Saturday, November 14, 2026

Hurricanes Own Duke

     The University of Miami Hurricanes pulled away from the Duke University Blue Devils 36-25 on Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium. The Hurricanes are in first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. 
     After no scoring in the first quarter, Miami(9-1, 7-0) took a 3 -0 lead at 14:43 of the second quarter. Jake Weinberg was able to kick a 39-yard field goal.
     Duke(7-3, 4-3) tied it up 3-3 at the 9:27 mark of the first. Gavin Strange ended up booting a xx-yard field  goal.
     The Hurricanes regained a 10-3 lead with 5:47 remaining in the second. Mark Fletcher Jr ran up the middle on a four-yard touchdown run.
      The Blue Devils evened it up 10-10 with 3:17 left in the quarter. Running back Nate Sheppard sprinted down the left hash marks and scored from 47 yarfs away.
      The Canes led 13 -10 with 37 seconds to go in the first half. Weinberg concluded the drive with a 26-yard field goal.
      The U extended their lead to 16-10 at the 9:48 mark of the third quarter. Weinberg made a field goal from 24 yards.
      The Hurricanes made it 22-10 with 2:43 remaining in the third. Quarterback Darian Mensah fired a 63-yard touchdown pass to running back Javian Mallory. They missed on the two-point conversion. 
      Duke closed it to 22-17 with 41 seconds to go in the frame. Sheppard scored on a run from five yards out.
       Miami increased their lead to 29-17 at 8:06 of the final quarter. Mallory busted in on a two-yard touchdown run.
        The Canes intercepted a ball to stop the Duke drive. They finished theor next possession wiith 4;21 left in the fourth and led 36-17. Mallory would.cut to his left around the left end and raced in on a 39-yard touchdown.
        The Blue Devils found the end zone with 21 seconds remaining in the game when quarterback Walker Eget tossed a one-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jeremiah Hasley. They were able to make a two-point conversion and made it 36-25.

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