The game against the Miami Hurricanes was already out of hand in the fourth quarter at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday, but FIU wide receiver CJ Worton wasn’t ready to give in just yet.

“I don’t stop playing until the clock says zero,” Worton said.

So he kept battling.

And the former Florida Gators wide receiver ended up turning heads in the process during the Panthers’ 31-17 loss to the crosstown Hurricanes. Worton caught two touchdown passes in the final seven minutes and finished with a game-high 123 yards on five catches.

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