CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- The Miami Hurricanes held their third practice of the spring on Thursday.

It was the first practice in which the Hurricanes started putting the pads on.

Due to the mandatory NCAA acclimation period, all the FBS teams have to hold two practices in shorts and shirts before being allowed to just put on shoulder pads.

The next step will be full pads.

Miami will hold one more spring practice, on Friday morning, before the university goes on spring break for a week.

After a 6-7 campaign in 2019, the new identity of the 2020 Hurricanes starts with a new look offense.

Coordinator Rhett Lashlee was hired from SMU to get more production out of the offensive side of the ball.

At SMU, Lashlee orchestrated an uptempo, no-huddle attack that averaged 489 yards, 41 points, and 80 plays per game. All three of those marks ranked top ten in the country in 2019.

Lashlee has made it clear that the goal for the Hurricanes in 2020 should be to score at least 35 points per game.

The Hurricanes have also added a new offensive line coach in Garin Justice and a new receivers coach in Rob Likens.

Miami also made a big change at quarterback by adding graduate transfer D’Eriq King from Houston.

King is a dynamic dual threat that has passed for 4,925 yards with 50 touchdowns while rushing for 1,421 yards and 28 touchdowns during his college career.

When UM returns to action, the Hurricanes will be able to practice in full pads.

Read on and take a look at photos from Thursday's practice.

LINK: Photos from the first spring practice.

LINK: Photos from the second spring practice.