Virginia Tech had finished it. That they had pulled off a significant upset over the No. 7 ranked Miami Hurricanes on a walk-off Hail Mary on the highway – at the very least they thought they’d.
With three seconds left, down 38-34, Hokies quarterback Kyron Drones threw a prayer into the again of the endzone in direction of a swath of each Hokies receivers and Hurricanes defenders.
It was unclear who got here down with the ball initially, as each groups acquired up celebrating pondering they’d received the sport. Finally, the referees signaled it was a landing catch by Da’Quan Felton, giving what the Hokies thought was a 40-38 victory as time expired.
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Virginia Tech large receiver DaQuan Felton (9) catches the ball in the long run zone together with Miami defensive again Tyler Rowe (43) and Miami defensive again Mishael Powell (0) on September 27, 2024, at Laborious Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. (Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos)
Nonetheless, after a prolonged evaluate, the decision on the sector was overturned. The cross was dominated incomplete, and the Hurricanes escaped with a 38-34 victory.
Hokies large receiver Stephen Gosnell aired out his frustrations in regards to the overturned name on X following the loss.
“(The) Acc is aware of what they did. I wanna see penalties,” Gosnell wrote.
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Tyler Rowe, #43 of the Miami Hurricanes, saves the ball in the long run zone in the course of the closing seconds of the sport towards the Virginia Tech Hokies at Laborious Rock Stadium on September 27, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Michael Pimentel/ISI Pictures/Getty Photos)
The ACC launched an announcement following the sport in regards to the replay evaluate course of for overturning the landing name.
“Throughout the evaluate means of the final play of the Virginia Tech at Miami recreation, it was decided that the unfastened ball was touched by a Miami participant whereas he was out of bounds which makes it an incomplete cross and instantly ends the play,” the assertion mentioned.
Gosnell was in the long run zone combating for the ball on what would have been the game-winning landing had the decision on the sector stood.
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Miami Hurricanes Head Coach Mario Cristobal celebrates after profitable the sport towards the Virginia Tech Hokies at Laborious Rock Stadium on September 27, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Michael Pimentel/ISI Pictures/Getty Photos)
The loss dropped the Hokies to 2-3 on the season, and they’re going to look to bounce again once they journey to play Stanford subsequent week.
Miami improved to 5-0 with the win and also will be touring out west to play Cal subsequent week.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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