Miami survives Florida State after disputed Hail Mary interception ends wild double-OT classic

No. 3 Miami escaped disaster, thanks to clutch plays in overtime and a controversial ruling at the end The rivalry between Miami and Florida State rarely lacks drama, but Saturday night took the theatrics to another level. The No. 3 Hurricanes narrowly escaped the Seminoles, 43-35, with a wild and controversial finish that will be talked about for years to come. The game was wild enough up to the point at which Miami took an eight-point lead to begin the second overtime, but the final sequence will be debate fodder between the fan bases for quite a while. On fourth-and-21, Florida State quarterback Ashton Daniels just launched a jump ball into the end zone, and Seminoles receiver Micahi Danzy came down with it in the midst of a couple of Miami defenders.

The Noles hardly had time to celebrate before they noticed laundry in the backfield. Offensive lineman Xavier Chaplin got called for holding, a penalty that rarely gets called in desperate end-of-game situations. Chaplin appeared to get outside the defender's shoulder pads slightly, but the Canes pass-rusher seemed to slip and fall shortly thereafter. It was a tight call that negated a Seminoles miracle. With Florida State now facing fourth-and-31, surely it couldn't replicate that magic on a second play? Seminoles fans will argue that they did. Daniels rolled