Chapel Hill, NC - Miami Hurricanes head football coach Randy Shannon speaks to the media after the Carolina football game at Kenan Stadium.

Chapel Hill, NC - Video: Miami Hurricanes Quarterback Jacory Harris makes some comments after the Carolina football game. He had thrown four interceptions in the game. Two of those were returned for touchdowns.

Miami (7-3,4-3) vs. North Carolina (7-3,3-3)

Winston-Salem, NC - Wake Forest Athletics invites all fans to celebrate Halloween at BB&T Field as the Demon Deacons take on the No. 8-ranked Miami Hurricanes. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. with all of the pre-game festivities beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Arrive early in your costume to participate in the pre-game Halloween festivities. Fans can stop by the front of Bridger Field House to register for the various events, which include costume contests for all ages, hay rides and trunk-or-treating.

Any children who want to trick-or-treat at BB&T Field should stop by Bridger Field House to pick-up a Wake Forest bag for all their treats. This custom bag will be allowed in the stadium with candy treats only.

Several vendors in front of Bridger Field House, as well as the vendors in Deacon Tailgate Town, will be available for kids to visit in costume for trick-or-treating.

Tailgaters in the Gold Lot are invited to participate in trunk-or-treating. Those who choose to join in the festivities should drop by Bridger to pick up a sign which will acknowledge their participation.

For more information, call the Wake Forest Sports Marketing Office at 336-758-5011.

Miami Head Coach Randy Shannon

Opening Loss:
"It was a tough loss tonight. Clemson just made more plays when they had opportunities to do it. We had sloppy play all night long. If you play a team like Clemson, that has athletes on the football field, and you play sloppy as a unit, let guys hang around and hang around, they're going to (get) opportunities to win the game. I'm not making any excuses. We just played sloppy. The special teams aspect of it, we had a call made and guys chose to do something different. An interception for a touchdown, third and long we're supposed to get off the field - guys blow coverage. When you play that sloppy you're not expecting to win games."

On if he considered going for it on fourth-and-goal from the three in overtime after a penalty on the made field goal:
"No. It was fourth-and-three. It really wasn't going to make a difference."

On three consecutive running plays late in the fourth quarter and if that was too conservative:

AN OVERTIME AFFAIR: Saturday's game marked the third consecutive game that Clemson and Miami have gone to overtime with the visiting team recording the victory. In 2004 Clemson knocked off Miami 24-17 in OT in the Orange Bowl while in 2005 Miami defeated the Tigers 36-30 in 3OT in Clemson.

HARRIS TO BENJAMIN: Jacory Harris connected with Travis Benjamin for a 69-yard touchdown marking the longest pass completion of Harris' career and the longest reception of Benjamin's career. The play is the longest play from scrimmage this year for the Hurricanes. The TD completion is the longest since Robert Marve connected with Dedrick Epps for a 69-yard TD against NC State on Nov. 29, 2008, a 38-28 NC State win.

HANKERSON HEATS UP: Miami wide receiver Leonard Hankerson set career-highs for receiving yards (87) and receptions (5). Hankerson also recorded a five yard touchdown catch marking his third consecutive game with a TD reception.

Miami is No. 10 in the 2009 initial Bowl Championship Series Standings released Sunday afternoon. Earlier in the day, the Hurricanes moved up to No. 8 in the Associated Press poll and No. 9 in the USA Today Coaches’ poll.

ABC tabs game for 3:30 p.m. slot to complete day's coverage.

Greensboro, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Sunday that ESPN/ABC has chosen to televise the Clemson at Miami football game this Saturday at 3:30 pm on ABC:

Clemson at Miami, ABC, 3:30 pm

The Atlantic Coast Conference previously announced the following game times and networks for Oct. 22-24:

Thursday, Oct. 22 (Previously Announced)
Florida State at North Carolina, ESPN, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 24 (Previously Announced)
Georgia Tech at Virginia, RAYCOM, 12 noon
Maryland at Duke, ESPN360.com, 1:30 pm
Boston College at Notre Dame, NBC, 3:30 pm (Previously Announced)
Wake Forest at Navy, CBS CS, 3:30 pm

ACC Nuggets previews Miami vs. Virginia Tech on Saturday

Kirk Herbstreit previews Miami-Virginia Tech, his top-five teams and his team on upset alert.

