Miami Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck was upstaged on the field by Fernando Mendoza in the national championship on Monday night while in the stands in Miami, his sister Kylie stole the show.
Beck’s younger sister has been a regular supporter from the stands during Carson’s quest to lead the Hurricanes to college championship glory after leaving the Georgia Bulldogs last season.
He fell agonizingly short, however, on Monday night with the Hurricanes losing at Miami’s Hard Rock stadium 27-21 to Mendoza and the Indiana Hoosiers.
Beck’s final throw of the game, and of his college career, was agonizingly intercepted by Indiana’s Jamari Sharpe to seal victory for the Hoosiers.
Beck and his sister were born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, so the final being held in the state meant the game meant that much more to them.
Sharing an array of pictures from one of the best seats in the 65,000-seater stadium, she wrote on her Instagram story: ‘Feels good to be home!!’
Carson Beck’s sister, Kylie, had one of the best seats in the house for the national championship game on Monday evening in Miami
Kylie shared an array of pictures from before the game, celebrating being back in Miami
But her brother Carson left the field heartbroken by Miami Hurricanes’ losing the big game
She also posted the images on her main page, with the added caption: ‘Home sweet home.’
But she hasn’t posted anything since her brother and his team endured a narrow defeat on the biggest stage of college football, where even the President was watching.
Speaking after the game, quarterback Beck told reporters about his interception: ‘For it to end like that is hard.
‘It’s really tough, especially to battle the way that we did in the second half. To have a chance to win at the end, it says a lot about us. But to lose it, it really hurts.’
Beck paid tribute to his head coach, Mario Cristobal, for bringing him from Georgia to Miami for his final season in the college game.
‘I’m just grateful for that opportunity and this whole team and what we were able to accomplish,’ he added. ‘For it to end this way, it hurts really bad, but it was a hell of a season.’
Beck will now head to the NFL Draft, where the consesus seems to be that he will be a fourth or fifth round pick.
His opposite number from Monday’s game, Mendoza, is widely expected to be the first pick when the draft is held in Pittsburgh at the end of April.
The Las Vegas Raiders, part-owned by Tom Brady who was also at Monday’s game, hold that selection.
