Miami, FL
No. 13 Miami at No. 24 Texas A&M highlights ACC’s Week 3
Listed here are issues to observe within the Atlantic Coast Convention in Week 3:
GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 13 Miami at No. 24 Texas A&M in an ACC-SEC conflict involving ranked groups. Miami leads the collection 2-1 and broke the collection tie within the final assembly, a 41-23 victory in 2008 at Faculty Station. The Hurricanes moved up two slots within the AP High 25 this week with their second straight win to start out the season, a 30-7 conquer Southern Miss, whereas the Aggies plummeted 18 spots after a surprising 17-14 loss to Appalachian State at dwelling. Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher was 7-1 towards the Hurricanes when he was at Florida State (2010-17). It’s the primary highway sport for brand new Miami coach Mario Cristobal.
BEST MATCHUP
Texas Tech (2-0) at No. 16 N.C. State (2-0). The Wolfpack lead the collection 4-1, however the groups haven’t performed since a 49-21 N.C. State win in 2003. N.C. State has received 11 straight at dwelling and the Wolfpack’s veteran protection is in for a stiff check. Texas Tech leads the nation in passing yards per sport at 411 and is coming off a double-overtime upset win over then-No. 25 Houston final week underneath new coach Joey McGuire. It marked this system’s first victory towards a ranked non-conference foe within the common season since beating No. 20 Arizona to start out the 1989 season. The Purple Raiders had misplaced 13 such video games.
LONG SHOT
No. 23 Pitt (1-1) at Western Michigan (1-1). It’s the second assembly between the groups and the Panthers bear in mind the primary very properly. Final yr they have been ambushed by the Broncos, 44-41, at dwelling in mid-September after beginning the season with two straight wins. That loss got here after an emotional win at Tennessee. This one comes after an emotional extra time dwelling loss to the Vols.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Louisville QB Malik Cunningham is ninth in ACC historical past in complete offense at 11,216 yards, simply 76 behind North Carolina’s Sam Howell for eighth. Cunningham is also ranked second in dashing TDs by a quarterback with 39, 11 behind his predecessor, Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson, and is third in dashing yards by a quarterback with 2,774.
IMPACT PLAYER
Syracuse quarterback Garrett Shrader, a switch from Mississippi State, seems to be coming into his personal with the unbeaten Orange (2-0). Established because the starter after beating out Tommy DeVito early final season, Shrader started the season with newfound confidence and has been practically flawless in guiding the Orange to convincing victories over Louisville and Connecticut. He ranks third nationally in completion proportion at 79.2% (38 of 48), is fourth within the Bowl Subdivision with a cross effectivity of 205.24, and his 10.92 yards per cross try is fifth-best nationally. He’s additionally averaging 324 yards offensively, fifteenth within the nation, and is tied for ninth in factors answerable for with 48 — three dashing TDs and 5 passing — with zero turnovers.
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Miami, FL
Flash flood warning for sectors of Miami-Dade
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning Sunday morning for sectors of Miami-Dade until 1:15 p.m.
The locations affected are Homestead, Homestead Miami Speedway, Black Point, The Redland, Homestead Base, Naranja, Leisure City, Princeton, Homestead Bayfront Park, Goulds, Cutler Bay and South Miami Heights.
The NWS warned about the presence of thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area.
“Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen over this area during the last couple of hours. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area with the ongoing heavy rains. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly”, the NWS said.
Miami, FL
Down 25, No. 8 Miami storms back to shock Cal
BERKELEY, Calif. — Cam Ward threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Arroyo with 26 seconds left and No. 8 Miami roared back from a 25-point deficit in the second half to beat California 39-38 on Saturday night.
Ward led four straight touchdown drives to end the game and spoil what looked like the most monumental day in years for the Golden Bears (3-2, 0-2 ACC), who hosted ESPN’s “College GameDay” for the first time and were on the verge of their second win over a top 10 team in the past 21 seasons.
