Jacory Harris picked his receiver, let a spiral fly into the end zone and cringed when someone he wasn't expecting came down with the football.
Fortunately for him, it was a teammate.
Harris' 33-yard touchdown pass to Dedrick Epps - who wasn't the intended receiver - late in the third quarter swung momentum back Miami's way, and the 19th-ranked Hurricanes closed their regular season with a 31-10 win Saturday over South Florida.
"A fluke play," Harris said. "A little bit of miscommunication. ... He caught the touchdown. That's all that counts."
Harris threw for 161 yards and two scores, and Javarris James rushed for two short touchdowns as the Hurricanes ran out to a quick 21-3 lead. Miami (9-3) used a strong ground game to outgain the Bulls 401-220, even with left tackle Jason Fox out of the lineup because of illness.
Damien Berry rushed for 114 yards, Graig Cooper added 83 more and the Hurricanes capped their first nine-win regular season since 2005. They'll try for their first 10-win season since 2003 in the bowl game - destination undetermined but surely helped by Saturday's showing.
"We finished strong," Miami coach Randy Shannon said. "That tells you about this team. If we get everybody on the right cylinders and doing all the right things, we're going to be fine. I'm very proud of this football team, this coaching staff and what we've done this year. We've still got another game to go and we still have things we need to accomplish."
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