The Miami Hurricanes came painfully close to taking the Louisville Cardinals to overtime Saturday, but wound up falling just short.
Trailing by a touchdown on the final play of regulation, Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke uncorked a desperation Hail Mary from midfield. Wide receiver Xavier Restrepo actually made the catch following an initial deflection, but he was a couple yards short of the end zone and could not escape the crowd of defenders at the goal line.
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That is essentially as close as you can get to converting on a Hail Mary without actually coming up with the score.
Saturday’s loss dropped the Hurricanes to 6-5, marking a rather disappointing season for the team. A loss to a top-ten team like Louisville is forgivable, but there are a few games they have really let get away in ugly fashion this year. The margins have gone against them in moments like this.
