UM, NFL great Reed returns as chief of staff

Miami Min FG-A FT-A R A F Pt

Harden 36 3-7 0-0 5 1 2 7 Jackson 18 0-2 2-2 5 0 2 2 Banks 42 2-9 5-6 7 2 0 9 Gray 35 4-15 7-8 2 2 1 16 Marshall 33 3-10 0-0 4 3 2 7 Huston 35 4-8 0-2 10 3 2 8 Roby 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 Allen 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Chang 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Baba 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Mason 12 1-1 3-4 0 1 0 5 Salgues 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0

Totals 225 17-52 17-22 36 12 10 54

Percentages: FG 32.692, FT .773. 3-Point Goals: 3-14, .214 (Harden 1-2, Gray 1-5, Marshall 1-5, Banks 0-2) Blocked Shots: 5 (Jackson 3, Harden 2) Turnovers: 19 (Banks 3, Gray 3, Harden 2, Jackson 2, Marshall 2, Huston 2, Salgues 2, Johnson Sidi Baba 1, Mason 1) Steals: 11 (Gray 5, Huston 3, Harden 1, Banks 1, Marshall 1) Technical Fouls: None

Ga. Tech Min FG-A FT-A R A F Pt

Cuba 35 3-8 0-0 7 1 4 7 Diouf 16 1-2 0-0 5 0 1 2 Fletcher 44 4-13 2-3 8 3 1 10 Lahtinen 26 0-7 0-0 0 3 1 0 Pan 40 3-15 3-3 7 5 4 10 Hermosa 37 4-7 0-0 8 1 5 8 Carson 27 5-14 0-0 3 0 1 12

Totals 225 20-66 5-6 471317 49

Percentages: FG 3.303, FT .833. 3-Point Goals: 4-20, .2 (Carson 2-4, Cuba 1-2, Pan 1-10, Fletcher 0-1, Lahtinen 0-3) Blocked Shots: 1 (Hermosa 1) Turnovers: 23 (Lahtinen 5, Pan 5, Carson 5, Cuba 3, Hermosa 3, Fletcher 2) Steals: 5 (Fletcher 2, Pan 2, Carson 1) Technical Fouls: None

Georgia Tech 14 18 4 8 — 49 Miami 8 6 14 16 — 54

A—847.

BOSTON COLLEGE (11-9)—Guy 10-16 1-1 21, Soule 3-10 5-8 11, Dickens 3-9 0-0 7, Garraud 2-5 6-6 12, Swartz 1-5 0-0 3, Pineau 1-2 0-0 2, Batts 0-2 0-0 0, Ortlepp 3-6 0-0 9, Totals 23-55 12-15 65

FLORIDA ST. (17-4)—Gillespie 6-18 0-0 12, Myers 3-5 0-0 6, Ekhomu 7-20 4-5 19, Jones 5-8 0-0 10, Weber 0-4 0-0 0,

Clarkson 0-1 0-0 0, Baldwin 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Puisis 3-6 0-0 9, Totals 24-64 4-5 56

Boston College 15 14 16 20 — 65 Florida St. 13 14 12 17 — 56

3-Point Goals—Boston College 7-14 (Dickens 1-4, Garraud 2-3, Swartz 1-3, Ortlepp 3-4), Florida St. 4-20 (Gillespie 0-6, Ekhomu 1-7, Weber 0-2, Puisis 3-5).

Assists—Boston College 17 (Dickens 6), Florida St. 12 (Ekhomu 6). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds—Boston College 34 (Guy 3-5), Florida St. 33 (Puisis 3-5). Total Fouls—Boston College 16, Florida St. 16.

Technical Fouls—None. A—2,679.

LSU (15-5)—Mitchell 1-7 2-2 4, Aifuwa 3-7 0-0 6, Cherry 5-10 0-0 10, Pointer 8-16 6-9 24, Richard-Harris 5-7 0-0 14, Thomas 0-0 0-2 0, Trasi 4-9 0-0 10, Ashman 0-0

0-0 0, Brooks 0-0 1-2 1, Seay 2-4 4-6 8, Young 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 28-61 13-21 77

FLORIDA (11-10)—Williams 5-7 1-1 11, Briggs 7-10 1-3 16, Moore 1-2 0-0 2, Rickards 5-9 0-0 11, Smith 4-12 4-6 14,

Dut 1-1 0-0 2, Bartram 1-4 0-0 3, de Oliveira 1-3 3-4 5, Johnson 0-1 4-7 4, Totals 25-49 13-21 68

LSU 16 15 19 27 — 77 Florida 17 12 15 24 — 68

3-Point Goals—LSU 8-10 (Pointer 2-3, Richard-Harris 4-4, Trasi 2-3), Florida 5-16 (Briggs 1-3, Rickards 1-3, Smith 2-4, Bartram 1-4, de Oliveira 0-1, Johnson 0-1).

Assists—LSU 11 (Pointer 4), Florida 13 (Smith 6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— LSU 35 (Mitchell 5-6), Florida 28 (Rickards 1-5). Total Fouls—LSU 17, Florida 16.

Technical Fouls—None. A—1,018.

One of the greatest football players of all time is joining the University of Miami football staff.

Former Hurricanes national champion safety Ed Reed, recently inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, is returning as chief of staff, UM announced Thursday.

Reed will serve in an advisory role, per UM, that will include strategic planning, quality control, player evaluation and player development. The completion of his hire is pending “a standard university background check,” UM said in a written release.

“We are thrilled to welcome Ed back to Coral Gables,” UM coach Manny Diaz said. “He is not only one of the most decorated players in Miami football history but also a devoted Cane who cares deeply about this program. All of our players, coaches and staff will be fortunate to tap into his experience, knowledge and passion on a regular basis.”

Many believed the chief of staff position would go to former Canes great Alonzo Highsmith, who engaged in conversations with athletic director Blake James within the past month.

Reed, who played with Miami from 1997 (redshirt season) through 2001, won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens in 2013 (2012 season) and was inducted into the Hall this past August.

At Miami, he was a consensus first-team AllAmerican his final two seasons, and still holds the UM records for career interceptions with 21 and interceptions return yards with 389.

Reed, who graduated from UM in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, also competed in track and field and won the Big East javelin title in 1999.

Reed played at UM with current defensive backs coach Mike Rumph, who was a Canes cornerback.

Reed was selected last month as one of six safeties on the #NFL100 AllTime Team, and he is in Miami for Sunday’s Super Bowl 54.

A native of Destrahan, Louisiana, Reed was the 24th overall pick by the Ravens in the 2002 NFL Draft. He was one of five Hurricanes who went in the first round that year. He played with the Ravens from 2002 through 2012, then went to the Houston Texans and finally the New York Jets to conclude his playing career in 2013.

Reed earned nine Pro Bowl berths and was named All-Pro six times with the Ravens. He ended his NFL career with 643 tackles, 64 interceptions, seven interception returns for touchdowns, six sacks, 13 fumble recoveries and 139 passes defended.

Reed is in the UM Sports Hall of Fame and was inducted into Miami’s Ring of Honor in 2017.

In March 2016, Reed, who at that point was an assistant defensive backs coach with the Buffalo

Bills, came to Greentree Field to evaluate the Hurricanes at Pro Day. He was asked by the Miami Herald what it meant to him to be a Hurricane.

“It means my world,” he said. “It’s everything to me. I’ll bleed the orange and green for life.”