2009 Miami Redhawks NCAA Football Predictions

Written July 9, 2009 by Jason Lowry

Miami Redhawks 2009 Predictions After starting off the decade with six straight winning seasons, the Miami Redhawks looked primed to finish off the decade with four straight losing seasons after a very disappointing 2-10 season in 2008. The Redhawks have just 12 returning starters back in 2008, and its hard to imagine that this team that went 1-7 in Mid-American Conference play last season, is going to challenge for anything other than last place in the East division. Here is a quick look at what the Redhawks will look like on both sides of the ball in 2009, plus my prediction on where they will finish up in the MAC this season.

On offense the Redhawks return senior quarterback Daniel Raudabaugh, but he didn’t exactly have that great of season in 2008 to get fans excited about this year. Raudabaugh threw for 1,960 yards, but had just 8 touchdowns to 9 interceptions. Raudaugh should improve this season with the Redhawks bringing back their top four receivers from 2008. Junior Chris Givens is the biggest threat on the outside, as he easily led the team with 7 receiving touchdowns, and he will need to put up even better numbers if this offense is going to take off this season. The Redhawks also return their leading rusher from last season in junior Thomas Merriweather, but he is not the only option out of the backfield, as the Redhawks are pretty deep at this position. Two guys that could really make an impact are sophomores Jay Taylor and Wisconsin transfer Quincy Landingham. The offensive line returns just two starters in sophomore right guard Brandon Brooks and junior right tackle Bob Gulley. The Redhawks will stay young at the other 3 spots as junior Nate Williams takes over at left guard, while redshirt freshman Andrew Phelan takes over at left tackle and redshirt freshman Nick Kemper takes over in the middle at center. The talent is there to improve off this teams 18 point average last season, but I think the best of this group is a couple years away with only two seniors expected to start on this side of the ball. Bet the Redhawks this season at Sportsbook.com.

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On defense the Redhawks return just 5 starters from last season, and unfortunately for this team they lost their top four tacklers on a unit that gave up 423 yards a game last season. While the Redhawks return both defensive tackles in senior Martin Channels and junior sean Redwine, they must replace both spots at defensive end. It looks as though the early edge goes to juniors Jordan Stevens and Morris Council. At linebacker the Redhawks have to replace all three starters, and a couple of freshmen in Luke Kelly and Austin Moore are expected to join forces with senior Caleb Bostic at this position. The Redhawks have three starers back in the secondary, but there really isn’t a lot to get excited about. Sophomore Cornelius Ward and senior Jeff Thompson are back at the two corner positions, while junior Peris Edwards comes in to start opposite of junior Jordan Gafford at the strong safety spot. The Redhawks are also young on this side of the ball with only 3 seniors expected to start, and if this team can show some progress the Redhawks could be primed for a huge turnaround in 2010. Bet the Mid-American Conference this season at Sportsbook.com.

My 2009 Prediction: 7th in MAC East Division. I think the Redhawks will be more competitive than they were in 2008, but as far as racking up more wins I don’t see this team winning more than 4 games this season. With so much talent expected to be back after this season, the Redhawks should have a lot to cheer about in a couple of years.

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