Instead, Ward made sure the rare sellout crowd at Memorial Stadium went home unhappy after overcoming a 35-10 deficit in the third quarter. That gave the Hurricanes (6-0, 2-0) a second straight dramatic victory after needing a replay review to hold off Virginia Tech last week.
Cal head coach Justin Wilcox, when asked afterward about his team’s mood in the locker room, said, “It’s as bad as you can imagine.”
“Football is a humbling game,” Wilcox said. “We had every opportunity to win that game, obviously. We didn’t get it done. So, every individual has to own it. I think this is a pivotal moment for the team. I hope that all coaches, players, administrators, everybody involved will be proud of how they responded in a month or two months or six months or even a year. In this moment right now.”
Ward threw an 18-yard TD pass to Isaiah Horton with 10:28 left to cut it to 38-25 and then scrambled in from 24 yards out to make it a six-point game with 4:04 to play.
The Hurricanes forced a punt after being spared a potential targeting call on instant replay and Ward then hit Xavier Restrepo on a 77-yard pass on the first play on the ensuing drive to get Miami into the red zone.
A personal foul backed up the Hurricanes, but Ward converted a third-and-20 on a short pass to Joshisa Trader that went for 22 yards down to the 3. Two plays later, Ward found Arroyo on a jump pass that gave Miami the lead.
Ward finished 33-for-53 for 437 yards with two touchdown passes and a TD run, overcoming a pick-6 that helped put Miami in the big hole in the third quarter.
Fernando Mendoza delivered several big plays against the team he grew up cheering for as a kid in Miami but it wasn’t enough.
Mendoza threw a 57-yard TD pass to Jack Endries in the first quarter and had a 51-yarder to Trond Grizzell that set up Jaydn Ott’s 5-yard run that gave Cal a 14-7 lead.
Ott scored again on 66-yard catch and run on a fourth-and-1 midway through the second quarter and Mendoza threw a 59-yard pass to Jaivian Thomas in the third quarter that set up Chandler Rogers’ 9-yard TD run.
But Cal punted on its first two drives of the fourth quarter before Mendoza threw an interception in the closing seconds to end it.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Miami, FL
Messi-led Miami 1 win from MLS points record
Inter Miami stands just one victory away from breaking the record for most points earned in a single Major League Soccer regular season after a last-minute 1-0 win over Toronto FC on Saturday at BMO Field.
Forward Leonardo Campana broke the draw in the 93rd minute of the match when finding the back of the net off of a pass from teammate Luis Suárez, scoring his eighth goal of the season and propelling the Herons closer to history.
Despite the significance of the match, head coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino chose to rest several key players and rotate the starting lineup after Miami secured the MLS Supporters’ Shield as the best regular-season team last week.
Suárez, Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets only entered the game late in the second half, but still managed to make a positive impact.
“Playing Suarez and Messi late is something that we defined on Friday,” said Martino. “It was logical that after two complete games, as most of them had played, we would make a rotation. It seemed to me that if I made the rotation, I should make it deep … and well we were able to meet the two objectives: one for the players to have some rest and the other to win the game, which is what we wanted.
“We wanted to start from what it represents, especially on a motivational level, and to be able to achieve the points record.”
The New England Revolution currently hold the MLS record after managing 73 points in 2021, but one more triumph in the final game of the campaign would propel Inter Miami to reach 74 points and set a new standard.
Fittingly, Miami will attempt to clinch the title when hosting New England on Oct.19 on the final day of the regular season at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The Herons have already made history this season by winning the Supporters’ Shield, their first piece of MLS silverware since debuting as an expansion franchise in 2020.
The triumph also means Inter Miami will have home-field advantage for the entirety of the MLS playoffs.
“Having home-field advantage is amazing, especially with our fans. It’s the perfect situation for us,” said Inter Miami defender Ian Fray.
Miami will kick off the Round One best-of-three game at Chase Stadium on Oct. 25 against the winner of the Eastern Conference Wild Card match.
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