Miami football staffer avoids disaster after Hurricanes player barrels over her

A Miami Hurricanes staffer was inches from catastrophe aft helium was accidentally plowed into by a subordinate during Saturday’s crippled against the Virginia Tech Hokies.

The incidental occurred successful the 2nd 4th of Miami’s 34-17 triumph implicit Virginia Tech. Hurricanes backmost Carson Beck recovered wide receiver Malachi Toney successful the mediate of the field. Toney took the shot and ran it crossed midfield into Hokies territory.

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Virginia Tech antiaircraft lineman Ben Bell (33) tackles Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney (10) during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage shot game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, successful Blacksburg, Virginia. (AP Photo/Robert Simmons)

The extremity of the play is wherever the catastrophe astir occurred. Toney was pushed retired of bounds and his momentum carried into a pistillate who was connected the sideline. She was lasting adjacent to punter Dylan Joyce erstwhile Toney stumbled astatine afloat velocity and deed her. 

The pistillate fell backward and astir deed her caput connected a railing down her. The pistillate bounced backmost up, and players and different Miami staffers checked connected her to marque definite she was OK.

College shot fans reacted connected societal media.

Miami backmost Carson Beck (11) runs the shot for a archetypal down against Virginia Tech during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage shot game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, successful Blacksburg, Virginia. (AP Photo/Robert Simmons)

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The Hurricanes improved to 9-2 connected the play and 5-2 against ACC opponents, helping their lawsuit to marque the College Football Playoff.

Beck was 27-of-32 with 320 passing yards and 4 touchdown passes. Toney led the Hurricanes with 12 catches for 146 yards and a 20-yard touchdown drawback from Beck successful the 4th quarter.

Miami  head manager Mario Cristobal gestures towards the fans aft defeating Virginia Tech successful an NCAA assemblage shot game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, successful Blacksburg, Virginia. (AP Photo/Robert Simmons)

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Miami entered the crippled ranked No. 11 successful the latest College Football Playoff reveal. The squad is 5th successful the ACC standings and person a immense matchup against Pittsburgh connected the roadworthy to adjacent the season.

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