Football
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Sports Writer
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Tyler Van Dyke more than got back on track. It still wasn’t enough for Miami to knock off Drake Maye and North Carolina.
Maye passed for 309 yards and two touchdowns, one of them a 74-yarder to J.J. Jones, as North Carolina overcame a huge effort by Van Dyke to beat Miami 27-24 on Saturday and move atop the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Coastal Division.
Josh Downs had a receiving touchdown and Omarion Hampton ran for another score for North Carolina (5-1, 2-0 ACC).
”It’s amazing how hard young people fight to win a football game,” North Carolina coach Mack Brown said. ”I’ve often said, whoever makes scoreboards is just not fair. Miami didn’t lose the game. They just ran out of time.”
Van Dyke completed 42 of 57 passes for 496 yards – the second-most in Miami history, behind Stephen Morris’ 566 in 2012 – and three touchdowns for Miami (2-3, 0-1).
Key’Shawn Smith, Henry Parrish and Colbie Young had the touchdown receptions for the Hurricanes, who scored 10 points in the final 28 seconds of the first half to get within 21-17. Will Mallory had eight catches for 115 yards for Miami.
”We’re all about the work and the lumps that come with it and it stinks and it’s painful to deal with,” Miami coach Mario Cristobal said. ”But you know what? That’s what we’re here for, and gladly ready for whatever comes with it to make sure we get it back to a certain level. And that’s what we’re going to do.”
It ended up as Miami’s third straight loss, and the first time since 2007 that the Hurricanes have gone three consecutive games without ever holding a lead.
It didn’t lack for late-game drama.
Down 27-24, Miami…
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