Miami vs. LSU: RECAP, score and stats

The No. 8 ranked Miami Hurricanes met the No. 25 ranked Louisiana State University Tigers in an NCAA college football game in Week 1 on Sunday, September 2, 2018 (9/2/18) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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Here's the AP recap:

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Nick Brossette and Joe Burrow waited a long time for their chance to be impact players. They helped No. 25 LSU make a strong opening statement.

Brossette ran for 125 yards with his first two career touchdowns and grad transfer quarterback Burrow, who appeared in 10 games the past two seasons at Ohio State, won his first college start as the Tigers beat No. 8 Miami 33-17 on Sunday night.

"I knew I needed to be patient and humble, and that my time would come," said Brossette, who had only 96 yards rushing all last season for the Tigers as a third-string junior.

Once the game started, the Hurricanes never really backed the bravado they showed in a feisty exchange of words and some shoving between the teams during warmups about 75 minutes before kickoff.

LSU led 27-3 by halftime after Jacob Phillips returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown.

"Regardless of what's out there and what people say, we believe in each other in that room, and we proved it tonight," Tigers coach Ed Orgeron said about the perception that his team was the underdog.

Miami, which has lost four games in a row since a 10-0 start last season, never got to celebrate with that gaudy turnover chain that comes out when the Hurricanes get a takeaway.

"We certainly had some things go well and some things not well," said Miami coach Mark Richt, in his third season at his alma mater. "A lot of self-inflicted wounds, not to take anything away from what LSU did. They beat us soundly."

LSU went ahead to stay in the final minute of the first quarter after Burrow changed a play at the line of scrimmage. Brossette then took an inside handoff and went untouched down the middle of the field for a 50-yard TD run that snapped a 3-3 tie.

"I saw the goal line," Brossette said. "It opened up, which shocked me. I put my head down and ran."

Burrow finished 11 of 24 for 140 yards, and Orgeron said the quarterback did a great job "just managing the game," remaining cool under pressure and making adjustments when necessary.

"Execute, do what the game plan says," Burrow said "Really all that was on my mind was going out and playing with my brothers and executing at a high level."

Brossette's 1-yard run made it 17-3 on an 11-play drive when LSU twice converted fourth-and-1 -- on a 2-yard gain by Brossette near midfield, and when Miami jumped offside.

"We saw it in camp, I thought he was our most physical back," Orgeron said.

Cole Tracy, a kicker last season at Division II Assumption College, made four field goals in his Tigers debut. His 54-yarder, which tied a school record, just skimmed over the crossbar and made it 33-3 late in the third quarter.

When LSU fumbled on its opening drive, receiver Dee Anderson managed to recover after taking a shot to the head and losing the ball briefly at the end of an 11-yard catch for a first down. The Hurricanes instead lost starting cornerback Trajan Bandy when he was ejected for targeting.

The Hurricanes thought they had a fumble return for a touchdown later in the first quarter, but a replay review determined it was an incomplete pass by Burrow instead of a fumble.

THE TAKEAWAY

Miami: Malik Rosier had a record-setting season last year with his 31 touchdowns (26 passing, five rushing) and 3,588 total yards, but had some of the same issues that plagued him late. Rosier was 15 of 35 for 259 yards with two interceptions against LSU. The Hurricanes were down 33-3 before his 3-yard TD keeper and 32-yard TD pass to Brian Hightower in the fourth quarter. In the losing streak to end last season, he had three total TDs (all passing) with five interceptions.

"The whole game was a huge learning experience for us," Rosier said. "They did some stuff that we weren't prepared for. That's why I had so many scrambles and stuff."

LSU: The Tigers had three other division foes from the brutal SEC West ranked ahead of them in the preseason Top 25. They have one more game before an early opportunity to show if they are for real. They play at No. 9 Auburn in two weeks.

IMPRESSIVE CATCHES

Jeff Thomas led Miami with five catches for 132 yards, including an impressive 1-handed grab along the sideline on a first-quarter drive that led to a Hurricanes field goal. Thomas had another highlight play in the third quarter, when he went high in the air to make a two-handed catch in front of defenders along the sideline.

AT HOME IN JERRYWORLD

LSU is 4-0 at AT&T Stadium, the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys. All of those wins have been again Top 25 opponents, in three season openers and the 2011 Cotton Bowl over Texas A&M.

UP NEXT

Miami: Home opener vs. Savannah State on Saturday.

LSU: Home opener vs. Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday.

Here's what you need to know:

Who: Miami vs. LSU

What: College football, Week 1

When: Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018

Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Time: 7:30 p.m. Eastern

TV: ABC

Livestream: WatchESPN

Line: Miami -3.5 (Over/under: 46.5)

Series record: LSU leads 9-3.

WHAT'S AT STAKE?

Coming off its most successful season in a decade, No. 8 Miami gets a tough test to start coach Mark Richt's third year. LSU made the preseason Top 25 even with relatively low expectations from so many outside the program. A win over the Hurricanes, who lost their final three games after a 10-0 start last season, would be a boost to the team that plays in the brutal SEC West.

KEY MATCHUP

Miami RBs vs. LSU defensive front. The Hurricanes ran for over 2,000 yards last season, and leading rusher Travis Homer (966 yards, eight TDs rushing) is back. LSU allowed only 128 yards rushing per game to rank third in the SEC, behind Alabama and Georgia. All-SEC junior linebacker Devin White, the Tigers' leading tackler last year with 133, is joined by two other linebackers with starting experience.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Miami: QB Malik Rosier set a Hurricanes record last season when he was responsible for 31 TDs (26 passing, five rushing), one more than Vinny Testaverde in 1986 when he won the Heisman Trophy. Rosier also had a school-record 3,588 total yards (3,120 passing, 468 passing) in his first year as the starter.

LSU: Ohio State grad transfer Joe Burrow gets his first college start in his LSU debut. Burrow appeared as a reserve in 10 games over two seasons with the Buckeyes, completing 29 of 39 passes for 287 yards and two TDs.

FACTS & FIGURES

It is the first meeting between LSU and Miami since the Tigers won 40-3 in the 2005 Peach Bowl. ... LSU has won all three of its games at AT&T Stadium, home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys -- all against Top 25 opponents. The Tigers beat Texas A&M in the 2011 Cotton Bowl, opened the 2011 season with a win over Oregon and beat TCU in 2013. ... Miami returns its top five tacklers from last season. ... The Hurricanes are playing a regular-season game in Texas for the first time in 10 years, since a 41-23 win at Texas A&M on Sept. 20, 2008.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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