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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tSCORE BY QUARTERS
\n\t\t\t1st
\n\t\t\t2nd
\n\t\t\t3rd
\n\t\t\t4th
\n\t\t\tFINAL
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t
\n\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tUM #10 Miami (12-2)
\n\t\t\t0
\n\t\t\t14
\n\t\t\t3
\n\t\t\t7
\n\t\t\t24
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\n\t\t\tOSU #2 Ohio State (12-2)
\n\t\t\t0
\n\t\t\t0
\n\t\t\t7
\n\t\t\t7
\n\t\t\t14
\n\t\t
\n
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<\/p>\n
\t
\nAttendance:
71,323
\n<\/p>\n
\t
\nKickoff Time:
6:41 p.m. CT
\n<\/p>\n
\nEnd of Game:
9:50 p.m. CT
\n<\/p>\n
\nGame Duration:
3:09
\n<\/p>\n
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 Keionte Scott peeked over at the Miami sideline to see the reaction of his teammates as he sprinted 72 yards untouched for a touchdown returning an interception against defending national champion Ohio State.<\/p>\n
They certainly were excited, as were a Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver and a former coach who won national championships with the Hurricanes.<\/p>\n
Scott picked off a screen pass by Heisman Trophy finalist Julian Sayin, Carson Beck threw a touchdown pass and 10th-ranked Miami shocked the Buckeyes 24-14 on Wednesday night at the Cotton Bowl in the first College Football Playoff quarterfinal.<\/p>\n
“I was full of emotions. … That was a pretty cool moment,” said Scott, who has TD returns on both of his interceptions this season. “Just having fun. … That’s what this team relies on, man, just going out there playing free and just having fun.”<\/p>\n
The Hurricanes (12-2, CFP No. 10 seed) have won two playoff games to get into football’s final four after needing an at-large berth to make the 12-team field, after not even playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. One more win and they will get to play for a national championship in their home stadium.<\/p>\n
Next for Miami in coach Mario Cristobal’s fourth season is a CFP semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 8 against No. 3 seed Georgia or No. 6 seed Ole Miss, the SEC teams in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
There hasn’t been a national title for “The U” since 2001, when Cristobal was a standout offensive tackle for the Hurricanes and part of his second championship there. The Hurricanes were denied a repeat the following season with a double-overtime loss in the Fiesta Bowl to Ohio State, the only other time the teams met in a bowl \u2014 and the last Miami played in that game.<\/p>\n
“It is 100% not about me. I’m part of their team, I’m a part of that family,” Cristobal said. “It is my obligation as a former Miami Hurricane player and all the things that Miami did for my brother and I to do my best to try to provide these guys with even better opportunities so they can fulfill all the great things they are destined for.”<\/p>\n
Before receiver Michael Irvin and coach Jimmy Johnson were Super Bowl champions with the Dallas Cowboys, they were part of the Hurricanes’ 1987 national championship. Irvin excitedly ran down the sideline while Scott was scoring for a 14-0 lead, and Johnson was nearby when acknowledged by Cristobal during the on-field trophy presentation.<\/p>\n
Scott’s interception return came only 1:42 after Beck’s quick pass to Mark Fletcher Jr. out of the backfield for a 9-yard score.<\/p>\n
Beck, who was part of Georgia’s national titles in 2021 and 2022 when Stetson Bennett was the starter, completed 19 of 26 passes for 138 yards.<\/p>\n
When asked what stood out to him about these Hurricanes, Beck said, “Just the way that this team has responded to adversity. We knew coming into today that it wasn’t going to be easy.”<\/p>\n
The TD throw to Fletcher, who also ran 19 times for 90 yards and was the game’s offensive MVP, was the seventh of 13 consecutive completions for Beck. That set a record in the Cotton Bowl, which was played for the 90th time.<\/p>\n
