SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Kyle McCord and Syracuse knocked No. 6 Miami out of Atlantic Coast Conference title rivalry — and presumably ended the Hurricanes’ College Football Playoff hopes — by rallying from a 21-0 deficit for a 42-38 win on Saturday.
McCord threw for 380 yards and three touchdowns for the Orange (9-3, 5-3). LeQuint Allen ran for 2 scores and picked up two essential first downs on Syracuse’s last, clock-killing drive, and Devin Grant pressured a fumble that he returned 56 yards for a landing to assist the Orange beat a ranked foe for the third time this season.
Cam Ward had 349 yards passing with two touchdowns for the Hurricanes (10-2, 6-2, No. 6 CFP), who can be off subsequent week whereas Clemson faces SMU for the ACC title and must hope for an at-large bid into the 12-team playoff. Miami had little hassle scoring however settled for a area aim on what turned out to be its last possession of the sport when coach Mario Cristobal declined to go for it on fourth-and-goal from the ten.
Miami had defeated Syracuse six straight occasions earlier than this shootout, during which the groups mixed for 983 yards of offense and 51 first downs. The Hurricanes started the season 9-0 however have misplaced two of three, falling three weeks in the past at Georgia Tech.
The Hurricanes sat in first place within the ACC standings for many of the season, however fizzled on the finish, dropping two of their last three league video games. That adopted a 9-0 run to open the season for a program that has by no means gained an ACC crown.
“Both sides did not get the job performed,” Ward mentioned on Miami’s postgame radio present. “Our foremost aim wasn’t completed. But, I imply, we’re blessed. We gained 10 video games this 12 months. Not lots of groups can do this.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
