The Miami Hurricanes found new life Saturday — despite so much seemingly going wrong.
Big plays on offense, defense and special teams catapulted the Canes to a 38-14 victory over Virginia Tech, qualifying Miami for a bowl game with its first win since Oct. 6.
Miami, which snapped a four-game losing streak, rose to 6-5 overall and 3-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference with its first road victory against a Power 5 team since beating North Carolina in October 2017 and first road victory since Toledo this past September.
The Canes, who return home for the regular-season finale against Pittsburgh two days after Thanksgiving, scored their most points Saturday since their Sept.