by The Associated Press , Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Yellow Jackets ran No. 23 Miami ragged in a game that could have moved the one-time powerhouse to the cusp of playing for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and a spot in a major bowl. Georgia Tech piled up 472 yards on the ground -- the SECond-most ever allowed by the Hurricanes -- in a 41-23 rout last night.

Jonathan Dwyer ripped off 128 yards with just 10 carries in the first half, including a 58-yard touchdown on a play that typified a Miami defense that looked as if it had never even seen film on Georgia Tech's unique, run-oriented scheme. Two linebackers got caught of position and Dwyer was off to the end zone.

By the end, the Hurricanes (7-4, 4-3) could do little more than huddle around heaters on a chilly night in Atlanta, totally outclassed in their first game as a ranked team in more than two years.

The five-time national champions, who had a losing record in 2007 but came into the game with five conSECutive wins, could have clinched at lEast a tie for first in the Coastal Division with a win. And there was the possibility of wrapping it up tomorrow if some other ACC games went their way.

Now, the race is more confusing than ever.

Georgia Tech (8-3, 5-3) takes over first in the convoluted Coastal, but the Yellow Jackets will need some help because three other contenders would win on a tiebreaker.

Still, it was an impressive display by the triple-option offense, which piled up the most rushing yards on the Hurricanes other than a 536-yard effort by Auburn in 1944.

Michigan

Four seniors have been elected as captains of the University of Michigan football team, marking the first time in at lEast four decades that captains have been named at the end of the season. Tight end Mike Massey and defensive linemen Tim Jamison, Will Johnson and Terrance Taylor will represent the 2008 Wolverines for the coin toss against archrival Ohio State in Columbus.

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