Virginia Tech had done it. They had pulled off a major upset against the No. 7 ranked Miami Hurricanes in a Hail Mary on the road – or so they thought.
With three seconds left, trailing 38-34, Hokies quarterback Kyron Drones threw a prayer in the back of the end zone en route to a gaggle of Hokies receivers and Hurricanes defenders .
It was unclear who got the ball initially, as both teams stood up to celebrate thinking they had won the game. Eventually, the referees called it a Da’Quan Felton touchdown, giving what the Hokies thought was a 40-38 victory as time expired.
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However, after extensive review, the on-field decision was overturned. The pass was ruled incomplete and the Hurricanes escaped with a 38-34 victory.
Hokies wide receiver Stephen Gosnell expressed his frustrations over the overturned call on X after the loss.
“(The) Acc knows what they did. I want to see the consequences,” Gosnell wrote.
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The ACC released a statement after the game regarding the replay review process to overturn the touchdown call.
“During the review process of Virginia Tech’s final play at Miami, it was determined that the loose ball was touched by a Miami player while out of bounds, making it an incomplete pass and immediately ends the game,” the statement said. » said the statement.
Gosnell was in the end zone fighting for the ball on what would have been the game-winning touchdown had the on-field call stood.
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The loss dropped the Hokies to 2-3 on the season, and they will look to bounce back when they travel to Stanford next week.
Miami improved to 5-0 with the win and will also travel out west to face Cal next week.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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