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No. 6 Miami coughs up 21-0 lead and loses at Syracuse to put Clemson in the ACC title game vs. SMU
No. 6 Miami lost a chance at the ACC title and might have fallen out of College Football Playoff contention with a 42-38 loss at Syracuse on Saturday.
The Hurricanes kicked a 27-yard field goal on 4th and goal to cut Syracuse’s lead to four with 3:42 to go. However, Miami never got the ball back as Syracuse got four first downs to run out the clock.
The third first down came via a brutal mistake. Defensive tackle Ahmad Moten jumped offside to give Syracuse a first down with 1:52 remaining. The Hurricanes had just one timeout remaining at that point, and a wide receiver sweep by Trebor Pena for a first down two plays later sealed the victory for Syracuse.
The Miami loss means Clemson will play SMU for the ACC title. The winner will be in the College Football Playoff.