Sayin, a freshman backup behind Will Howard for Ohio State’s national championship run last season, was 22 of 35 for 287 yards with two interceptions and a TD to Jeremiah Smith. Sayin was sacked five times.<\/p>\n
AP All-America receiver Smith, the Miami native, caught seven of those passes for 157 yards, including a 14-yard TD on a fourth down in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
Carter Davis added a 49-yard field goal in the third quarter and ChaMar Brown ran for a 5-yard TD in the game’s final minute for the Hurricanes, whose 24 points were the most Ohio State gave up this season. \n<\/p>\n
SCORING SUMMARY \n<\/p>\n
\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tQTR
\n\t\t\tTIME
\n\t\t\tSCORE
(V-H)
\n\t\t\tTEAM
\n\t\t\tSCORING PLAY
\n\t\t\tDRIVE
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t
\n\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t2nd
\n\t\t\t13:31
\n\t\t\t7-0
\n\t\t\tMiami
\n\t\t\tMark Fletcher Jr. 9 yd pass from Carson Beck (Carter Davis kick)
\n\t\t\t13-83
(08:04)
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t2nd
\n\t\t\t11:49
\n\t\t\t14-0
\n\t\t\tMiami
\n\t\t\tKeionte Scott 72 yd interception return (Carter Davis kick)
\n\t\t\t01:42
(14-0)
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t3rd
\n\t\t\t08:10
\n\t\t\t14-7
\n\t\t\tOhio State
\n\t\t\tBo Jackson 1 yd rush (Jayden Fielding kick)
\n\t\t\t11-82
(06:44)
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t3rd
\n\t\t\t03:01
\n\t\t\t17-7
\n\t\t\tMiami
\n\t\t\tCarter Davis 49 yd FG
\n\t\t\t9-43
(05:04)
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t4th
\n\t\t\t13:28
\n\t\t\t17-14
\n\t\t\tOhio State
\n\t\t\tJeremiah Smith 14 yd pass from Julian Sayin (Jayden Fielding kick)
\n\t\t\t10-75
(04:33)
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\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t4th
\n\t\t\t00:55
\n\t\t\t24-14
\n\t\t\tMiami
\n\t\t\tCharMar Brown 5 yd rush (Carter Davis kick)
\n\t\t\t10-70
(05:01)
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<\/p>\n
MIAMI STARTERS \n<\/p>\n
\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tPOS.
\n\t\t\tNO.
\n\t\t\tOFFENSE
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t
\n\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tWR
\n\t\t\t0
\n\t\t\tKeelan Marion
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tWR
\n\t\t\t10
\n\t\t\tMalachi Toney
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tQB
\n\t\t\t11
\n\t\t\tCarson Beck
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tRB
\n\t\t\t4
\n\t\t\tMark Fletcher Jr.
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tOL
\n\t\t\t52
\n\t\t\tJames Brockermeyer
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tOL
\n\t\t\t61
\n\t\t\tFrancis Mauigoa
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tOL
\n\t\t\t63
\n\t\t\tSamson Okunlola
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tWR
\n\t\t\t7
\n\t\t\tCJ Daniels
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tOL
\n\t\t\t70
\n\t\t\tMarkel Bell
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tOL
\n\t\t\t73
\n\t\t\tAnez Cooper
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tTE
\n\t\t\t87
\n\t\t\tAlex Bauman
\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t
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\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tPOS.
\n\t\t\tNO.
\n\t\t\tDEFENSE
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t
\n\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tDB
\n\t\t\t0
\n\t\t\tKeionte Scott
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tLB
\n\t\t\t1
\n\t\t\tMohamed Toure
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tDB
\n\t\t\t24
\n\t\t\tEthan O’Connor
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tDB
\n\t\t\t29
\n\t\t\tRomanas Frederique, Jr.
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tDL
\n\t\t\t3
\n\t\t\tAkheem Mesidor
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tLB
\n\t\t\t31
\n\t\t\tWesley Bissainthe
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tDL
\n\t\t\t4
\n\t\t\tRueben Bain Jr.
