MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Notre Dame had one last chance to beat Miami with 1:04 left on the clock, and redshirt freshman CJ Carr was charged with driving the Irish down the field.

Miami coach Mario Cristobal surveyed the field from the opposite sideline. He had a feeling his stalwart defensive ends, Rueben Bain Jr . and Akheem Mesidor , would take advantage of the tired Irish offensive line.

Mesidor and Bain came up with sacks on back-to-back plays late in the fourth quarter to seal the No. 10 Hurricanes' raucous 27-24 victory over No. 6 Notre Dame on Sunday night.

"You know the old saying, these are heavyweight bouts, and rounds 11 through 15 are going to separate the winners and the guys that don't win it," Cristobal said. "So, we knew it was going to somehow, some way, get

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