ESPN's Hank Goldberg reports on Miami Hurricanes's strong start to the 2009 season

???? OFFENSIVE OUTBURST : Miami’s 33 points are the most by the Hurricanes versus the Yellow Jackets
since a 49-7 win on Nov. 10, 1967 in the Orange Bowl. In addition, it is the most points Georgia Tech has
given up to an ACC opponent since allowing 51 points to Virginia Tech on Sept. 24, 2005.
???? The Hurricanes racked up over 400 yards of offense for the second-straight game, finishing with
454 total yards of offense to follow up a 476-yard effort in the win at Florida State. Both games
produced more offensive yardage than Miami’s season high in 2008 – a 448-yard performance in
the 24-17 overtime win at Virginia on Nov. 1, 2008.
???? Miami last recorded consecutive 400-yard games in 2007, with four straight dating from Sept. 15
through Oct. 6.
???? BACK-TO-BACK: The Hurricanes last defeated back-to-back ranked opponents in a season in 2003,
knocking off No. 20 Pittsburgh, 28-14, on Nov. 29, and then defeating No. 9 Florida State, 16-14, in the
Orange Bowl on Jan. 1.
Miami last beat back-to-back ranked opponents during the regular season (not including bowl games) in
2001 – defeating No. 12 Washington, 65-7, on Nov. 24 and then knocking off No. 14 Virginia Tech, 26-24,

Miami Head Coach Randy Shannon

Opening statement...
"Big win for us tonight and for these kids at the University of Miami. We were 0-4 vs. Georgia Tech the last four years. Our guys came out and played hard and did what we asked of them. They stayed within the game and after we scored a couple early touchdowns, we kept pounding the football and it was just a team effort. We got to give those guys credit and the rushing yards we held them to. We still have a lot of things to improve on but that's why you play games."

On the effect of the first drive touchdown...
"We knew in this game that Georgia Tech likes to start fast on offense. So it was big to hold them to a field goal. We knew that our defense would make a couple corrections and be fine. And then our offense came out and made a bunch of big plays, some big throws and catches. That gave us a lot of excitement and we knew that each side could feed off each other."

On Bosher's missed field goals...

September 17, 2009 at #20/22 Miami
Miami, FL - Georgia Tech’s Loss on Thursday night gives the Yellow Jackets…
… a record of 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the ACC
… a record of 2-1 (or better) to begin a season for the sixth straight year
… an 17-9 record in ACC play over the last four seasons combined; only Virginia Tech (18-6) has won more during that span
… an 0-1 record against nationally-ranked teams and a 3-2 record vs. ranked teams under Paul Johnson
… an end to their streak of five consecutive wins in their first road game of the season
… a 1-1 record in ESPN Thursday Night games this season, 11-12 all-time, including a 1-5 mark on the road
… a 10-5 all-time record vs. Miami including a 2-2 mark on the road
… an end to their four-game winning streak against the Hurricanes, and their first loss to Miami since Oct. 2, 2004, their first loss IN Miami since1967
… a 45-26-7 all-time record against teams from the state of Florida
… a 205-134-10 all-time record against teams in the ACC
… a 5-3 all-time record when playing on September 17th, including a 2-1 record vs. Miami

This year's Miami at Florida State game drew a sterling television rating of 5.89. With over 8.4 million viewers, this game is ESPN's second most-viewed regular season college football game ever with only the 2006 FSU-Miami game ranking higher. Combined with the 4.2 rating that Virginia Tech-Alabama received on Saturday night, the ACC was involved in the two highest-rated college football games of the opening weekend.