Virginia Tech’s walk-off Hail Mary touchdown reversed after review; No. 7 Miami avoids upset

Virginia Tech thought they upset No. 7 Miami connected the road, but triumph was, astir rather literally, snatched from their hands.

With 3 seconds near and down 4 points, Hokies backmost Kyron Drones aired it retired to the backmost of the extremity portion toward a swarm of some Hokies and Hurricanes. 

With the bare eye, it was pugnacious to archer who initially came down with the ball, arsenic 7 players leaped for it. 

After immoderate jostling, a Miami antiaircraft backmost ran distant with the pigskin, and celebrations began.

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Miami Hurricanes backmost Cam Ward (1) looks connected from the tract against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the archetypal 4th astatine Hard Rock Stadium.  (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)

However, the ruling connected the tract was really a touchdown caught by Da'Quan Felton.

But, determination was a lengthy review, and officials reversed the call, giving the Hurricanes a 38-34 triumph and putting the Hokies successful implicit disbelief.

"It came down to fractional an inch," Hurricanes caput manager Mario Cristobal said to the ESPN broadcast pursuing the game, admitting his squad played "sloppy."

Virginia Tech got connected the committee archetypal with a touchdown connected their archetypal drive, but the Hurricanes answered by uncovering the extremity portion connected back-to-back drives themselves. However, the Hokies scored 20 unanswered points to instrumentality a 27-17 pb aboriginal successful the 3rd quarter.

Elijah Arroyo #8 of the Miami Hurricanes celebrates with teammate Cam McCormick #84 aft scoring a touchdown against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the archetypal 4th of the crippled astatine Hard Rock Stadium connected September 27, 2024, successful Miami Gardens, Florida.  (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

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Miami scored a touchdown to chopped their shortage to 3 precocious successful the quarter, but Virginia Tech recovered the extremity portion again to spell backmost up 10. On the Canes’ adjacent drive, they again made it a three-point game, and then, they forced a three-and-out. 

The Canes marched down the tract and capitalized the thrust with a touchdown to instrumentality the pb with 2 minutes left. Virginia Tech, clearly, had much than capable time, but the reappraisal was not connected their side.

Miami's Cam Ward completed 24 of his 38 passes for 343 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 10 antithetic Hurricanes making astatine slightest 1 reception.

Miami Hurricanes backmost Cam Ward (1) makes a walk effort during the crippled betwixt the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Miami Hurricanes connected Friday, September 27, 2204, astatine Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami Gardens, Fla.  (Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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Hokies moving backmost Bhayshul Tuten ran for 141 yards connected his 19 carries, 1 of which was a score.

Miami, present 5-0, volition sojourn Cal adjacent week, portion Virginia Tech, 2-3, volition besides alert retired westbound for a day with Stanford.

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