The undefeated season was in jeopardy. Miami trailed by 11 points in the second half of Saturday’s ACC game with Duke.
The Hurricanes roared through the Blue Devils in the final 25 minutes for 36 points en route to a 53-31 victory.
Duke took a 28-17 lead in the third quarter after it fell behind 14-0 early.
Cam Ward led the Hurricanes back. The Heisman contender was 25-of-41 for 400 passing yards with five touchdowns.
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Canes survive yet another upset bid and roll in the 4Q to a 53-31 win over a solid Duke team. Miami is 9-0đĽ pic.twitter.com/RWJX12HXxE
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It could have been worse for Duke as Ward was left in the game late and had the Hurricanes inside the Duke 10 before he was sacked and fumbled.
Xavier Restrepo had eight catches for 146 yards and three touchdown receptions.
Thereâs no one quite like @XavierRestrepo1 đâ°â°Restrepo is now Miamiâs all-time leader in receiving yards (2,573)â°â°#GoCanes pic.twitter.com/iZn7xcXOur
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Miami improves to 9-0 overall and 5-0 in the ACC. Duke is 6-3 and 2-3.
The Hurricanes have road games at Georgia Tech and Syracuse left sandwiched by a home game with Wake Forest.