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.

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.

The No. 6 Miami Hurricanes blew a three-touchdown lead — and very likely blew their chances at making the College Football Playoff — in a 42-38 loss to the Syracuse Orange on Saturday at the JMA Wireless Dome.