Jakobe Thomas intercepted two passes and returned one for a touchdown to lead a stellar defensive effort as host Miami routed NC State, 41-7, on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla.The 15th-ranked Hurricanes (8-2, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their second in a row in their regular season home finale to keep both their hopes of reaching the ACC Championship Game and College Football Playoff alive.Miami limited NC State (5-5, 2-4 ACC) to just 149 total yards with 75 of those coming on the Wolfpack’s final drive which resulted in their only points of the game on a CJ Bailey 10-yard touchdown run.The Hurricanes recorded their third 500-yard game on offense, finishing with 581 total yards. The Wolfpack lost for the third time in their past four games and have lost five of their last seven following a 3-0 start.With 3:36 left in the first quarter, Thomas jumped the route on a pass to the far sideline intended for Justin Joly from NC State quarterback CJ Bailey and raced 60 yards to the end zone to push Miami’s lead to 10-0.On the Wolfpack’s ensuing drive, Thomas again intercepted Bailey with 1:15 left in the first after Ahmad Moten applied pressure.
