College football

'Canes receivers a blur to overmatched Wake

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The advantage was glaring almost from the start. Miami's receivers simply had too much speed for Wake Forest.

On the fourth play of the Hurricanes' first possession, Ryan Moore ran past cornerback Riley Swanson and hauled in Kyle Wright 's pass for a 42-yard gain to set up Charlie Jones ' touchdown run. It proved to be only Wright's third-longest completion of the game.

"That kind of set the tone early, that we had some guys outside they'd have to respect," the quarterback said. "For Ryan to make a play and get over the top like that, it definitely set the tone for our offense."

Wright, making his ninth career start, tied a school record with five touchdown passes, including three within 2 minutes, 40 seconds late in the first half.

Those helped the Hurricanes rally from a brief deficit, and they went on to win 47-17 Saturday to stay on track for a spot in the first Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game.

None of it surprised Demon Deacons coach Jim Grobe .

"We expected to have problems," he said. "The nice thing for Kyle is that he is surrounded by a pretty good cast. Obviously, their receivers are as good as anyone in the country."

Wright's TDs went to five receivers, and Lance Leggett had the longest. He caught a 76-yarder early in the third quarter, and the final 25 or so highlighted Miami's edge in speed.

Strong safety Patrick Ghee appeared well within reach of making the saving tackle, but each time he reached for Leggett, the separation between them grew.

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