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Miami Shows Second Half Maturity vs. GT

It was closer than the experts predicted, but in the end Miami proved up for the challenge in its opening weekend of Atlantic Coast Conference football.

Fueled by a late run, the Hurricanes pulled off the 45-30 win over Georgia Tech and advanced to 5-0 for the first time since 2004. A hard hitting defense, an early storyline this season, found a way to stifle the Yellow Jackets down the stretch, earning Miami its seventh straight win dating back to late 2012.

The Hurricanes, rarely tested early this season, overcame a ten-point first quarter deficit and proved worthy of their No. 14 ranking in this shootout over a feisty Coastal Division foe. Georgia Tech’s early 7-0 lead was the first time Miami trailed all season, though it wasn’t for long.

An early second-quarter forced fumble of Vad Lee set up a seven-play, 79-yard touchdown drive that put the Canes back in the game, reminding the Yellow Jackets this was going to be a sixty-minute slug-fest. …

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C. Bello

Longtime Miami Hurricanes columnist. Wrote for CanesTime.com, Yahoo! Sports and former BleacherReport featured columnist. Founder of allCanesBlog.com no longer toeing any company line. Launched ItsAUThing.com to deliver a raw, unfiltered and authentic perspective of all things "The U".

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