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Hurricanes missing cornerback Xavier Lucas for FAMU game
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MIAMI GARDENS — The Hurricanes appeared to be down another cornerback for Thursday's game against Florida A&M.
Junior cornerback Xavier Lucas missed the game against the Rattlers with an injury he suffered against Stanford, UM coach Mario Cristobal said. Miami was already missing starter OJ Frederique Jr., who suffered a "significant" injury in the Hurricanes' season-opening win over Stanford.
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"Xavier got hurt last game," Cristobal said after the win over Florida A&M , "and he's going to miss approximately a month, and hopefully, that'll be it and we'll get him back."
With Lucas unavailable, Miami started Damari Brown and Bryce Fitzgerald at outside cornerback. Ethan O'Connor played outside corner on the second drive. UM also awarded freshman JJ Dunnigan his first start at safety.
"Certainly, it's not what you want," Cristobal said. "It's the situation that we haven't really had since we've been here. But we are here now. … They're getting a chance to show what they worked on. And they showed up well tonight. We expect them to be really good players for us."
