Virginia Tech player blasts ACC after backtracking on Hail Mary walk: ‘I want to see results’
Virginia Tech had done it. They had pulled off a huge upset over the No. 7 ranked Miami Hurricanes on a Hail Mary road trip — at least they thought they had.
With three seconds left, down 38-34, Hokies quarterback Kyron Drones threw a prayer from the back of the endzone toward a field full of Hokies receivers and Hurricanes defenders.
It wasn’t clear who got the ball at the start, as both teams got up and celebrated that they had won the game. In the end, the referees indicated that it was a touchdown catch by Da’Quan Felton, making the Hokies think that the victory was 40-38 as time expired.
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Virginia Tech wide receiver DaQuan Felton (9) catches the ball in the end zone along with Miami defensive back Tyler Rowe (43) and Miami defensive back Mishael Powell (0) on Sept. 27, 2024, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. . (Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
However, after a lengthy review, the field call was overturned. The pass was picked off incomplete, and the Hurricanes escaped with a 38-34 victory.
Hokies receiver Stephen Gosnell expressed his frustration about the overturned call on the X following the loss.
“(The Acc) knows what they did. I want to see the results,” Gosnell wrote.
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Tyler Rowe, #43 of the Miami Hurricanes, saves the ball in the end zone during the final seconds of the game against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Hard Rock Stadium on September 27, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photos by Michael Pimentel/ISI/Getty Images)
The ACC released a statement following the game regarding the replay review process for overturning a touchdown call.
“During review of Virginia Tech’s final play at Miami, it was determined that the loose ball was touched by a Miami player as he stepped out of bounds causing it to pass incomplete and immediately end the game,” the statement said.
Gosnell was in the end zone fighting for the ball in what would have been the game-winner had the call stood.
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Miami Hurricanes Head Coach Mario Cristobal celebrates after winning the game against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Hard Rock Stadium on September 27, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photos by Michael Pimentel/ISI/Getty Images)
The loss dropped the Hokies to 2-3 on the season, and they will look to bounce back against Stanford next week.
Miami improved to 5-0 with the win and will travel west again to play Cal next week.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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