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Fran Brown shouts out Dabo Swinney, Kirby Smart after beating Miami to keep Hurricanes out of ACC Championship

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1 year ago

November 30, 2024

Fran Brown shouts out Dabo Swinney, Kirby Smart after beating Miami to keep Hurricanes out of ACC Championship

After Dabo Swinney and Clemson fell to South Carolina on Saturday, they needed some help from Fran Brown if they wanted to make the ACC Championship. If the Tigers wanted to make the ACC Championship, they needed Syracuse to defeat Miami.

The Orange delivered. Afterward, Brown made sure to shout out Clemson and Swinney for sending them to Charlotte. He also said he got a message from his old boss, Kirby Smart, before the biggest game of the year.

Syracuse rallied from 21 points down to complete the comeback and seal the 42-38 victory on Saturday. As a result, Clemson will now take on SMU in the ACC Championship next week. Miami, meanwhile, will await its College Football Playoff fate.

“Hey Dabo Swinney. Congrats I got you in, baby!”
Syracuse coach Fran Brown after beating Miami, putting Clemson into the ACC Championship Game.pic.twitter.com/6AMn4MGq6l
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 1, 2024

“This is a championship game,” Brown said in his postgame interview. “We worked our butts off for it. … Hey, Dabo Swinney, congrats. I got you in, baby.”

The Hurricanes jumped out to a 21-0 victory over the Orange, but Syracuse didn’t back down. Kyle McCord and the passing attack rose to the occasion, outscoring Miami 35-14 over the second and third quarters before taking a 42-35 lead in the fourth quarter. The Hurricanes later got a field goal and looked to get a stop, but couldn’t follow through. Syracuse got the 42-38 win, and the Clemson faithful rejoiced.

Fran Brown – the Orange’s first-year head coach – spent the previous two years under Smart at Georgia as defensive backs coach. Prior to the Miami game, which he previously called a championship game, Brown got a call from his old boss. The student made sure to thank the teacher, as well, amid the sea of Syracuse students who stormed the field.

“Hey, Kirby Smart, thank you for that message earlier Kirby,” Brown said. “You mean so much to me, Coach Smart. I appreciate you. I love you. Thank you.”

But most importantly, because Syracuse won, Brown gets one important reward. He gets to take a shower.

“Guess what? I’m getting washed!” Brown said before turning to the camera and disappearing into the crowd.

With Miami’s loss, Clemson will now advance to the ACC Championship next week against SMU. Kickoff is set for Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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Ole Miss S Nick Cull’s targeting call reversed vs Miami in Peach Bowl

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8 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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Ole Miss S Nick Cull’s targeting call reversed vs Miami in Peach Bowl

Mississippi football’s Nick Cull avoided an ejection during the College Football Playoff Fiesta Bowl semifinal on Thursday, Jan. 8.

As Malachi Toney reeled in a catch from Carson Beck at the Miami 49 in the first quarter, he was hit by Cull in a helmet-to-helmet collision. Right away, the officials flagged Cull for targeting, with both Toney and Cull staying down on the field with an injury.

After officials reviewed the play, the call on the field was overturned, as the officials determined that Cull did not launch and the collision seemed to be incidental. Replay assistant Matt Austin concurred with the call on the field.

The play had a major impact on the game as well. If the call had been upheld, Miami would have had the ball at the Ole Miss 34-yard line with a chance to expand its 3-0 lead. However, a few plays later, the Hurricanes were forced to punt from the 49-yard line.

On the first play of the second quarter, Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacey scored on a 73-yard run to give the Rebels a 7-3 lead.

Because he was not called for targeting, Cull was not ejected from the game, which means Ole Miss will have him for the remainder of the game, if he can clear the concussion protocol. He was in the tent following the play.

Cull has 15 total tackles and three pass deflections this season for the Rebels.

Meanwhile, Toney went to the medical tent briefly for the Hurricanes, but returned to the game.

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Crash involving unmarked Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office vehicle impacts morning commute

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20 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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Crash involving unmarked Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office vehicle impacts morning commute

Updated on: January 8, 2026 / 7:30 AM EST
/ CBS Miami

A crash involving an unmarked Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office vehicle was reported in Northwest Miami-Dade on Thursday morning, and the morning commute was impacted as a result.

Few details have been released, but the crash was reported in the area of Northwest 79th street and Interstate 95.

Video from the scene showed that the vehicles had heavy damage.

The sheriff’s office said the crash also involved a civilian vehicle, and no injuries were reported.

No other information was released.

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Miami Heat-Minnesota Timberwolves Final Injury Update: Anthony Edwards’ status divulged

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2 days ago

January 6, 2026

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Miami Heat-Minnesota Timberwolves Final Injury Update: Anthony Edwards’ status divulged

The Minnesota Timberwolves announced that guard Anthony Edwards is now available to play in Tuesday night’s game against the Miami Heat after originally being listed as questionable with right foot injury maintenance.

Here’s the rest of the injury report and game preview:

INJURY REPORT

HEAT

Tyler Herro: Available – Toe

Jaime Jaquez Jr.: Out – Ankle

Nikola Jovic: Available – Groin

Terry Rozier: Out – Not with team

TIMBERWOLVES

Anthony Edwards: Available – Foot

Terrence Shannon Jr.: Out – Foot

Joan Beringer: Out – G League

Game date, time and location: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 8:00 p.m. EST, Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

TV: TV: Peacock,

Radio: 104.3 FM (Miami/Ft. Lauderdale), ESPN 106.3 FM, (West Palm Beach), FOX Sports Radio 105.9 FM (Ft. Myers/Naples), 1450 AM (Suart), 97.7 FM (Florida Keys), WAQI 710 AM (Spanish-language broadcast, South Florida) 100.3 FM (Minnesota)

VITALS: The Miami Heat (20-16) and Minnesota Timberwolves (23-13) meet for the second and final regular season matchup after just facing off three days ago with Minnesota recording a, 125-115, win in Miami on January 3. The teams split the series, 1-1, last season with each squad winning on the road. The Heat are 36-35 all-time versus Minnesota during the regular season,
including 19-16 in home games and 17-19 in road games.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Davion Mitchell

G Tyler Herro

C Bam Adebayo

F Norman Powell

F Andrew Wiggins

TIMBERWOLVES

G Donte DiVincenzo

G Anthony Edwards

C Rudy Gobert

F Jaden McDaniels

F Julius Randle

Spread: Heat +5.5 (-112), Timberwolves -5.5 (-108)

Moneyline: Heat +166, Timberwolves -198

Total points scored: 239.5 (over -106, under -114)

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Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra on the forced turnovers: “That is and has to be our identity. We have to play with a recklessness and activity level that exceeds our opponent, and thats not to put down our talent level or anything like that, it’s more about we look different when we’re flying around and making plays and making it tough for the opponent.”