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OUT OF REACH: Virginia Tech redshirt senior tight end Greg Boone stretches for a catch as Miami redshirt
freshman cornerback Vaughn Telemaque commits a pass interference penalty in the fi rst quarter.
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The Miami Vol. 87, Issue 10 | Sept. 28 - Sept. 30, 2009 HURRICANE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929
The Canes came crashing down to earth.
For the first time in the Randy Shannon
Era the Miami Hurricanes had a legit shot
of taking full control of the Atlantic Coast
Conference and propelling the U back to the top
of the nation.
Instead, No. 11 Virginia Tech had other ideas
wiping out No. 9 Miami, 31-7, and sent the Canes
back to Coral Gables, FL in disbelief.
“They got ahead and we couldn’t block them
in the running game,” Shannon said. “So when
you get hit a couple of times it becomes feast for
famine.”
With three other top 10 teams losing, the
Canes could have guaranteed themselves in
the top five of the rankings but the loss at Lane
Stadium dropped the Canes eight spots in the
Associated Press poll rankings as they’re now
No. 17.
On the fifth snap for the Hurricanes, sopho-more
quarterback Jacory Harris fumbled during
a blitz from Virginia Tech. This immediately gave
the Hokies great field possession and momentum
for the entire game. VT capped off its drive with
two-yard run by freshman Ryan Williams, who
finished with 150 yards and two touchdowns. The
Hokies totaled 272 yards on the ground.
“I told the players on the team, the last four
out of five times that we’ve played Virginia
Tech, whoever can stop the run and whoever
doesn’t turn the football over, that’s usually
who wins the game,” Shannon said.
BY LELAN LEDOUX
SENIOR SPORTS WRITER
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Canes fall 31-7,
slip to No. 17
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