SOUTH BEND — It looked like Miami was going to tie the football game.
Once trailing 24-3 early in the third quarter, the No. 1-ranked Hurricanes had roared back to within seven, 31-24, with under four minutes remaining in regulation. After reaching the Notre Dame 18-yard line, Miami had a pair of incomplete passes to setup a 4th-and-6.
With the game on the line, Miami quarterback Darian Mensah took the snap, looked around and floated a pass to tight end Elija Lofton in the end zone. The junior caught it and landed with both feet down in the end zone. As he went to bring the ball to his chest, though, Irish safety Luke Talich knocked it out of his hands and the ball hit the ground…