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Miami's narrow escape leaves its defense under scrutiny

ESPN College Football's North Carolina highlights draw more than half a million views as the Hurricanes' big-play vulnerability becomes a talking point.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 572,403 views a day, 28 times a normal first day on this channel (20,342).

Miami Hurricanes vs. North Carolina Tar Heels | Full Game Highlights | ESPN College Football

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3:10Mensah finds Toney on a fade route for Miami's opening touchdown.
6:55Edwards answers with a play-action touchdown pass to Thurman.
10:30Thurman's second touchdown catch brings North Carolina level again before halftime.
14:17Edwards escapes pressure and connects with Shipp to give North Carolina its first lead.
16:58Fletcher scores after a disputed pass-interference penalty, swinging the lead back to Miami.
19:08June reaches the end zone on fourth-and-goal as the lead changes hands again.

How comfortable can Miami feel about a win like this? The top-ranked Hurricanes defeated North Carolina 38-35, but ESPN College Football's highlights show how often the Tar Heels found an answer to Miami's scoring.

Darian Mensah opens with a touchdown pass to Malachi Toney, who adjusts to the fade and completes the catch. Billy Edwards Jr. responds by finding Jelani Thurman, then connects with him again before halftime. Miami can produce the spectacular play; North Carolina keeps refusing to disappear.

The exchanges become more consequential after the break. Edwards escapes pressure to find Jordan Shipp for North Carolina's first lead. Mark Fletcher Jr. puts Miami back ahead, only for Demon June to reclaim the advantage on fourth-and-goal. Bill Belichick's team makes the nation's top-ranked side work for its escape.

The upload drew roughly 570,000 views in its first day, far beyond the channel's usual start for regular videos. In the comments, viewers question Miami's tackling and secondary, point to a North Carolina quarterback fumble as a turning point, and discuss consecutive onside-kick recoveries erased by penalties.

That defensive concern also runs through ESPN's postgame analysis. In his separate Week 9 takeaways, Greg McElroy argues that Miami's offense is masking defensive problems, with Notre Dame next on the schedule. The highlights supply the plays behind that diagnosis: scoring was not Miami's only problem to solve.

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What viewers say

The back to back onside kicks recoveries turned down because of penalties was INSANE
@TheDailyDoseofSports_817See it on YouTube
If Miami wants to win a national championship this year, they need their defense to start stopping opponents and not continue to give up big plays
@sports3117See it on YouTube
That fumble by NC qb was the turning point
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Survive and win is the name of the game.
@mikegambino3362See it on YouTube
We need this version of Billy Edwards Jr the rest of the way
@DevthesportsjunkieSee it on YouTube
What a game. Both sides.
@jamesmckay8663See it on YouTube
Really impressed with the NC team…They played hard against Miami….Great game,
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