Despite racing out to an early 21-0 lead in the regular-season finale, quarterback Cam Ward and the Miami Hurricanes were knocked out of contention for the ACC title game on Saturday, falling to the Syracuse Orange at the JMA Wireless Dome.

▪ Miami 39, Cal 38: The No. 8 Hurricanes erased a 25-point second-half deficit for a 39-38 win over the Cal Golden Bears on Saturday in front of a sellout crowd of 52,428 at California Memorial Stadium on the day ESPN’s College GameDay came to Berkeley for the first-time in the show’s history.

Miami had little trouble scoring but settled for a field goal on what turned out to be its final possession when coach Mario Cristobal declined to go for it on fourth-and-goal from the 10.Miami had defeated Syracuse six straight times before this shootout,