Overview
- The Hurricanes advance to the Fiesta Bowl semifinal on Jan. 8 to face the winner of Georgia vs. Ole Miss.
- Keionte Scott’s 72-yard interception return followed a 9-yard scoring pass to Mark Fletcher Jr., staking Miami to a 14-0 halftime lead.
- Miami’s defense produced five sacks, two interceptions and stifled Ohio State’s rushing attack to control the tempo.
- Carson Beck went 19-of-26 for 138 yards and a touchdown, while Julian Sayin finished 22-of-35 for 287 yards with two interceptions and five sacks taken.
- Ohio State ruled out starting right guard Tegra Tshabola minutes before kickoff, inserting Gabe VanSickle, as the loss extended first-round bye teams’ CFP quarterfinal record to 0-5 over two seasons.