Cam Ward leads No. 7 Hurricanes’ second-half comeback over Virginia Tech to start ACC play
The Miami Hurricanes were |A|
far from their best |B|
on Friday night as |C|
they began Atlantic Coast |D|
Conference play. For most |E|
of the night, they |F|
were inconsistent on offense, |G|
sloppy on defense and |H|
failed to get enough |J|
consistent momentum throughout the |K|
game. But when it |L|
mattered the most, they |M|
found a way to |O|
keep their season perfect. |P|
The No. 7 Hurricanes |Q|
overcame a pair of |R|
10-point second-half deficits to |S|
hold off Virginia Tech |U|
38-34 at Hard Rock |V|
Stadium. The game ended with |Y|
a Virginia Tech Hail |Z|
Mary attempt that was |A|
initially ruled a 30-yard, |B|
game-winning, walk-off touchdown pass |C|
from Kyron Drones to |D|
Da’Quan Felton but the |E|
call was overturned after |F|
a lengthy review. Miami |G|
improves to 5-0 and |H|
1-0 in ACC play. Virginia |J|
Tech falls to 2-3 |K|
and 0-1 in conference |L|
play. Quarterback Cam Ward |M|
led touchdown drives of |O|
89, 70 and 57 |P|
yards in the second |Q|
half, with the final |R|
of those drives being |S|
arguably the most impressive. |U|
It included a fourth-down |V|
pass from Ward to |Y|
Xavier Restrepo, who slipped |Z|
but still made the |A|
catch; a chest pass |B|
to Riley Williams who |C|
broke a pair of |D|
tackles for a 26-yard |E|
gain to get to |F|
the 1-yard line and, |G|
finally, a 1-yard touchdown |H|
pass to Isaiah Horton |J|
to give Miami the |K|
lead with 1:57 left |L|
to play. Ward finished the |M|
game completing 24 of |O|
38 passes for 343 |P|
yards and four touchdowns |Q|
while running for a |R|
fifth. He has thrown |S|
for at least 300 |U|
yards and three touchdowns |V|
in all five games |Y|
of his UM career. |Z|
Ward’s second-half heroics negated |A|
his struggles early in |B|
the game. He turned |C|
the ball over three |D|
times — two interceptions |E|
and a fumble — |F|
that led to 14 |G|
of Virginia Tech’s points.
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