Cam Ward posts reaction after Miami beats Virginia Tech on controversial call
On Friday, No. 7 Miami |A| secured a nail-biting 38-34 |B| victory over Virginia Tech. The |C| game came down to |D| the wire, with the |E| referees ultimately overturning a |F| Virginia Tech Hail Mary |G| to give the Hurricanes |H| the win. After the |J| game, Miami QB Cam Ward |K| didn’t hesitate to take |L| to social media.
In the |M| win, Cam Ward completed |O| 24-of-his-38 pass attempts for |P| 348 passing yards and |Q| four touchdowns while throwing |R| two interceptions. It’s only |S| the latest standout performance |U| for the Heisman Trophy |V| candidate
Ward’s choice of emojis |Y| in his post mimics |Z| his famous touchdown celebration. |A| After the senior QB |B| finds the end zone, |C| he’ll often cover his |D| face with one hand |E| while waving his other |F| hand in front of |G| him. The post is |H| salt in the wound |J| for Virginia Tech fans, |K| who took issue with |L| the game’s controversial ending.
With |M| three seconds left in |O| the game, Virginia Tech |P| QB Kyron Drones launched a |Q| 30-yard bomb to the |R| back of the end |S| zone. It was mayhem |U| as numerous Virginia Tech |V| and Miami players collided, |Y| each reaching for the |Z| descending ball.
Miraculously, Virginia Tech |A| wide receiver Da’Quan Felton |B| came down with the |C| Hail Mary. However, after |D| nearly 10 minutes of |E| deliberation, the referees ruled |F| a Miami player making |G| contact with the ball |H| was out of bounds, |J| causing the catch to |K| be incomplete.
Other reactions to |L| the head-turning final play
Virginia |M| Tech fans weren’t the |O| only ones who didn’t |P| agree with the referees’ |Q| decision. ESPN analyst Andre |R| Ware believed the call |S| shouldn’t have been overturned |U| and sympathized with the |V| Hokies faithful.
“A lot of |Y| conversations about that because |Z| I just don’t know |A| where you see it |B| on the replay to |C| reverse the call on |D| the field,” Ware said. |E| “And had it been |F| called incomplete, see it |G| that way. I just |H| thought the ruling – |J| whatever was called on |K| the field should stand. |L| That’s tough.”
In the postgame |M| press conference, Virginia Tech |O| head coach Brent Pry claimed |P| the referees did not |Q| explain their decision to |R| him. Further, he expressed |S| the anguish the team |U| was feeling after coming |V| so close to pulling |Y| off the Top-10 upset.
“The |Z| way the game ended, |A| I hope they got |B| that call right,” Pry |C| said in his opening |D| statement. “To take that |E| – to overturn it |F| and take it from |G| our kids, our coaches, |H| our fans, I hope |J| they got that right.”
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