It was a matter of the Hurricanes not scoring one last touchdown that would have sent the ballgame to overtime for them to possibly pull off a stunning, come-from-behind victory. Some of the 53,000 fans in attendance at Hard Rock Stadium began to file out at halftime, with Miami in a dreadful 28-7 hole against ACC foe Virginia Tech last October.
The ‘Canes were nowhere near the point of throwing in the towel, however. Scoring on a tipped Hail Mary pass from redshirt sophomore quarterback N’Kosi Perry, sophomore wide receiver Mark Pope sent his team to the locker room with seven points on the board.