Collegiate career Jacory Harris

1 collegiate career

1.1 2008 season
1.2 2009 season
1.3 2010 season
1.4 2011 season
1.5 statistics

collegiate career
2008 season

harris came university of miami compete starting quarterback position former mr. florida award winner robert marve. harris , marve split time starters, marve starting 11 of 13 games. marve subsequently transferred out of miami, leaving harris full-time starter heading 2009 season. during 2008 season, harris led miami on 2 comeback drives against duke , virginia. harris finished season 1,195 yards, 12 touchdowns, , 7 interceptions hurricanes wound 7-6.

in july 31, 2009, interview dan le batard, harris told world pick heisman trophy wearing pink suit , pimp cup in hand. earned himself new nickname in interview: afro butterfly.

2009 season

during first game of sophomore season against #18 florida state, harris went 21-of-34 386 passing yards (a career-high , 10th highest in school history) 2 touchdowns , ran score in miami s 38-34 upset road victory. harris managed 122 of 386 passing yards after tough hit fsu s blitzing cornerback greg reid 11:45 left play, left right arm numb until next drive.

in second game of 2009 season versus yellow jackets @ home, harris completed 20-of-25 passes 270 yards , 3 touchdowns—and 20th-ranked hurricanes snapped four-game losing streak against #14 georgia tech 33-17 victory on september 17, 2009.

in third game of season against conference rival virginia tech, harris struggled, throwing 9 completions out of 25 passing attempts, 150 yards, , no touchdowns in 31-7 loss. hurricanes #9 headed game, dropped #17 in polls.

in fourth game versus highly favored oklahoma sooners, harris started game off throwing 2 interceptions, finished 19-for-28 202 yards passing , 3 touchdowns. 21-20 win brought miami #11 in polls.

in fifth game versus florida a&m on october 10, harris went 16-for-24 passing 217 yards , 2 touchdowns in 48-16 win. hurricanes moved #9 in ap poll.

in sixth game of season, harris threw 293 yards , touchdown. miami hurricanes went on beat ucf knights, 27-7. miami moved 1 spot in ap poll.

in losing effort in overtime versus clemson tigers, harris put 256 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, , 3 interceptions. in overtime, after 20-yard graig cooper run, harris , hurricane offense failed push in possible game-winning touchdown. hurricanes lost 40-37. loss put miami down #19 in ap poll , out of bcs standings.

in acc matchup against wake forest demon deacons, harris went 22-for-44, 330 yards passing, 3 touchdowns, , 1 pick. on key 4th-and-16 on hurricanes final game-winning drive, harris found aldarius johnson on finger-tip catch kept drive alive. harris sealed 28-27 victory u off 13-yard touchdown pass travis benjamin. hurricanes moved #16 in polls.

the ninth game brought change bcs 17th-ranked hurricanes, 24-17 halftime lead against virginia cavaliers broke dominant second half. miami outscored virginia 28-0 defeat cavaliers 52-17. harris went 18-of-31 232 yards, 2 touchdown passes, , 1 interception. previously-struggling miami defense not blame allowed points, however, 2 special teams miscues leading 2 blocked punts brought 14 points virginia. tide-turning play: 66-yard punt-return sophomore wr thearon collier brought 7 points hurricanes.

harris , rest of miami hurricanes went chapel hill take on north carolina tar heels. harris went 28-for-50, 319 yards, 1 touchdown , 4 interceptions. hurricanes lost 33-24 , went #14 #21 , out of contention acc championship , bcs bowl game bid.

in final game @ home hurricanes against duke blue devils on november 21, harris went 25-for-43, 348 yards passing, 2 touchdowns, , 1 interception. hurricanes scored 3 unanswered touchdowns in second half. linebacker darryl sharpton sealed win 73-yard interception return. miami won game score of 34-16.

as sophomore, harris led miami 9-4 record , #19 ranking ap poll while throwing 3,352 yards, 24 touchdowns, , pass efficiency rating of 140.09.

2010 season

the #13 hurricanes had face schedule included difficult games in september such september 11 matchup preseason nationally ranked no. 2 ohio state.

as junior, harris started first 8 games of year before concussion sidelined him 3 games, forcing true freshman stephen morris pick slack. miami hurricanes finished record of 7-6 head coach, randy shannon, fired near season s end on november 27, 2010.

harris opened season going 12-of-15 passing 210 yards , 3 touchdowns hurricanes defeated florida a&m, 45-0, on september 2. completed 21-of-32 passes 248 yards , 2 touchdowns in miami s 31-3 win on pittsburgh on september 23.

harris 17-of-34 passing 224 yards touchdown pass , score off 13-yard run in miami s 28-13 road win on october 16 on duke. week later miami fell behind 10-7 in 2nd quarter @ home against north carolina tarheels. harris directed canes 23 unanswered points completed 21-of-32 passes 217 yards , 3 touchdowns in contest, winning 30-10.

2011 season

on august 25, 2011, harris ruled ineligible play first game of 2011 season involvement nevin shapiro scandal. quarterback stephen morris started, losing maryland on september 5, 2011. harris returned after suspension , threw 2 touchdown passes along 2 interceptions in 24-6 win against ohio state.

harris threw 271 yards on september 24, 2011 against nationally ranked no. 15 kansas st. wildcats in losing effort, 28-24, completed 21-of-31 passes 2 touchdowns. harris stopped short of goal line on quarterback sneak game clock expired.

on october 8, hurricanes came short against 17th-ranked virginia tech, 38-35. harris 13-for-21 passing ball 267 yards 3 touchdowns, including 77-yard touchdown pass wide receiver travis benjamin against hokies.

on october 15 hurricanes jumped out 27-10 halftime lead , claimed 30-24 victory in chapel hill, n.c against 5-1 north carolina tarheel team. senior quarterback completed 20-of-30 passes 267 yards 3 touchdowns. harris completed 14-of-20 passes 202 yards , 3 touchdowns against duke blue devils. had 22 yards on 4 rushes miami won 49-14.

in 28-21 loss virginia (the cavaliers finished 8-5 in 2011), harris went 21-of-30 season best 311 passing yards , 3 touchdowns, including 1 of going 51 yards wide receiver tommy streeter in third quarter. rushed 6 times 22 yards in october 27 matchup cavaliers. miami came short in november 12 loss acc rival florida st., 23-19. harris went 20-for-31 passing ball 225 yards 1 touchdown. harris rushed 6 times 31 yards against 23rd-ranked seminoles.

in harris s final collegiate game, threw 4 interceptions in 24-17 loss boston college.

despite miami being eligible bowl game 6-6 record, university forfeited bowl bid after having deal fallout of nevin shapiro scandal.

harris ended senior season completing 195-of-300 passes (65.0 percent) 2,486 yards, 20 touchdowns, , 9 interceptions. career @ miami, had 8,826 passing yards, 70 touchdowns, , pass efficiency rating of 135.0.

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