Ward and Restrepo Rewrite the Record Book, and No. 5 Miami Rallies to Down Duke 53–31

Miami wide receiver Xavier Restrepo (7) celebrates with wide receiver Isaiah Horton (2) after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Duke, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Lynne Sladky/AP Photo

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.—Cam Ward and Xavier Restrepo had another day to remember, and No. 5 Miami pulled off yet another big comeback.

Ward — Miami’s Heisman Trophy hopeful — threw for 400 yards and five more touchdown passes, three to Restrepo on a record-setting day for them both, and the Hurricanes erased a double-digit deficit for the third time this season to roll past Duke 53–31 on Saturday.