"CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Duke won its first outright Atlantic Coast Conference title since 1962 and threw the College Football Playoff into chaos on Saturday night when Darian Mensah connected with Jeremiah Hasley for a 1-yard touchdown on a fourth-down play in overtime, and the unranked Blue Devils held on to beat No. 16 Virginia 27-20. The Blue Devils (8-5) are unlikely to make the playoff field, opening the door for a second Group of Five team -- likely James Madison -- to make it."
""So proud of this team," Duke coach Manny Diaz said in his postgame, on-field interview on ABC. "Their mental toughness, their resilience, wow. These guys, they never give up. ... They are ACC champions, and they deserve to be here." Virginia (10-3), the ACC regular-season champion, would have reached the CFP for the first time in school history with a victory but fell short when Chandler Morris was intercepted by Luke Mergott on the Cavaliers' first offensive play in OT."
Duke captured its first outright Atlantic Coast Conference title since 1962 with a 27-20 overtime victory over No. 16 Virginia. Darian Mensah threw a 1-yard touchdown to Jeremiah Hasley on a fourth-down play in overtime to secure the win. The Blue Devils finished 8-5 and are unlikely to be selected for the College Football Playoff, which could allow a second Group of Five team, likely James Madison, into the field. Duke reached the conference championship game via a five-team tiebreaker. Chandler Morris was intercepted by Luke Mergott on Virginia's first overtime play. Mensah threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns while Nate Sheppard rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown.
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