The celebration lasted long after the game ended.
Last October in a corner of Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, after Darrell Langham’s improbable touchdown catch gave the Hurricanes a stunning 24-20 win over the rival Seminoles, Miami’s players and coaches reveled.
An orange and green flag was waved over Florida State’s garnet and gold end zone. Some Hurricanes climbed up the stadium’s brick wall to take pictures with the Miami fans that had traveled north. And as coach Mark Richt walked off the field to a raucous locker room, his arms were raised high, his hands joined in the Hurricanes’ famed “U” gesture.