vs. 24.7% for teams 0-1. Biiig game.
No. 6 seed Coco Gauff from Delray Beach beat No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka Saturday to win the U.S Open women's championship at age 19, collecting her first career major as the youngest Open champ since Serena Williams won at 17 in 1999. Gauff reached the French Open final last year, but this win is a major milestone for her.
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