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Miami survives two Hail Marys, leaving FSU without answers in 2OT thriller
Confirmed
In Short: In the second overtime, with Florida State facing fourth-and-31, Daniels threw another Hail Mary, this time 46 yards for 6-foot-6 Duce Robinson.
On fourth-and-21, Florida State quarterback Ashton Daniels launched a jump ball into the end zone, and Seminoles receiver Micahi Danzy came down with it amidst Miami defenders.
Miami defensive back Bryce Fitzgerald got his hands on the ball at the same time, and they went to the ground in a scrum.
Coach Mike Norvell pointed out that the officiating crew was the same one from last year's game, which ended in a 28-22 win for Miami.
Norvell expressed frustration with the officiating, noting a holding call on the play before and questioning the decision not to overturn the play.
"The holding call on the play before, they said it was on No. 77," Norvell said. "That was an interception. Clearly nothing to overturn it," he added.
Miami coach Mario Cristobal was also critical of the officiating, saying, "I thought Bryce snatched that thing and pulled it into his lap."
"But we didn't execute at every position, all 11 guys on the offense, and that's on us," Cristobal said.
"There's plenty of plays, but to have that outcome come down to a play like that, I'm grateful for our guys and the way they battled," Norvell said.
"Gave Duce a chance, and that's what he does. He comes down with the ball, and we believe that he did, but we're not the ones out there calling the shots, and we can't control the decisions and all that. So, we don't understand it. Obviously, it hurts, but there's nothing we can do about it," Cristobal added.
What's confirmed
- "Pretty unique when you have the same crew back-to-back years in game-ending situations that go down to the last play," 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."
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.
- "Well, I think we have a good enough sample size of 2026 to know that that's absolutely insignificant and irrelevant with the changing of the guard from week to week," Cristobal said.
- "But I know we've sat in this stadium before on a couple of those, so let's try not to make that a habit going forward."
- "Just has no value to our processes. I'll focus on the real one that's important, 1-0."
- It allowed college football’s return to begin with two full days of FCS action on Thursday and Friday, without the FBS overshadowing.
- While the MVFC teams might beat up on each other once conference play starts, the nonconference performances show that the conference can remain elite without NDSU.
- Friday saw Cal Poly beat Idaho in a thriller on ESPN while William & Mary’s comeback over Villanova went viral across social media platforms.
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- Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for.
- Daniels rolled out to his right and threw up a Hail Mary.
- The rivalry between Miami and Florida State rarely lacks drama, but Saturday night took the theatrics to another level.
- 3 Hurricanes narrowly escaped the Seminoles, 43-35, with a wild and controversial finish that will be talked about for years to come.