D. Eric King He was challenged by the NC State Defense to hit him with his hand.
Not only did King rise to the challenge, he succeeded through the air and on the ground.
King has 535 yards and five touchdowns, including a 54-yard touchdown pass going forward. Mike Harley Friday night, in the final minute of the No. 11 Miami take-off, to win 44-41 against NC State.
“I just had super, super confidence in my team,” King said. “I honestly had no doubt we would win that game. I wanted a chance to go down there and score in the end. “
An obstacle by DJ Ivy The incoming possession helped seal the Hurricane (6-1, 5-1) victory that surpassed the 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter.
“Wow, what a game, what a great victory,” the head coach said Manny Diaz Said. “Credit to NC State, they gave us everything we could handle.”
King threw a season-high 430 yards on a 31-of-41 pass and a tossed touchdown pass. Will Mallory, D. Wiggins, Mark Pope, And two Harleys, which finished with eight receptions for 153 yards. King also ran for 105 yards in 15 carries.
“What D. Eric King “Tonight was phenomenal,” Diaz said, “throwing up to 430 and running for 105, it’s absolutely remarkable and it was the best when it was needed the best.”
Miami, which has accumulated 620 yards of total offense, will be unbeaten this weekend with top teams, Clemson and Notre Dame, and will enter the second-place tie in the ACC after this week’s games.
“There’s something about this team that we can find a way to win the game,” Diaz said. “He’s very good at finding a way to win a game on the road against the team and for that, I’m very proud.”
NC State (-3–3, -3–3) took a 411-11 lead in the fourth quarter, touching 1010 total yards (પાસ9 passing passing, 111 rushing) behind a balanced offensive attack with a touchdown of 100 yards kickoff returns. Were back. Zonovan Knight, Who scored twice.
NC State took a 41-31 lead in the first game of the fourth quarter when Christopher Dunn scored a 53-yard field goal.
The Hurricanes pulled 41-34 on a 38-yard field goal Jose Boregales On the next drive.
After a defensive stop, King delivered to Key Drive. He hit a 28-yard run and then two plays later hitting a pocket in the 14-yard strike against the Pope leading to NC State 9.
King said, ‘I feel confident, I’ll tear it up all night.’ “I was just throwing the ball and I was just playing for free when the ball was running.”
King runs the ball below 1 to bring down the fourth. But by the wrong start Jared Williams Diaz was inspired to bring in a field goal unit instead of going for it, and Boregales quietly knocked down the 22-yard inside-31–37 within: 12: 2 with the left.
“As a competitor I wanted to be on the field, but it made sense to kick the goal on the field,” King said. “It showed what kind of coach Diaz is, he believes in defense.”
Diaz’s decision proved correct.
“I thought the key was the game of runs and in the first part they were able to run the ball and it felt like once we stopped the run game we would play in the passing game.”
Miami’s defense struggled most of the night, but when the big stop came Te’Cory Couch Put the car Belly Hawkman To push a punt.
“There are a lot of frustrating things, but when they needed to make plays, people trusted each other and they found a way to accomplish it,” Diaz said.
Gurwan Hall Punt lost five yards on the return and then King was flagged for intentional grounding on the first play, while Miami had less than four minutes left on the main drive.
King prepared a penalty by pairing Harley in the middle for 35 yards on the next game.
King said, ‘Mike made a superb catch and that play really kept us going.
Three plays later he saw Harley in the middle and Harley used his speed to run unbeaten in the final y0 yard for a score of y 54 yards, giving Miami a 441-11 lead: 4 :: 43.
“When there’s a quarterback like you D. Eric King“You never feel like you’re out of the game.” Diaz said. “We felt we could score on them and it felt like we could beat them on the field and that came true.”
Ivy blocked a pass, ending NC State’s unsettled effort on the first play by Hawkman.
Jose Boregales Hit the 36-yard field early in the third quarter to tie the game at 24.
Knight’s 1-yard touchdown run gave NC State a 31-24 lead.
After King’s fourth touchdown pass of the night, Pope’s 17-yard, to tie the game at 31, Knight returned a touchdown to a 100-yard kickoff for a 38-31 lead, creating an exciting fourth quarter.
Both teams made a touchdown on their first two assets to start the game, as the teams were bowled out for 14 at the end of the first quarter.
NC State opened the scoring on trick play as a quarterback Belly Hawkman From there caught a 31-yard touchdown on a throwback pass Th yer yr th mas mas.
Miami faced a nine-game, 75-yard drive that was almost three-out. Instead, Diaz chose to go for him on his own from 34 to 4 and 1 and King responded with a 42-yard run. King eventually got Mallory for a 3-yard touchdown to tie the game at 7.
Hawkman teamed up with Devin Carter for an 11-yard touchdown score to beat Ivy on the sidelines with a 14-7 lead.
A 39-yard touchdown pass from King to Wiggins Hurricane with Wolfpack kept pace for a 14-all tie.
The Hurricanes took the first lead of the game in the second quarter when King released Harley from a 20-yard touchdown pass, which grabbed an over-the-shoulder walk towards the rear pylon for a 21-14 advantage.
Dunn’s 42-yard field goal reduced the deficit to 21-17 and then went 24-21 on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Wolfpack H-2 Kamen. Carrie Angeline.
The score remained as NC State took a 24-21 lead at the break.
“We were on the ropes at halftime,” Diaz said. “The leadership of this team came into the locker room at halftime and calmed everyone down.”
Christopher Stoke has covered Hurricane Miami since 2003 and can be reached by e-mail from here [email protected] And on Twitter InsideTheU.
