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10/17 22:04 CDT No. 3 Miami hangs on to beat Florida State, 43-35 in a
double-overtime thriller
No. 3 Miami hangs on to beat Florida State, 43-35 in a double-overtime thriller
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Sports Writer
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) --- Darian Mensah threw for 326 yards and three
touchdowns, the last of them a 3-yarder to Malachi Toney in the second
overtime, and No. 3 Miami held on to beat archrival Florida State 43-35 in a
back-and-forth classic on Saturday night.
Toney had 11 catches for 154 yards and two scores, plus threw a 2-point
conversion pass to Cooper Barkate after his OT score for Miami (6-0, 4-0
Atlantic Coast Conference). Bryce Fitzgerald sealed the win with an
interception for the Hurricanes on the final play.
Mensah completed 23 of 34 passes for Miami, which has now won seven of its last
10 games against the Seminoles. Javian Mallory rushed for 108 yards and two
touchdowns, including one in the first OT and Mark Fletcher Jr. added a rushing
score for the Hurricanes.
Ashton Daniels threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns for Florida State (3-4,
1-3). Duce Robinson had a pair of TD catches late, including a 75-yarder that
tied the game with 2:49 left in regulation and a 20-yard score to open the
first overtime.
The Seminoles lost top rusher Ousmane Kromah late in the first half with a left
leg injury. Florida State appeared to give itself a chance when Daniels
connected on a fourth-and-21, 36-yard heave that would have made it 43-41 ---
only to have the play called back by holding.
The next play was a heave into a maze of bodies in the end zone, called an
interception before going to review. Fitzgerald was ruled to have come down
with the ball, and the Hurricanes stormed the field in celebration.
The takeaway Florida State: Starting with the 2023 Orange Bowl debacle against Georgia, the Seminoles have now lost 14 consecutive games away from Tallahassee and are 0-13 since 2016 in true road games against ranked teams. The most recent road win over a ranked opponent --- a 20-19 thriller at Miami on Oct. 8, 2016. Miami: Mensah had gone 153 passes to start his Miami career without throwing an interception, a streak that ended when he tried to force one to Barkate in the end zone during the third quarter. Ashlynd Barker made the interception for Florida State, preserving what was then a 14-14 tie.
4th down troubles The Seminoles' loss last week at Louisville was sparked by a fourth-and-2 stop near the goal line, and Florida State had two such fourth-down misfires from inside the Miami 5 on Saturday. But the Seminoles also had two big stops on fourth downs in the second half, including on a fourth-and-2 from inside the red zone early in the fourth quarter as Miami came up empty --- as FSU held onto a 21-14 lead.
Up next Florida State: Host Clemson on Oct. 31. Miami: Host Pitt on Oct. 24. ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college football coverage here.
The takeaway Florida State: Starting with the 2023 Orange Bowl debacle against Georgia, the Seminoles have now lost 14 consecutive games away from Tallahassee and are 0-13 since 2016 in true road games against ranked teams. The most recent road win over a ranked opponent --- a 20-19 thriller at Miami on Oct. 8, 2016. Miami: Mensah had gone 153 passes to start his Miami career without throwing an interception, a streak that ended when he tried to force one to Barkate in the end zone during the third quarter. Ashlynd Barker made the interception for Florida State, preserving what was then a 14-14 tie.
4th down troubles The Seminoles' loss last week at Louisville was sparked by a fourth-and-2 stop near the goal line, and Florida State had two such fourth-down misfires from inside the Miami 5 on Saturday. But the Seminoles also had two big stops on fourth downs in the second half, including on a fourth-and-2 from inside the red zone early in the fourth quarter as Miami came up empty --- as FSU held onto a 21-14 lead.
Up next Florida State: Host Clemson on Oct. 31. Miami: Host Pitt on Oct. 24. ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college football coverage here.
