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BLACKSBURG, Va. _ This is what the national championship does to people.
With a soft pass floating to the receiver he was guarding, Miami cornerback Phillip Buchanon lay on his back in the end zone as helpless as a turtle.
But Virginia Tech sophomore Ernest Wilford dropped the floating football that carried the 2-point conversion and would have tied the score and forced the No. 1-ranked Hurricanes to mount one drive against a rallying foe.
That's how Miami (11-0) clinched its 26-24 victory over the No. 14 Hokies on Saturday, and won its way into the Rose Bowl for the national championship.
Their 26-24 survival against the team that ...