The Hurricanes are flying high, having beaten three of their biggest rivals to start the season and climbing to No. 2 in the nation. The offense is doing well, and the defense is vastly improved.

There is one area where Miami lags behind its opponents and is looking to improve: penalties.

Through its first five games, UM is averaging 7.6 penalties per game, costing an average of 62.8 yards. The Hurricanes are 113th in the nation in penalties per game and 97th in the nation in penalty yards per game. They are tied with Wake Forest for most penalties per game in the ACC, and they are 11th in the conference in penalties per game.

“Oh, no doubt it’s (on) the priority list, at the top of it,” coach Mario Cristobal said. “Certainly, when we hurt ourselves, it affected our drives. It affecte

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