MIAMI GARDENS — The Hurricanes’ run game had been sleepy the past two games.

Mark Fletcher Jr. woke it up.

The junior running back rushed for 106 yards and a career-high three touchdowns to lead the No. 9 Hurricanes (6-1, 2-1 ACC) to a 42-7 win over Stanford (3-5, 2-3 ACC) at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday.

Miami got off to a slow start in the win, looking less like the team that won its first five games and more like the one that lost to Louisville last week. The Hurricanes moved down the field on their first drive, but Carter Davis missed a field goal at the end.

Stanford got on the board first after the missed field goal. The Cardinal drove 74 yards and completed the drive with a 9-yard pass from Ben Gulbranson to Caden High.

Miami’s offense, which struggled against Louisville in th

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