Locked On Canes POSTCAST: Cam Ward, #7 Miami Storm Back from Down 25 points, Beat Cal 39-38 on Road

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Cam Ward led four straight touchdown drives to end the game- capped off by his 5-yard pass to Elijah Arroyo with 26 seconds left to seal the deal- and spoil a bucket list night for the Golden Bears and their fans.

The Bears, who hosted “ESPN College GameDay” for the first time and were on their way to on eof the biggest upset wins in school history.

Instead, Ward sent the rare sellout crowd at Memorial Stadium home unhappy after overcoming a 35-10 deficit in the third quarter, leading the Hurricanes (6-0, 2-0) to a 2nd straight dramatic victory after needing a replay review to hold off Virginia Tech last week.

Ward threw an 18-yard TD pass to Isaiah Horton with 10:28 left to cut it to 38-2, then scrambled in from 24 yards out to make it a six-point game with 4:04 to play.

The Hurricanes forced a punt after being spared a potential targeting call on instant replay and Ward then hit Xavier Restrepo on a 77-yard pass on the first play on the ensuing drive to get Miami into the red zone.

A personal foul backed up the Hurricanes but Ward converted a third-and-20 on a short pass to Joshisa Trader that went for 22 yards down to the 3. Two plays later, Ward found Arroyo on a jump pass that gave Miami the lead.

Ward finished 33 for 53 for 437 yards with two touchdown passes and a TD run, overcoming a pick-6 that helped put Miami in the big hole in the third quarter.

Cal QB Fernando Mendoza delivered several big plays against Miami, putting on a show against the team he wanted to play for as a kid growing up just minutes away from the Coral Gables campus. Mendoza threw a 57-yard TD pass to Jack Endries, had a 51-yarder to Trond Grizzell that set up another score that gave Cal a 14-7 lead. He then hit Ott again for a 66-yard catch and run TD, and added a 59-yard pass to Jaivian Thomas in the third quarter that set up another TD.

The Hurricanes dominated time of possession, 1st downs, rushing yards, and almost every other category.

The Hurricanes are off to their third 6-0 start in the past 20 years. (2017, 2013)

----- 'LIVE' Instant Reaction from University of Miami Alum + long-time Miami Sportscaster Jim GRIES Grieshaber -----

The 7th-ranked Hurricanes have their bye next week, before traveling to Kentucky to face #22 Louisville in a huge conference game the following week.

We will be here right after the game with your Locked On Canes POSTCAST, hosted by Jim GRIES Grieshaber.

For day-to-day coverage of the Miami Hurricanes, check out Locked On Canes with Alex Donno. Gries and Alex are doing a special crossover show on Locked On Canes every Friday this season!

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