00:00Number 8 Miami rallies from 25 points down to beat California 39 to 38 with 26 seconds remaining
00:07Cam Ward found Elijah Arroyo for a 5-yard touchdown pass
00:12Number 8 Miami overcame a 25-point deficit in the second half to defeat, California
00:183938 on Saturday night the Golden Bears
00:213-2 0-2 ACC who were about to win their second game against a top-10 team in the previous 21 seasons
00:28Appeared to be having the most historic day of their lives when Ward led four straight touchdown drives to end the game and
00:36Ruin what looked to be the most momentous day in years?
00:40The Bears hosted ESPN's college game day for the first time
00:45Instead after rallying from a 35-10 deficit in the third quarter
00:50Ward ensured that the unusually large sellout crowd at Memorial Stadium left
00:56dissatisfied
00:57Following their thrilling victory over Virginia Tech last week which required a replay review the Hurricanes
01:046-0 2-0 now had their second straight thrilling triumph with
01:091028 remaining Ward hit Isaiah Horton for an 18-yard touchdown pass cutting the lead to
01:163825 with
01:17404 remaining Ward scrambled in from 24 yards out to make it a six-point game
01:23After being spared a potential targeting call on instant replay the Hurricanes forced a punt on
01:29The first play of the subsequent drive Ward hit Xavier Restrepo for a 77-yard pass
01:35Moving Miami into the red zone the Hurricanes were aided by a personal foul
01:40But Ward's short pass to Joshisa Trader on a third and 20 went for 22 yards down to the three
01:47Miami took the lead two plays later when Ward connected with Arroyo on a jump pass
01:53After overcoming a pick six that helped put Miami in a big hole in the third quarter
01:58Ward finished 33 for 53 for 437 yards with two touchdown passes and a touchdown run
02:06Fernando Mendoza made a number of huge plays against the Miami team. He grew up rooting for but it wasn't enough
02:12Mendoza threw a 57-yard TD pass to Jack Endres in the first quarter and had a 51 yarder to Tron Grizzel
02:20That set up Jaden Ott's five-yard run that gave Cal a 14-7 lead
02:25Halfway through the second quarter Ott scored once more on a 66 yard catch and run on a fourth and one play in the third
02:33Quarter Mendoza found Jevian Thomas for a 59-yard pass which set up Chandler Rodgers for a nine-yard touchdown run
02:41However, Cal punted on its opening two possessions in the fourth quarter and Mendoza's interception in the final seconds put an end to it
02:49The lesson learned Miami in an effort to position themselves as a title contender
02:54The Hurricanes are off to their third six nil start in the last 20 seasons having done so in
03:012017 and 2013
03:03California since the start of the 2004 season the Bears have lost 10 straight games against ranked teams and are
03:11126 against top 10 teams their lone victory came against Washington State in 2017
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