CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- A late takeaway against North Carolina swung the game, and Miami held on to win. It propelled the Hurricanes to a 7-0 start, kept them in the AP poll top 10 for a third straight week (the first time that’s happened since 2005) and set up a game this week against Virginia Tech that could be the final hurdle before there’s some acceptance that, yes, Miami is back.
When Saturday's game was all over, a reporter wanted to know what the locker room scene was like. The implication wasn’t that Miami had celebrated.