Wake Forest · W 33-20
No pass attempts.
Clemson · W 41-13
No pass attempts.
Florida State · W 43-35
No pass attempts.
Pittsburgh · W 52-23
No pass attempts.
North Carolina · W 38-35
No pass attempts.
Nickel has pass attempts in 3 of Miami’s 8 games: none in the other 5.
Dashed line: 300 yards.
Miami is 8-0, No. 1 in the AP poll (week 10).
Two seasons in the Miami quarterback room to date.
204 passing yards · 3 passing TD · 13 rushing yards
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-6@ Stanford | 3/5 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 5.4 | 61.9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-7vs Florida A&M | 8/8 | 144 | 3 | 0 | 18.0 | 94.5 | Season-high 144 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 52-3vs Central Michigan | 4/7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 28.0 | |
| Total | 15/20 | 204 | 3 | 1 | 10.2 | — |
Week 2 · 2026
W 77-7
vs Florida A&M
The plays that mattered most
| Stat | His | Nation | ACC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 204 | 199th of 370 | 24th of 48 |
| Yards an attempt | 10.2 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 3 | T-151st of 370 | T-19th of 48 |
| Passer rating | 200.2 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 75.0 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | 5 | T-246th of 370 | T-28th of 48 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 20 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Spafford and Wingo saw 12 of the 20 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vance Spafford | 7 | 4 | 55 | 11.7 | 7.5 | |
| Somourian Wingo | 5 | 4 | 82 | 18.6 | 2.8 | |
| Vandrevious Jacobs | 2 | 2 | 38 | 18.0 | 1.0 | |
| Milan Parris | 2 | 2 | 13 | -2.0 | 8.5 | |
| Chris Wheatley-Humphrey | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 7.0 | |
| 2 others | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.0 | |
| No receiver charted | 1 | The interception is among these | ||||
Play by play: 20 passes, 15 caught, 204 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
2 seasons under Mario Cristobal, all balanced offenses — 21-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 88.5 | 1.5 | 11.3 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 27.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 68.0 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
47.3%
259 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
68.5
8 games
Scheme: Balanced.
| Luke Nickel | Threw in 3 of 8 games · 15 of 20, 204 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT · 10.2 yards an attempt on 20 attempts · ran for 5 yds, 0 TD |
| Darian Mensah | Threw in all 8 games · 188 of 233, 2,425 yds, 25 TD, 1 INT · 10.4 yards an attempt on 233 attempts · ran for 109 yds, 2 TD |
| Dereon Coleman | Threw in 1 of 8 games · 5 of 6, 30 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 5.0 yards an attempt on 6 attempts · ran for 25 yds, 0 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Luke Nickel. Gray: Darian Mensah, Dereon Coleman. From the play by play.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
