The Miami Hurricanes had traveled half the field to start the second half when coach Mark Richt encountered a critical decision. Miami started at its 25-yard line and, with 11 plays, the Hurricanes steadily crawled to the Virginia Cavaliers’ 25.
On third-and-2 a few moments earlier, Richt called a run up the gut for fullback Trayone Gray. Down by seven points, the coach sensed an opportunity to tie the score and wanted to give his running back another shot. On fourth-and-1, Richt called another fullback dive to Gray. This time it went nowhere. Miami turned the ball over on downs and eventually fell 16-13 in Charlottesville, Virginia.