Overview
- SMU beat Miami 26-20 in overtime after defensive back Ahmaad Moses intercepted Carson Beck on third-and-goal from the 7, setting up the Mustangs’ winning touchdown by TJ Harden.
- Beck went 26-of-38 for 274 yards and two touchdowns but threw two interceptions, with the overtime pick deciding the game.
- The Hurricanes dropped to 6-2, and multiple outlets described their College Football Playoff outlook as severely diminished after two losses in three weeks.
- Scrutiny intensified over Miami’s reported roughly $4 million outlay to land Beck, whose track record includes 12 interceptions last season at Georgia and nine reported picks in eight games this year.
- Postgame, Beck credited SMU’s coverage for the decisive play, while social media reaction skewered the quarterback and some comparisons resurfaced to Georgia’s decision to move on with Gunner Stockton.