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No. 3 Miami hangs on to beat Florida State, 43-35 in a double-overtime thriller

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM · 1 min read
No. 3 Miami hangs on to beat Florida State, 43-35 in a double-overtime thriller — News4JAX Sports, Bangalore Sports news
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Darian Mensah threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, the last of them a 3-yarder to Malachi Toney in the second overtime, and No. 3 Miami held on to beat archrival Florida State 43-35 in a back-and-forth classic on Saturday night.Toney had 11 catches for 154 yards and two scores, plus threw a 2-point conversion pass to Cooper Barkate after his OT score for Miami (6-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Bryce Fitzgerald sealed the win with an interception for the Hurricanes on the final play.Mensah completed 23 of 34 passes for Miami, which has now won seven of its last 10 games against the Seminoles. Javian Mallory rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns, including one in the first OT and Mark Fletcher Jr. added a rushing score for the Hurricanes.“That was something else,” Mensah said in the televised on-field interview. “Credit to my defense to closing that out. What a finish.”Ashton Daniels threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns for Florida State (3-4, 1-3). Duce Robinson had a pair

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