The U is again. Significantly.
No. 10 Miami superior to the nationwide championship recreation with a 31-27 win over No. 6 Ole Miss on Thursday, the Hurricanes’ third-straight victory as a lower-ranked opponent within the School Soccer Playoff.
Miami mounted a large drive to come back again and win the sport, marching 75 yards in 15 performs to attain the go-ahead landing. Quarterback Carson Beck ran within the recreation winner from three yards out with 18 seconds left to ship his workforce residence for the season finale.
The Hurricanes will now face the winner of the No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 1 Indiana recreation for the nationwide championship on Jan. 19 at Onerous Rock Stadium in Miami.
Ole Miss had been on a storybook experience for the reason that departure of head coach Lane Kiffin, who left the varsity on Nov. 30 to take the identical job at LSU. Since then, the Rebels received two playoff video games — a 41-10 blowout win over James Madison, a 39-34 comeback victory in opposition to No. 3 Georgia — earlier than falling brief in opposition to the Hurricanes.
Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, who spent the primary 4 years of his profession at Division II Ferris State, performed effectively, finishing 23 of 37 passes for 277 yards and a landing. However his heave into the tip zone as time expired fell incomplete, ending the Rebels’ hope of constant their resilient run.
The Hurricanes managed the sport on the bottom, working 51 occasions for 191 yards. Miami possessed the ball for 41 minutes and 22 seconds, in comparison with solely 18 minutes and 38 seconds for Ole Miss.
Beck, who spent the primary 5 years of his profession at Georgia, accomplished 23 of 37 passes for 268 yards, two passing touchdowns and one interception, in addition to the profitable run.
Miami’s nationwide title look would be the faculty’s first for the reason that 2003 Fiesta Bowl, when the Hurricanes misplaced to the Buckeyes in additional time. They haven’t received a nationwide championship for the reason that 2001 season.
