LIVE AP Top 25 highlights: Miami is No. 1, and No. 2 BYU sees its best ranking since ’84
Miami's nail-biting win against Florida State concluded in controversy.
Miami's nail-biting win against Florida State concluded in controversy.
Article outline
- What happened
- Background
- The bottom line
Key points
- Miami quarterback Darian Mensah discovered standout receiver Malachi Toney in the end zone.
- Quarterback Ashton Daniels hit Micahi Danzy in the end zone for a touchdown, but the play was reversed on a holding call.
- The Seminoles followed up with what onlookers argued looked like two touchdowns.
- Daniels and coach Mike Norvell each argued that Robinson created the catch.
- "Since the start of football, if it's a tie it goes to the receiver, " Norvell remarked after the game.
Miami quarterback Darian Mensah discovered standout receiver Malachi Toney in the end zone. Toney then tossed the ensuing two-point conversion to Cooper Barkate on a trick play in double overtime.
Notably, the Seminoles followed up with what onlookers argued looked like two touchdowns.
Quarterback Ashton Daniels hit Micahi Danzy in the end zone for a touchdown, but the play was reversed on a holding call. On the next play, Daniels heaved another improbable fourth and long into a sea of players in the end zone. Duce Robinson appeared to create the catch before Miami DB Bryce Fitzgerald was credited with the game-winning interception.
"Since the start of football, if it's a tie it goes to the receiver, " Norvell remarked after the game. "I guess they had a different angle."
Taken together, the developments around lIVE AP Top 25 highlights: Miami is No. 1, and No. 2 BYU point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.