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tDL
\n\t\t\t5
\n\t\t\tJustin Scott
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tS
\n\t\t\t7
\n\t\t\tZechariah Poyser
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tDB
\n\t\t\t8
\n\t\t\tJakobe Thomas
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tDL
\n\t\t\t99
\n\t\t\tAhmad Moten
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t
<\/p>\n
MIAMI RESERVES<\/p>\n
1 – Joshisa Trader, 10 – Raul Aguirre, Jr., 11 – David Blay, 12 – Marquise Lightfoot, 12 – Ny Carr, 13 – Bryce Fitzgerald, 16 – Jaboree Antoine, 18 – Armondo Blount, 2 – Damari Brown, 22 – Cameron Pruitt, 22 – Girard Pringle Jr., 23 – Dylan Day, 25 – Chris Wheatley-Humphrey, 28 – Isaiah Taylor, 33 – Nick Thomas, 35 – Herbert Scroggins III, 38 – Carter Davis, 41 – Chase Smith, 46 – Adam Booker, 48 – Andres Williams, 5 – Ray Ray Joseph, 54 – Ezekiel Marcelin, Jr., 54 – Michael Donovan, 6 – Xavier Lucas, 6 – CharMar Brown, 79 – Deryc Plazz, 84 – Jack Nickel, 9 – Elija Lofton, 94 – Dylan Joyce. <\/p>\n
OHIO STATE STARTERS \n<\/p>\n
\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tPOS.
\n\t\t\tNO.
\n\t\t\tOFFENSE
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t
\n\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tQB
\n\t\t\t10
\n\t\t\tJulian Sayin
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tWR
\n\t\t\t17
\n\t\t\tCarnell Tate
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tRB
\n\t\t\t25
\n\t\t\tBo Jackson
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tWR
\n\t\t\t4
\n\t\t\tJeremiah Smith
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tOL
\n\t\t\t51
\n\t\t\tLuke Montgomery
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tOL
\n\t\t\t58
\n\t\t\tGabe Van Sickle
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tOL
\n\t\t\t67
\n\t\t\tAustin Siereveld
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tOL
\n\t\t\t70
\n\t\t\tPhillip Daniels
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tOL
\n\t\t\t75
\n\t\t\tCarson Hinzman
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tTE
\n\t\t\t86
\n\t\t\tMax Klare
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tTE
\n\t\t\t89
\n\t\t\tWill Kacmarek
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t
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\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tPOS.
\n\t\t\tNO.
\n\t\t\tDEFENSE
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t
\n\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tLB
\n\t\t\t0
\n\t\t\tSonny Styles
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tCB
\n\t\t\t1
\n\t\t\tDavison Igbinosun
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tS
\n\t\t\t18
\n\t\t\tJaylen McClain
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tDB
\n\t\t\t2
\n\t\t\tCaleb Downs
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tCB
\n\t\t\t3
\n\t\t\tLorenzo Styles Jr.
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tCB
\n\t\t\t7
\n\t\t\tJermaine Mathews Jr.
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tLB
\n\t\t\t8
\n\t\t\tArvell Reese
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tDE
\n\t\t\t92
\n\t\t\tCaden Curry
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tDE
\n\t\t\t96
\n\t\t\tEddrick Houston
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tDE
\n\t\t\t97
\n\t\t\tKenyatta Jackson Jr.
\n\t\t
\n
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tDT
\n\t\t\t98
\n\t\t\tKayden McDonald
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t
<\/p>\n
OHIO STATE RESERVES<\/p>\n
1 – Brandon Inniss, 12 – Bryce West, 12 – CJ Donaldson Jr, 15 – Jelani Thurman, 15 – Zion Grady, 20 – James Peoples, 21 – Brenton Jones, 23 – Garrett Stover, 26 – Payton Pierce, 28 – Leroy Roker, 38 – Jayden Fielding, 39 – Joey Velazquez, 42 – Joe McGuire, 43 – John Ferlmann, 5 – Aaron Scott Jr., 5 – Mylan Graham, 53 – Will Smith Jr., 6 – Devin Sanchez, 69 – Ian Moore, 88 – Maxence LeBlanc, 95 – Tywone Malone.<\/p>\n
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