The Hurricanes had a chance to score the game-tying touchdown in the game’s final minutes, but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty backed them up.

The ‘Canes’ College Football Playoff hopes also may have been dashed in the shootout, in which the teams combined for more than 980 yards and 51 first downs.

Kyle McCord and Syracuse knocked No. 6 Miami out of Atlantic Coast Conference title contention -- and possibly ended the Hurricanes' College Football Playoff hopes -- by rallying from a 21-0 deficit for a 42-38 win on Saturday.