The most notable catch in a game between the Miami Hurricanes and Appalachian State didn't even happen on the field at Hard Rock Stadium.

Nice catch! Cat-astrophe was avoided Saturday when college football fans made a purr-fect play and caught a kitty that fell from a dangerously high upper level at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami ...

Talk about being in the right place at the right time! On Saturday, during the Miami Hurricanes game against the Appalachian State Mountaineers, a cat was stuck in a precarious position in the ...

The Miami Hurricanes came into Saturday's game against Appalachian State with the hopes of reshaping their image after Alabama sledgehammered them, 44-13, in the season-opener. Those hopes were ...

It was only about a minute that a cat dangled perilously from the upper deck of Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, with nothing but an American flag — outstretched 30 feet below — to break its fall.

Miami coach Manny Diaz said he learned of the cat incident postgame. The Hurricanes held on Saturday, topping Appalachian State 25-23.

The dangling cat who almost died had a better day than the Miami Hurricanes’ red-zone offense did in Saturday’s 25-23 escape against Appalachian State. Through two games, UM has not impressed.

Fans at a Miami Hurricanes game caught a cat with an American flag after the animal fell from an upper level of the stadium on Sept. 11 in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Video: The Washington Post) ...

The Hurricanes showed they can hang with the best Sunday. Now it's just a matter of keeping it up after several disappointing seasons.

Nice catch! Cat-astrophe was avoided Saturday when college football fans made a purr-fect play and caught a kitty that fell from a dangerously high upper level at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami ...

But for Miami fans, the cat saga was perhaps the only highlight of a game many Hurricanes fans hoped to have dominated.