![]() “I should have stepped in and said, ‘Hey, just take a knee,’" Cristobal said. Miami scored the game's next 10 points.īorregales was good from 39 yards out midway through the fourth to give Miami the lead, and the Hurricanes put themselves in position to win - then somehow managed to lose. Georgia Tech went up 17-10 early in the fourth on a field goal soon after Van Dyke's third interception. But it took until the final play of the half, a 30-yard field goal by Miami's Andy Borregales, to get any scoring from either side. Miami had scored all 16 quarters it had played in the first four games, and came into the night as one of three teams nationally to score at least 38 points in every game this season. “We trust our offensive coordinator,” Restrepo said. Georgia Tech found a way, and Van Dyke didn't throw blame at anyone but himself - even when asked after the game if he was surprised offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson didn't call for a kneel-down. Miami outgained Georgia Tech 454-250, had 23 first downs to the Yellow Jackets’ 12, and none of it mattered. Georgia Tech’s under-new-management defense - the team elevated Kevin Sherrer to defensive coordinator after a loss to Bowling Green last week - frustrated Miami for much of the night, then somehow got the takeaway it needed at the end. King and Jamal Haynes had third-quarter rushing touchdowns in a span of just over 2 minutes for the Yellow Jackets. Xavier Restrepo caught 12 passes for 144 yards for the Hurricanes, who got a rushing score from Henry Parrish. Tyler Van Dyke threw for 288 yards, but was intercepted three times for Miami. The Hurricanes had a six-lateral try on the final play of the game, but got stopped near midfield. ![]() “I felt it as soon as it left my fingers,” King said. The throw hit Leary in stride, he slid into the end zone as a few items of debris rained down from the stands. King - maybe channeling his inner Doug Flutie from another deep throw that stunned Miami in 1984 - rolled right, waited and Leary got well behind two Miami defenders. The scoreboard showed Georgia Tech had no time-outs remaining the play-by-play of the game suggested the Yellow Jackets still may have had one. Rutherford was inbounds and the clock ran until King spiked the ball with 10 seconds left. King was incomplete under pressure on first down of the last drive, then connected with Malik Rutherford for a 30-yard gain. The Hurricanes (4-1, 0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) didn't, and paid a huge price. ![]() ![]() Said Georgia Tech coach Brent Key: “We kind of thought they were taking a knee.” “We should have taken a knee,” Miami coach Mario Cristobal said. Instead, Don Chaney fumbled the ball away - Miami argued he was down, referees disagreed - and the Yellow Jackets pulled off a stunner. The Yellow Jackets went 74 yards in 24 seconds, just after the Hurricanes had the option to kneel down, likely run out the clock, win the game and remain unbeaten. Haynes King threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Christian Leary with two seconds remaining after Miami turned the ball over with the game all but won, and Georgia Tech stunned the 17th-ranked Hurricanes 23-20 on Saturday night. It took a disastrous loss instead, as Georgia Tech turned a huge mistake by the Hurricanes into a last-second miracle. 17 Miami 23-20, on TD with 2 seconds remainingĬollege Football, Miami Hurricanes, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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