Miami linebacker Colin McCarthy will miss the remainder of the season because of a shoulder injury.

Miami coach Randy Shannon said yesterday that McCarthy, who has had ongoing shoulder problems since high school, suffered his latest injury in practice last week.

McCarthy did not play in Miami's 41-39 loss to Florida State on Saturday. Before getting injured, McCarthy was the Hurricanes' third leading tackler this season.

Also yesterday, Shannon said defensive end Eric Moncur's status for the remainder of the season is unknown because of a leg injury.

Moncur had sports hernia surgery over the summer, and has been bothered by a leg injury not related to the hernia — plus is still dealing with the death of his his 42-year-old mother, who succumbed to cancer last month.

Moncur left the field briefly on Saturday to be checked in the locker room, came back into the game for part of the second quarter, but didn't play again after halftime.