Despite racing out to an early 21-0 lead in the regular-season finale, quarterback Cam Ward and the Miami Hurricanes were knocked out of contention for the ACC title game on Saturday, falling to the Syracuse Orange at the JMA Wireless Dome.
out of Atlantic Coast Conference title contention -- and possibly ended the Hurricanes' College Football Playoff hopes -- by rallying from a 21-0 deficit for aforced a fumble that he returned 56 yards for a touchdown to help the Orange beat a ranked foe for the third time this season.had 349 yards passing with two touchdowns for the Hurricanes , who will be off next week whilefor the ACC title and will have to hope for an at-large bid into the 12-team playoff.
The Hurricanes sat in first place in the ACC standings for most of the season, but fizzled at the end, losing two of their final three league games. That followed a 9-0 run to open the season for a program that has never won an ACC crown. "Both sides didn't get the job done," Ward said on Miami's postgame radio show."Our main goal wasn't accomplished. But, I mean, we're blessed. We won 10 games this year. Not a lot of teams can do that."
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