Blame the injuries, special teams, or a 12 p.m. kickoff against a struggling Georgia Tech team that limped into Hard Rock Stadium with just one win, but the Miami Hurricanes committed miscue after miscue as they fell to the Yellow Jackets in overtime.
After Jackets’ running back Jamious Griffin’s one-yard rush into the end zone to start the extra period, Brevin Jordan was ruled short of the four-yard line on Miami’s attempt to score, and the Hurricanes’ fate was sealed.
“Very disappointed in the result today,” said head coach Manny Diaz after the game. “We had more than enough chances to win this football game, some mistakes early on gave [Georgia Tech] hope, gave them life.