The Canes face the Demon Deacons at home in a must-win game

On the brink of the playoffs, the Miami Hurricanes hold the 8th seed, despite dropping their most recent game against Georgia Tech.

Now, the ‘Canes prepare for their final home game of the season against Wake Forest with one goal in mind: win out.

After following up with Syracuse on the 30th, Miami must seal their 7-1 conference record for a spot in the ACC Championship and possibly a favorable playoff bid.

The Deacons, with a 4-6 overall record, look to upset the ‘Canes’ storybook season with a win at the Hard Rock.

For this reason, Miami sees Wake as a formidable opponent.

Mark Fletcher, sharing time in the backfield with Damien Martinez, spoke on what the team has seen from Wake this season.

“They have a great defense, they play very well together. They have one of the leading tacklers in the ACC at safety. We just have to play Hurricane football.”

Referring to Nick Anderson, Wake’s star safety, Fletcher elaborated, saying the ‘Canes’ up-tempo offense should work against Wake’s plans.

In the same interview, edge rusher Rueben Bain reflected on the difficulties Miami experienced stopping the run in the Georgia Tech game and what they’ve been working on to put it behind them.

“We spent the bye weekend working on communication and execution.”

To make a statement, Miami’s defense enters this game after recently coming under fire in a string of high-scoring games.

Miami has one of the best offenses in the country though, averaging 544.8 yards of offense and 45 PPG. Wake, on the other hand, is averaging 27.7 PPG and 393.7 YPG.

It’s do-or-die time for the Hurricanes. The next two games will define what has been an exceptional season.