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Miami Edges Florida State in Controversial Double-OT Finish
Confirmed
In Short: Miami narrowly beat Florida State 43-35 after a disputed Hail Mary interception in double overtime.
The Miami Hurricanes survived a dramatic comeback by the Florida State Seminoles, winning 43-35 in a game that will be remembered for its controversial finish.
On fourth-and-21, Florida State quarterback Ashton Daniels threw a Hail Mary pass, which receiver Micahi Danzy appeared to catch in the end zone.
However, Miami defensive back Bryce Fitzgerald also had his hands on the ball, leading to a scrum on the ground.
The officials ruled it an interception on the field, despite the difficulty in determining who had possession.
Florida State coach Mike Norvell expressed frustration with the officiating, noting that the same crew had called last year's game, which ended in a 28-22 victory for Miami.
Norvell pointed out a holding call on the play before, which he believed was incorrectly called against Florida State.
Miami coach Manny Diaz was less vocal about the call, but acknowledged the wild finish.
"The holding call on the play before, they said it was on No. 77," Norvell said, referring to the holding penalty called on Florida State’s offensive line.
"That was an interception. Clearly nothing to overturn it," Miami coach Manny Diaz said in response.
"This was deemed a holding penalty on Florida State’s first 4th down touchdown. Absolute disgrace to the sport," one fan wrote on social media.
"Miami’s luck with these calls is so ridiculous, I’m checking the refs’ Venmo," another fan tweeted.
The Miami Hurricanes extended their unbeaten start to six games, while Florida State fell to 3-4.
Background
Florida State University is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the state.
What's confirmed
- The Miami Hurricanes survived a dramatic comeback by the Florida State Seminoles, winning 43-35 in a game that will be remembered for its controversial finish.
- On fourth-and-21, Florida State quarterback Ashton Daniels threw a Hail Mary pass, which receiver Micahi Danzy appeared to catch in the end zone.
- However, Miami defensive back Bryce Fitzgerald also had his hands on the ball, leading to a scrum on the ground.
- The officials ruled it an interception on the field, despite the difficulty in determining who had possession.
- Florida State coach Mike Norvell expressed frustration with the officiating, noting that the same crew had called last year's game, which ended in a 28-22 victory for Miami.
- Norvell pointed out a holding call on the play before, which he believed was incorrectly called against Florida State.
- Miami coach Manny Diaz was less vocal about the call, but acknowledged the wild finish.
- "The holding call on the play before, they said it was on No. 77," Norvell said, referring to the holding penalty called on Florida State’s offensive line.
- "That was an interception. Clearly nothing to overturn it," Miami coach Manny Diaz said in response.
- "This was deemed a holding penalty on Florida State’s first 4th down touchdown. Absolute disgrace to the sport," one fan wrote on social media.
- "Miami’s luck with these calls is so ridiculous, I’m checking the refs’ Venmo," another fan tweeted.
- The Miami Hurricanes extended their unbeaten start to six games, while Florida State fell to 3-4.
What's still developing
- The game was wild enough up to the point at which Miami took an eight-point lead to begin the second overtime, but the final sequence will be debate fodder between the fan bases for quite a while.
- "I didn't get a whole lot of explanation," Norvell said.
- "You have a holding call on the play before, and then I watched it, if there's a tie it goes to the receiver. I guess they had a different angle where you could see something different."
- Man, Florida State has to be absolutely gutted right now.
- The end of the Florida State Miami game just continues to be a mockery of college football.
- The rivalry between Miami and Florida State rarely lacks drama, but Saturday night took the theatrics to another level.
- With Florida State now facing fourth-and-31, surely it couldn't replicate that magic on a second play?