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No. 5 Miami survived a second-half scare Friday night, beating Wake Forest 33-20 after the Demon Deacons cut a 24-point deficit down to 11. Quarterback Darian Mensah credited Miami's defense for closing out the road win.
Miami led 31-7 in the third quarter before the offense went through four straight three-and-outs. Wake Forest took advantage and pulled within 31-20, forcing the Hurricanes' defense to make several key stops in the fourth quarter.
"Credit to Wake Forest, they're a really good football team. We knew it was going for our following win, kudos to the defense. We're floating that game up offensively. We kind of had a low second half," Mensah said.
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Mensah still delivered another historic performance despite Miami's late struggles. He completed 30-of-34 passes for 220 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions.
He also opened the game with 24 straight completions, setting an ACC single-game record. Dating back to the previous week, Mensah completed 35 consecutive passes t...