Miami freshman Stacy Coley had two receptions for 19 yards in his first-ever college football game Friday night in the Hurricanes' 34-6 win over FAU at Sun Life Stadium.

That's not a bad start for the kid who last played a game as a member of Oakland Park's Northeast High.

But Coley's first game will likely be haunted by what could have been, as the freshman dropped two surefire touchdown catches in the first half of the contest.

The first drop came in the first quarter, as Coley, who had wiggled himself into a wide-open position a few plays earlier, found himself with a gap between him and his defender in the endzone on a third-and-seven play from the FAU 18-yard line.

Miami quarterback Stephen Morris' throw was online, but Coley wasn't able to hang onto the ball.

FAU safety Damian Parms was credited with a breakup on the play, but the real foil of the score was the freshman receiver.

Coley had an opportunity to redeem himself a few moments later on another third down play.

Coley, running a fly route down the seam of the field, found himself over the FAU coverage. The pass from Morris was spot on, but the ball bounced off Coley's hands. In front of the 4.4-second 40-yard dash speedster was nothing but green turf and the endzone.

Aside from the early-game blunders, Coley was impressive for a rookie. Coley refused to put the struggles on nervousness though.

"Coming staight out of high school, there are more fans. It's moving fast. I have to put this behind me and move forward."

As for the experience of coming out of the trademark Miami smoke to start the game, Coley was all smiles:

"It feels great man. Just to have that oppurtunity and run through the smoke, it was a blessing."