Mishael Powell scores Asa Turner in the UW DB Reunion in Florida

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Mishael Powell and his new Miami teammates turned Florida’s vaunted football stadium into a harmless wading pool, taking a 41-17 victory in what was a reunion of former University of Washington starting quarterbacks defensive on national TV.

Powell, a former Husky nickelback and now a safety for the Hurricanes, evoked memories of his interception heroics last year in Montlake when he stepped on a Gators pass at the 5-yard line and returned the ball 67 yards before being pushed out. of bounds deep in Florida territory by the last defender who had an angle on him.

A year ago, the 6-foot-1, 210-pound Powell went 89 yards on a pick-6 to save a game against Arizona State at Husky Stadium. This time, he dropped back into coverage and stole a pass over the middle by Florida quarterback Graham Mertz, who was intercepted by two defenders in a fierce pass rush, fumbled and forced to exit the contest with 34 seconds left in the game. third trimester.

The Miami-Florida game provided an immediate football reunion for Powell and Gators safety Asa Turner, who eight months earlier was the Husky’s starter in the CFP national championship game against Michigan and played five seasons together at UW.

Similarly, Turner had a flashback to last season in Saturday’s game, only it was a painful one.

In the first minute and a half of the third quarter, Turner twisted his knee awkwardly when he was hit on a pass from Cam Ward and went down. He had to be helped off the field and never played again.

Ward, of course, was the former Washington State quarterback and had a big day in his Miami debut, completing 26 of 35 passes for 385 yards and 3 scores.