Choose-6 helps No. 10 Miami KO No. 2 Ohio State, advance to CFP semis

Carson Beck handed for 138 yards and a landing as No. 10 seed Miami upset No. 2 seed and defending champion Ohio State 24-14 in a School Soccer Playoff quarterfinal on the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas, on Wednesday.

Miami (12-2) will play both No. 3 Georgia (12-1) or No. 6 Ole Miss (12-1) in a semifinal on the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 8 in Glendale, Ariz. The Bulldogs and Rebels meet on Thursday within the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans.

Within the two years of the CFP 12-team playoff, all 5 groups to obtain first-round byes misplaced.

The Hurricanes surprised the Buckeyes (12-2) with a 14-0 halftime lead on the energy of a 9-yard landing catch by Mark Fletcher Jr. and a 72-yard pick-6 by Keionte Scott. Fletcher additionally ran for 90 yards within the recreation.

It was a dominant first quarter for the Hurricanes although neither crew scored. Miami had 110 yards (56 rush, 54 cross) in comparison with 9 yards for Ohio State, together with minus-1 yard on the bottom.

The Hurricanes lastly broke by with an 83-yard drive that used 13 performs and consumed 8:04 to make it 7-0 lower than two minutes into the second quarter on the Fletcher catch.

Scott then learn a display screen cross completely and went the gap to double the margin.

The Buckeyes minimize the deficit to 14-7 halfway by the third quarter on a 1-yard run by Bo Jackson after an 11-play, 82-yard drive, however Carter Davis nailed a 49-yard area purpose to make it 17-7 with 3:01 to go within the third.

A Jeremiah Smith 14-yard TD catch on a cross from Julian Sayin made it 17-14 with 13:28 to go. Nevertheless, the Hurricanes marched 70 yards to wrap it up when CharMar Brown ran in from the 5 with 55 seconds left.

Sayin accomplished 22 of 35 passes for 287 yards, a landing and two interceptions whereas Smith made seven catches for 157 yards.

–Subject Degree Media