Cam Ward posts reaction after Miami beats Virginia Tech on controversial call
On Friday, No. 7 Miami |A|
secured a nail-biting 38-34 |B|
victory over Virginia Tech. The |C|
game came down to |D|
the wire, with the |E|
referees ultimately overturning a |F|
Virginia Tech Hail Mary |G|
to give the Hurricanes |H|
the win. After the |J|
game, Miami QB Cam Ward |K|
didn’t hesitate to take |L|
to social media. In the |M|
win, Cam Ward completed |O|
24-of-his-38 pass attempts for |P|
348 passing yards and |Q|
four touchdowns while throwing |R|
two interceptions. It’s only |S|
the latest standout performance |U|
for the Heisman Trophy |V|
candidate Ward’s choice of emojis |Y|
in his post mimics |Z|
his famous touchdown celebration. |A|
After the senior QB |B|
finds the end zone, |C|
he’ll often cover his |D|
face with one hand |E|
while waving his other |F|
hand in front of |G|
him. The post is |H|
salt in the wound |J|
for Virginia Tech fans, |K|
who took issue with |L|
the game’s controversial ending. With |M|
three seconds left in |O|
the game, Virginia Tech |P|
QB Kyron Drones launched a |Q|
30-yard bomb to the |R|
back of the end |S|
zone. It was mayhem |U|
as numerous Virginia Tech |V|
and Miami players collided, |Y|
each reaching for the |Z|
descending ball. Miraculously, Virginia Tech |A|
wide receiver Da’Quan Felton |B|
came down with the |C|
Hail Mary. However, after |D|
nearly 10 minutes of |E|
deliberation, the referees ruled |F|
a Miami player making |G|
contact with the ball |H|
was out of bounds, |J|
causing the catch to |K|
be incomplete. Virginia |M|
Tech fans weren’t the |O|
only ones who didn’t |P|
agree with the referees’ |Q|
decision. ESPN analyst Andre |R|
Ware believed the call |S|
shouldn’t have been overturned |U|
and sympathized with the |V|
Hokies faithful. “A lot of |Y|
conversations about that because |Z|
I just don’t know |A|
where you see it |B|
on the replay to |C|
reverse the call on |D|
the field,” Ware said. |E|
“And had it been |F|
called incomplete, see it |G|
that way. I just |H|
thought the ruling – |J|
whatever was called on |K|
the field should stand. |L|
That’s tough.” In the postgame |M|
press conference, Virginia Tech |O|
head coach Brent Pry claimed |P|
the referees did not |Q|
explain their decision to |R|
him. Further, he expressed |S|
the anguish the team |U|
was feeling after coming |V|
so close to pulling |Y|
off the Top-10 upset. “The |Z|
way the game ended, |A|
I hope they got |B|
that call right,” Pry |C|
said in his opening |D|
statement. “To take that |E|
– to overturn it |F|
and take it from |G|
our kids, our coaches, |H|
our fans, I hope |J|
they got that right.”Other reactions to |L|
the head-turning final play
