BLACKSBURG, VA. — Another weekend, another exhilarating come-from-behind Atlantic Coast Conference road win for the Miami Hurricanes settled in the final minutes despite the team having double-digit players unavailable.
Quarterback D’Eriq King connected with Mark Pope for the winning touchdown strike with under six minutes to play and the defense, after struggling early, held late in a 25-24 victory for No. 9 Miami on Saturday afternoon at Lane Stadium. The Hurricanes won despite being without 13 players, many on the offensive line and defensive front.
“The resilience of this team week in and week out is special,” said UM coach Manny Diaz, who revealed postgame the Hurricanes were on the brink of being unable to play Saturday’s game.