100-Yard Runback Ignites Miami in Its 45-10 Victory

Miami scored first-half touchdowns on a 100-yard interception return by Selwyn Brown and an 82-yard pass play from Vinny Testaverde to Brian Blades and went on to crush Boston College, 45-10, Saturday.

The Hurricanes (2-1) never trailed, and turned the game into a rout with three fourth-quarter touchdowns. They got 24 of their points after turnovers.

Boston College is 2-3.

Brown’s touchdown with seven seconds left in the first half killed a Boston College threat to tie the game and gave Miami a 17-3 lead at halftime.

With a second and goal at the Hurricanes’ eight-yard line, quarterback Shawn Halloran threw toward Darren Flutie. But Brown intercepted at the goal line and raced untouched up the left side for the longest interception return in Miami history. Paul Hefti set the old record of 98 yards against Fordham in 1954.

Blades’ touchdown came on an improvised play as Testaverde, under pressure, scrambled to his left and threw. Blades caught it and ran the final 35 yards as Miami took a 10-0 lead.

It came one play after Tolbert Bain recovered a fumble by Eagle tight end Peter Casparriello.

Miami padded its lead in the fourth quarter on two touchdown passes--one 16 yards from Testaverde to Michael Irvin and another 30 yards from Geoff Torretta to Brett Perriman--and a 31-yard touchdown run J.C. Penny.

The teams traded first-half field goals of 47 yards by Miami’s Greg Cox and 26 yards by Boston College’s David Rooney.

Halloran’s 11-yard pass to Scott Gieselman cut the Miami margin to 17-10 with 10:29 left in the third quarter, but Warren Williams scored on a one-yard burst for Miami less than seven minutes later.