Back to the Wisconsin Badgers Newsfeed

Officiating decisions mar Miami's madcap return to beat Duke

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Miami kept its final chance alive for nearly a minute, flinging the ball all over the field. The officials reviewed the play for another nine minutes.

The controversy swirling around that madcap finish?

That's going to last far, far longer.

In one of the zaniest endings in college football history, the Hurricanes threw a combined eight laterals, flips and backwards passes before Corn Elder finally took the last one for the touchdown that capped a 30-27 win on Saturday night.

"That was just like the old 'hot potato' game," interim Miami coach Larry Scott said.