MIAMI (AP) -- Brock Berlin threw for a career-best 361 yards and four touchdowns in just over a half, and No. 12 Miami stayed in contention for an Atlantic Coast Conference title Saturday by beating Wake Forest 52-7.<br>
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Berlin threw the scoring passes to four different receivers, completed 13 of 19 passes and continued his push for ACC player of the year honors. In his last seven games, Berlin has completed 55.9 percent of his passes for 1,894 yards with 19 touchdowns and only two interceptions - none in his last 153 attempts.<br>
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Berlin - who threw for 201 yards in the first quarter alone, eclipsing the total yards he managed in 11 of his first 21 Miami starts - left with 8:50 remaining in the third quarter, after hitting Ryan Moore with a 10-yard touchdown pass that put Miami ahead 42-7.<br>
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Frank Gore rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and Rashaun Jones recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for another Hurricanes score. Miami (8-2, 5-2) outgained Wake Forest 579-193.<br>
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Chris Barclay had a nifty 14-yard touchdown run late in the first half for Wake Forest (4-6, 1-6), which hadn't lost a game by more than seven points all season.<br>
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Barclay - who entered the game as the ACC's leading rusher - finished with 57 yards on 18 carries for Wake Forest, which won't reach a bowl game for the fourth time in five years.<br>
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The win kept alive Miami's hopes of making a fifth straight appearance in the Bowl Championship Series. To claim the ACC crown, the Hurricanes need to beat Virginia Tech at home on Dec. 4, then get some help to win potential three-way tiebreakers with Florida State and either Virginia or the Hokies.<br>
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Another loss would have doomed those title hopes, and Miami made sure early that wouldn't happen.<br>
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Miami scored touchdowns on its first three possessions, gaining 18 or more yards six times in its first 11 plays. Berlin hit Sinorice Moss with a 42-yard pass on the game's first snap, setting the tone for a big-play bonanza.<br>
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By halftime, Berlin connected on seven passes of 20 or more yards - including a 39-yard touchdown pass to Roscoe Parrish on the game's third play, a 56-yard scoring strike to Lance Leggett that put Miami up 28-0, and a 52-yard pass that Parrish hauled in on the half's final play. Parrish finished with five catches for 141 yards.<br>
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Andrew Johnson's 3-yard touchdown run capped the scoring for Miami with 50 seconds left.<br>
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Wake Forest - whose five previous losses were by a combined 30 points - managed only 36 yards passing and punted eight times. The Demon Deacons' best starting field position was their own 28.<br>
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Berlin's previous career best was a 352-yard game last season against West Virginia.
