MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The undefeated season was slipping away and so was any realistic chance Miami had of getting into the College Football Playoff and competing for a national championship.
That is, until seven seconds changed everything.
Just like that, a 14-point deficit was gone — and perfection remains within the Hurricanes' reach.
Malik Rosier threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score, and No. 3 Miami pulled off its biggest comeback in five years by holding off Virginia 44-28 on Saturday to extend the nation's longest winning streak to 15 games.
"It's amazing, this train we're riding right now," linebacker Shaquille Quarterman said. "We just want to keep it going."
Jaquan Johnson had an interception return for a touchdown for Miami (10-0, 7-0 ACC), which scored the game's last 30 points. The Hurricanes twice climbed out of two-touchdown-deep holes, ended a 15-game losing streak in games where they faced deficits of 14 points or more and finished off their first 7-0 home regular-season record since 1988.
Kurt Benkert was brilliant for Virginia (6-5, 3-4), completing 28 of 37 passes for 384 yards and four touchdowns.
Benkert started 18-for-19 for 288 yards and four touchdowns in a little over a half, the only incompletion in that span being an intentional one — he threw the ball away to avoid a sack.
