"The Hurricanes have taken the hard way back to the mountaintop, beating Texas A&M in College Station, Ohio State -- the defending national champs -- in the Cotton Bowl and an Ole Miss team that was playing inspired football. Watching Carson Beck scramble into the end zone to beat Ole Miss and return The U to a national championship game for the first time in 23 years, all Mumme could think about was when he first saw Shannon Dawson's moxie against the Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils."
"Dawson first proved himself to Mumme in 2003 at Southeastern Louisiana. Dawson was in his first game as a part-timer making about $500 a month. His job was to chart plays, to let Mumme know how many times he had made a specific call. Southeastern Louisiana had just resurrected football and was playing its first game in 18 years. They had had a parade and a pep rally that week, and fans were amped for the return of football to Hammond, Louisiana."
Miami mounted a string of gritty wins — including Texas A&M, Ohio State and Ole Miss — to reach the national championship game for the first time in 23 years. Hal Mumme watched the Hurricanes' late 15-play, 75-yard touchdown drive to beat Ole Miss from his Shreveport couch and recalled Shannon Dawson's early moxie. Dawson proved himself in 2003 at Southeastern Louisiana as a part-timer earning about $500 a month who charted plays. Southeastern had resurrected football after 18 years and drew an overflow crowd. Late in that comeback game, with the team trailing 17-16, Dawson suggested a bold play that reflected his confidence and creativity.
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