The Aporia · Fletcher's go-ahead score, Lightfoot's defensive play help No. 1 Miami rally past UNC 38-35

Aaron Beard

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🔮 Their high-powered offense followed by stretching the lead, getting a terrific individual effort on Elija Lofton’s leap over a would-be tackler on a catch to move the chains and ultimately set up Darian Mensah’s 9-yard scoring strike to star receiver Malachi Toney to make it 38-28 with 2:33 left.

2026-11-01 · assertive framing · Fletcher's go-ahead score, Lightfoot's defensive play help No. 1 Miami rally past UNC 38-35

🔮 “Sara and I will be cheering for N.C. State forever,” Doeren said of his wife.

2026-10-28 · assertive framing · Fired NC State football coach Dave Doeren says he'll 'always be cheering for the Wolfpack'

🔮 N.C. State fired coach Dave Doeren on Saturday, ending a 14-season tenure in which he set the program’s all-time wins mark but could not make a breakthrough leap to higher success.

2026-10-24 · assertive framing · N.C. State fires football coach Dave Doeren midway through his 14th season

🔮 The ACC’s exit fee will decline each year before leveling off around $75 million per school that season, while media deals for other leagues are expiring around that time to create at least the potential for another wave of broad realignment.

2026-10-06 · assertive framing · ACC's Phillips touts league's health amid questions of possible departures, realignment in future

🔮 And the top WNBA prospect could end up as Division I’s career steals leader along with ranking among its top 10 all-time scorers.

2026-10-05 · assertive framing · Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo has grown from freshman star to a heralded face of the sport as a senior

🔮 Nolan James Jr. did most of the work on the ground, then caught Carr’s short pass in the left flat and juked a would-be tackler off his feet to go in for a 6-yard TD and a 34-20 lead to open the fourth quarter.

2026-10-03 · assertive framing · Carr, ground game help No. 3 Notre Dame push past North Carolina 37-26 for 15th straight win

🔮 Notre Dame (4-0) ranks 98th in the Bowl Subdivision in rushing offense at 141.8 yards entering the matchup with the Tar Heels (2-1), with junior Aneyas Williams and sophomore Nolan James Jr. each starting in the backfield so far this year.

2026-10-01 · assertive framing · No. 3 Notre Dame visits North Carolina with a revamped rushing game after NFL departures

🔮 But having that cohesion back didn’t eliminate rust, nor the ability to push past a tested Florida team in what could be a preview of yet another postseason reunion.

2026-09-30 · assertive framing · In battle of Stanley Cup winners, Panthers announce return in OT win against Hurricanes

🔮 He had put it off to avoid a lengthy layoff that might interfere with the Hurricanes’ hopes as a perennial contender or the chance to represent his native Canada in the Olympics.

2026-09-28 · assertive framing · Hurricanes' Jarvis still grinding back from shoulder surgery as Stanley Cup champions open season

🔮 Still, Doeren’s squad couldn’t feel relaxed until James London’s 42-yard field goal went wide left with 45 seconds left.

2026-09-27 · assertive framing · Scott's TD run helps NC State shake off blown lead, Vanderbilt loss by beating Appalachian State

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Hurricanes ORG · 4× North Carolina GPE · 3× Miami GPE · 2× CHAPEL HILL GPE · 1× Fletcher PERSON · 1× Justin Scott PERSON · 1× Lightfoot PERSON · 1× Mark Fletcher Jr. PERSON · 1× Marquise Lightfoot PERSON · 1× N.C. GPE · 1×

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Their high-powered offense followed by stretching the lead, getting a terrific individual effort on Elija Lofton’s leap over a would-be tackler on a catch to move the chains and ultimately set up Darian Mensah’s 9-yard scoring strike to star receiver Malachi Toney to make it 38-28 with 2:33 left.

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2026-11-01 · Toronto Star

Fletcher's go-ahead score, Lightfoot's defensive play help No. 1 Miami rally past UNC 38-35 · assertive framing

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Mark Fletcher Jr. punched in the go-ahead 2-yard touchdown run on fourth down with 7:49 left and No. 1 Miami followed with a critical takeaway on a struggle-filled Saturday night, helping the Hurricanes finally shake free to beat North Carolina 38-35 and avoid a seismic upset. asserted

Hurricanes → punch → upset

Marquise Lightfoot and Justin Scott followed Fletcher’s third score of the night by teaming up for the Hurricanes’ critical stop, with Lightfoot stripping illy Edwards Jr. from behind as he tried to throw, with Scott recovering the fumble with 5:33 left. asserted

Scott → follow → 5:33

That became what turned into the deciding sequence for the Hurricanes (8-0, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). asserted

what → become → Hurricanes

2:33 → power → it

That ultimately helped send the Hurricanes through to next week’s marquee road matchup with No. 5 Notre Dame, though only after seeing their defense struggle to get off the field the entire way against the Tar Heels (4-4, 2-3). asserted

defense → send → Heels

This one against the team led by NFL coaching icon Bill Belichick went to the final minute, with Miami having to recover an onside kick — coming after North Carolina had a pair of recoveries negated by penalties — before finally being able to kneel it out. asserted

pair → lead → it

North Carolina fell to 0-12 against No. 1-ranked teams. asserted

Carolina → fall → teams

Fletcher's go-ahead score, Lightfoot's defensive play help No. 1 Miami rally past UNC 38-35

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