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Miami survives two Hail Marys, leaving FSU without answers in 2OT…
Miami's 43-35 double-overtime win over Florida State likely moves it to No. 1 in the AP Top 25; the playbook apparently had one page.
Watch it as it aired: Dale Bearman, Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on this story, from The Couch Panel at 12:32 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are ESPN's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by ESPN: “Miami survives two Hail Marys, leaving FSU without answers in 2OT thriller”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 12:32 PM ET on The Couch Panel, by Dale Bearman, Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: FSU, Inter Miami.
- BBN covered this story before: No. 3 Miami avoids upset with thrilling 2OT win over rival Florida… (October 18).
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMiami defeated Florida State forty-three to thirty-five in double overtime, and ESPN credits two Hail Mary passes with keeping the Hurricanes alive.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo, is a Hail Mary a real play, or the coach admitting the playbook ran out?

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a real play. It's called a bold, late-game vision, and I'm sorry, but you can't teach that kind of belief.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's basically desperation with a uniform. They threw it twice, which suggests that sideline had exhausted their actual options.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorESPN says FSU was left without answers. They had one answer. They gave it twice.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOr the first one was a rehearsal for the second.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd nobody's praising the consistency. Same throw, same distance, same result. That's a brand.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPlaced where?

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRunner-up. Which, in this case, is Florida State. Oh, that was mean. I'm switching sides, because Dale agreed with me for a second.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe didn't agree with you. He said they ran out of ideas.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorStill ahead, more news after the break. And I'd say a Hail Mary is a tale with no playbook at all.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHands up if a Hail Mary is a real play.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMine's up, and Dale's up too, but only to point at the scoreboard.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo Hail Marys, Hank. Two. Vera calls it a vision. I call it the playbook's last page, and it only says amen.
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- No. 3 Miami avoids upset with thrilling 2OT win over rival Florida… · New York Post
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