It is difficult -- if not impossible -- to get an accurate measure of where Miami is from its 70-3 rout of Florida A&M in its season opener.The visiting Rattlers are an FCS team that managed only one win in 2015 and were completely overwhelmed on their visit.But at least the dominance defensively can be taken as a good sign for the newly ranked No. 25 Hurricanes, who host Florida Atlantic in Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens at 6 p.m. on Saturday.After all, this is a unit that has been hit hard by the dismissals of last years leading tackler, linebacker Jermaine Grace, and last years sack leader, defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad, right before camp opened, and linebacker Juwon Young earlier in the summer.The Hurricanes started three freshmen at linebacker -- Zach McCloud, Shaq Quarterman, and Michael Pinckney -- and it could have been excusable if there had been slip-ups along the way.But to give up only a field goal was a big accomplishment even against an overmatched opponent.I thought it was important that we start the game and set the tempo early on, and to have a senior like Corn Elder make an interception on the first drive is what you want your older guys, your experienced guys, to do, Miami defensive coordinator Manny Diaz said. And I think the other guys fed on that.I was very impressed with the way we played up front and I think what we wanted to be as a defense in terms of the way were getting our feet across the line of scrimmage, being disruptive making plays in the backfield.It looked for most of the game they had a hard time getting the ball back to the line of scrimmage against our rush defense.Things will be a little more serious this week against Florida Atlantic.The Owls arent exactly a powerhouse but managed to win their opener 38-30 over another FCS opponent, Southern Illinois.Offensively, they go about as fast as a team can go, Miami coach Mark Richt said. They do a really good job of getting a lot of plays. Were going to have to communicate very quickly to our defense, get lined up quickly and be ready to play ball.Owls quarterback Jason Driskel completed 23 of 31 passes for 287 yards and two touchdowns in rallying the Owls from a 24-21 deficit in the second half against the Salukis.He also has experience against Miami. He was 17-of-30 passing off the bench as a redshirt freshman in last years meeting and had the game in a 20-20 tie until the Owls faded in the second half of their 44-20 loss.Special teams could present an interesting matchup.Their punter, Dalton Schomp, had 22 kicks over 60 yards last year, Richt said. I think he led the nation in yards, average per punt -- I think it was around 48 per punt. Thats amazing. He really can boom it, so it will be interesting to see how that goes.Miami punter Justin Vogel is no slouch in that department. He averaged 42.5 yards per punt last year after a 42.8 average as a sophomore in 2014.The Hurricanes received some bad news the day after the win over Florida A&M when it was determined linebacker Jamie Gordinier, a promising redshirt freshman, will require knee surgery and is lost for the season.Gordinier getting hurt early in the game, it was sad, Richt said. Any time a guy gets hurt and cant play the rest of the season ... they work so hard. Theres so much work between January and now.You get to that moment of truth early in the game, you get hurt and youre out of the season, its heartbreaking for those guys. That also puts pressure on the rest of the team.After hosting Florida A&M, the Hurricanes go on the road for the first time Sept. 17 when they travel to Appalachian State.Dante Pettis Super Bowl Jersey . -- The Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake played to a 0-0 tie Saturday night that left the top of the Western Conference standings unchanged. 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Three minutes after the break, a simple through pass from Paulinho freed Oscar and the Chelsea star rounded goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong to extend Brazils lead.Two teams seemingly headed in opposite directions will clash when the Ole Miss Rebels host the No. 15 Auburn Tigers at 7:15 p.m. ET Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford (SEC Network).The Tigers (5-2, 3-1 SEC) will take a four-game winning streak into the game after beginning the year with losses in two of their first three games, albeit to highly regarded Clemson and Texas A&M.The Rebels (3-4, 1-2) lost their last two games and have fallen under the .500 mark for the first time since they were sitting at 5-6 late in the 2012 season before winning their last two games.And while the Tigers look to establishing themselves as a challenger to SEC West Division leader unbeaten Alabama, the Rebels find themselves needing to win three of their last five games to reach the six-win level for automatic bowl eligibility.And one more thing: The Tigers are coming off an impressive 56-3 dismantling of an Arkansas team that dealt the Rebels a 34-30 setback the week before. The Rebels lost 38-21 to LSU last week while the Tigers were churning out 543 yards rushing against the Razorbacks. Thats the most ground yardage ever for an SEC team against an SEC opponent.When we get the tempo going, especially being able to tempo and downhill run, we are at our best, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said of the offensive explosion that saw the Tigers average 9.5 yards a carry.That creates a worrisome scenario for the Rebels, who are having problems stopping people. After surrendering an SEC single-game school record of 284 rushing yards to LSU star running back Leonard Fournette last week, the Rebels are 113th out of 128 FBS teams against the run and dont rank any better than 70th nationally in pass defense, total defense or scoring defense.The unit now will be tasked with trying to halt, or at least slow, an Auburn offense that seems to be hitting its stride.Quarterback Sean White is playing with confidence and has become a team leader since getting off to a slow start. The sophoomore, who started five games last year, threw a touchdown pass and rushed for another in the rout of Arkansas.ddddddddddddhe Tigers also displayed their depth in the backfield. With starter Kerryon Johnson held out to protect an ankle injury, backup Kamryn Pettway rushed for a career-high 192 yards and two touchdowns. Johnson likely will return against the Rebels.Im sure theyre going to come out and see it as a weakness to run the ball, Ole Miss defensive end Victor Evans said. Weve just got to handle it.Ole Miss offense, meanwhile, seems to be running into a wall in the second half of recent outings. The SECs second-ranked scoring offense has scored 10 total points in the second half of losses to Arkansas and LSU -- all of them coming in the fourth quarter against the Razorbacks -- and mustered just 104 yards in the final two quarters against LSU.I wish I knew, quarterback Chad Kelly said when asked what was behind the recent second-half struggles. Weve just to play harder and have the mental makeup that were going out to the second half to a team thats going to make adjustments. Weve got to execute better.Going against Auburns defense is not exactly an easy way to remedy the situation.A healthy Carl Lawson is leading the surge up front. The Auburn junior has been a terror off the edge with 6.5 sacks and eight tackles for loss. Senior tackle Montravius Adams has three sacks and six tackles for loss as the Tigers have recorded 18 sacks and 46 tackles behind the line of scrimmage.Maybe the best defense as far as points per game that weve seen, Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said. Only giving up 14 points a game is unheard of almost these days.You watch them on tape and you see why, and now their rushing game is back to what theyve been known for. So they are an outstanding football team that will provide us another great challenge. ' ' '