Hurricanes Overtake North Carolina State

     The University of Miami Hurricanes came back on the North Carolina State University Wolfpack 44-41 on Friday night in Raleigh, North Carolina. The contest involved two schools that do not play in the same division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. 

     North Carolina State(4-3, 4-3) scored on their first possession at the 12:44 mark of the first quarter. Quarterback Bailey Hockman received a pass from running back Thayer Thomas and raced down the left sideline from 31 yards away. 

     Miami(6-1, 5-1) answered back on their drive with a touchdown at 9:21. Quarterback D'Erq King tossed a three-yard pass to tight end Will Mallory to tie it 7-7. 

     The Wolfpack reclaimed the lead with 6:31 left in the first. Hockman fired an 11-yard pass to wide receiver Devin Carter on the left side of the end zone. 

     The Canes evened it up 14-14 with 3:11 remaining in the opening quarter. Wide receiver Dee Wiggins caught a 39-yard touchdown pass on the left sideline from King. 

     In the second quarter, the Hurricanes moved ahead 21-14 at 13:34. King found wide receiver Mike Harley on a 20-yard strike in the back right corner of the end zone. 

     N.C. State closed the gap to 21-17 at the 9:35 mark. Christopher Dunn was able to boot a 42-yard field goal. 

     North Carolina State regained the lead 24-21 with 2:49 left in the second. Hockman released a nine-yard pass up the middle to tight end Cary Angeline. 

     Miami got the first opportunity to score in the second half. Jose Borregales kicked a 36-yard field goal at 11:26 to make it 24-24. 

     The Wolfpack came back and took the lead 31-24 at the 7:17 mark. Running back Zonovan Knight marched through the left side of the line from one yard out. 

     Both teams exchanged scores later in the quarter. Wide receiver Mark Pope caught a 17-yard touchdown pass for the Canes with 5:00 left while Knight retuned a kickoff 100 yards for N.C. State 15 seconds later. Both squads also put out field goal in the first four of minutes in the fourth and Wolfpack still led 41-34. 

     The Hurricanes got the ball to the Wolfpack one-yard line midway through the fourth. They had to settle with a Borregales 22-yard field goal at 6:12 and trailed 41-37. 

     The U pulled ahead 44-41 with 2:43 remaining. King launched a 54-yard touchdown pass to Harley for his fifth of the game.