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NC State’s unfathomable last-second blunder gifts Vanderbilt miracle win

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  • NC State quarterback CJ Bailey fumbled in the end zone while trying to run out the clock or potentially take a safety in the final seconds and handed Vanderbilt a 35-31 victory no one saw coming in Nashville.
  • The ending was reminiscent of Miami’s outcome against Georgia Tech in October 2023, when Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal chose to run the ball instead of taking a knee with 26 seconds left and no timeouts remaining for Georgia Tech.

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Bailey and the Wolfpack were attempting to milk the clock on the final snap, a fourth-and-3 play from their five-yard line with six seconds remaining. The ending was reminiscent of Miami’s outcome against Georgia Tech in October 2023.

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Wolfpack fumble with six seconds left proves decisive.

NC State quarterback CJ Bailey fumbled in the end zone while trying to run out the clock or potentially take a safety in the final seconds and handed Vanderbilt a 35-31 victory no one saw coming in Nashville.

Bailey and the Wolfpack were trying to milk the clock on the final snap, a fourth-and-3 play from their five-yard line with six seconds remaining.

The ending was reminiscent of Miami’s outcome against Georgia Tech in October 2023, when Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal chose to run the ball instead of taking a knee with 26 seconds left and no timeouts remaining for Georgia Tech. Miami’s Donald Chaney Jr. fumbled, Georgia Tech’s Kyle Canard recovered and the Yellow Jackets won on a 44-yard touchdown pass from Haynes King to Christian Leary.

Shortened to 1 minute of reading, this version reads 11.1 on the Niral Score.

You are reading our version, not theirs. This is The Guardian Australia (Sport)'s report shortened to its most important sentences, in plainer words, with verdicts and loaded words taken out. Plain description stays, and so do adjectives that carry a fact, such as "former" or "federal". The reporting, the facts and the quotations are theirs — quotations are never edited — and the indicators beside it measure this version. Hover or tap Adjectives to see every one left in the text.

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The Guardian Australia (Sport)as they published this story 15.7 7 1 0.5 67.3
Mundane Readneutralized from The Guardian Australia (Sport) 11.8 6 1 0.4 67.3

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