No. 7 Miami Survives Wake Forest 24-21

No. 7 Miami Survives Wake Forest 24-21

(AP) Johnson scores late, No. 7 Miami tops Wake 24-21
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Sports Writer
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.
Duke Johnson ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns, the second a 1-yard plunge with 53 seconds left, as No. 7 Miami rallied twice to beat Wake Forest 24-21 on Saturday and remain unbeaten.

Johnson finished with 168 yards on 30 carries for the Hurricanes (7-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference),

Tanner Price’s 44-yard touchdown pass to Dominique Gibson with 4:02 remaining put Wake Forest on top, but the Hurricanes went 73 yards on their next 10 plays, with Johnson scoring to keep Miami unbeaten heading into next week’s showdown at No. 3 Florida State.

Wake Forest (4-4, 2-3 fell to 1-53 all-time against Top 10 teams _ the lone win coming exactly 67 years ago Saturday. The Demon Deacons trailed for less than 3 minutes against the Hurricanes, and still dropped their fifth straight in the series.

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