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Tar Heels Rally Past Canes

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 28, 2008

MIAMI - Cameron Sexton threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Brooks Foster with 46 seconds left, Trimane Goddard had two interceptions in the final minutes, and North Carolina rallied from an early 14-point deficit to beat Miami 28-24 on Saturday.

Sexton - playing because North Carolina starter T.J. Yates will miss six weeks with a broken left ankle - relieved starter Mike Paulus early and completed 11 of 19 passes for 243 yards, including two fourth-quarter scores.

He found Hakeem Nicks with a 74-yard pass with 9 minutes remaining, then coolly found Foster in the right corner of the end zone in the final minute to give North Carolina (3-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) its first lead of the day.

Miami (2-2, 0-1) had one more chance, getting the ball at its own 31. Former Plant High standout Robert Marve found Kayne Farquharson for a 29-yard gain that took the Hurricanes to the North Carolina 20 with 15 seconds remaining.

Marve nearly hooked up with Farquharson again on the final play of the game, but Goddard's second pick of the quarter sealed the Tar Heels' win. Farquharson had his hands on the ball in the end zone, yet Goddard was the one who wound up with possession.

Navy Springs Upset At Wake Forest

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Eric Kettani rushed for a career-high 175 yards and backup quarterback Jarod Bryant scored the decisive touchdown late in the fourth quarter to give Navy its first win over a ranked team in 23 years, 24-17 over mistake-prone No. 16 Wake Forest on Saturday.

Coming in with a nation-best plus-10 turnover ratio, the Demon Deacons (3-1) committed six turnovers.

Riley Skinner's fourth interception midway through the fourth quarter set up Bryant's 4-yard run with 3:45 left and ended Wake Forest's comeback from a 17-0 deficit.

VIRGINIA TECH 35,

NEBRASKA 30

LINCOLN, Neb. - Darren Evans scored two touchdowns, Dustin Keys kicked four field goals and Virginia Tech held off Nebraska's comeback bid in the second half to win.

The Hokies (4-1) have won four straight after losing their opener to East Carolina. The Huskers (3-1) lost a nonconference home game for only the third time since 1991.

MARYLAND 20, CLEMSON 17

CLEMSON, S.C. - Chris Turner threw for a touchdown and Da'Rel Scott rushed for one to rally Maryland (4-1, 1-0) to its second straight Death Valley victory with a win over Clemson (2-2, 0-1 ACC).

DUKE 31, VIRGINIA 3

DURHAM, N.C. - Duke (3-1, 1-0) took advantage of five second-half turnovers to beat Virginia (1-3, 0-1 ACC) and end a 25-game Atlantic Coast Conference losing streak.

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