Miami (Ohio) Stopped Two Yards Short of Game-Winning Touchdown in Bahamas

School soccer bowl season is already off to a sensational begin because of an exhilarating end between Miami (Ohio) and UAB within the Bahamas Bowl. 

Within the postseason opener, UAB scored a landing with 1:31 remaining to take a 24–20 lead. Miami received the prospect to reply and appeared on the verge of doing so with a formidable drive that left the offense 15 yards away from the tip zone with one second left on the clock. 

Quarterback Aveon Smith took the ultimate snap of the sport and located receiver Jalen Walker over the center with just a few yards of area. Nonetheless, the Blazers protection collapsed shortly, wrapping up Walker and bringing him to the bottom on the two-yard line. 

With the clock exhibiting triple-zeros, UAB received the prospect to have a good time the victory whereas a dejected Miami workforce appeared round is disbelief.

The play that ended the sport not solely made for the best begin to the 2022–23 bowl season, however was additionally reminiscent to one of the vital well-known performs in Tremendous Bowl historical past. Followers identified that Walker developing simply in need of the purpose line was harking back to Titans receiver Kevin Dyson getting tackled on the one-yard line in a Tremendous Bowl XXXIV loss to the Rams in 2000.

Between the Dyson-esque closing play and the back-and-forth nature of the fourth quarter, the Bahamas Bowl delivered on all fronts. School soccer followers will now discover themselves hoping to see extra of the identical over the subsequent three weeks as the remainder of the bowl video games take middle stage.