Rosier, defense help No. 14 Hurricanes top Blue Devils 31-6

DURHAM, N.C. -- Malik Rosier got off to a fast start to help Miami take an early lead. The 14th-ranked Hurricanes' defense took care of just about everything else. Rosier threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score and Miami shut down Duke 31-6 on Friday night. Rosier completed 15 of 26 passes for 270 yards, including a 49-yard catch-and-run score by Ahmmon Richards early in the fourth quarter to break the game open for the Hurricanes (3-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). And Miami's defense kept Duke out of the end zone, repeatedly getting the better of the Blue Devils on seemingly every key-moment snap. "Our defense gave up some yards and grass between the 20s," Miami coach Mark Richt said. "But when it got in the red zone, we found ways to force field goals. ... I thought our defense finished extremely well." It started well, too.