Miami Football: 3 takeaways from Hurricanes win over Georgia Tech

Miami football survived the Georgia Tech Flexbone with a 25-24 victory. Here are my three takeaways from the second Hurricane comeback in two weeks.

The Miami Hurricanes pulled a second consecutive miracle comeback in a season that’s starting to feel like a Hurricanes season of old. It’s reminiscent of 1992, where Hurricane Andrew devastated greater Miami and threw the Hurricanes’ players and staffs’ lives into a tailspin.

Miami overcame injuries and drove multiple comebacks and close calls against Arizona, Florida State, Penn State, and Syracuse before dropping the Sugar Bowl to the Alabama Crimson Tide. After that loss, Miami returned to the national title game in 1994 but Miami went dormant under NCAA sanctions for a decade until the 1998 Hurricanes started the rise back into prominence.

Miami’s Malik Rosier drove the ‘Canes down the field to a victory against FSU with a touchdown drive that ended with six seconds to go. Today, it was a field goal drive that went through the uprights with five seconds left to give the ‘Canes a 25-24 victory.

Paul Johnson’s team played a great game rushing for 226 yards and a touchdown and throwing for another. Miami threw for 297 yards and ran for 184 more while scoring through the air and on the ground.

The weird decision by Mark Richt to onside kick, which ended in Georgia Tech returning it for a touchdown, kept the Jackets on top and the ‘Canes trailing for the entire game. Here are my three takeaways from the Miami Miracle.