For the Hurricanes, a week of challenges culminated with a national firestorm.
Less than 24 hours after last week's 30-27 win over Duke, the Atlantic Coast Conference suspended the crew that officiated the game, blaming it for a "series of errors" on the game's final play, Corn Elder's improbable kickoff return that featured eight laterals and lifted the Hurricanes to a much-needed victory.
As the Hurricanes began preparing for yet another critical Coastal Division game — this one Saturday's matchup against Virginia — they faced questions about the legitimacy of their win.