CORAL GABLES, Fla. — From where they were sitting inside CampingWorld Stadium — among Florida Gators fans in the corner of the end zone because of a pregame ticket mix-up — Brandon Patchan, his girlfriend and his parents couldn’t get a clean look at the scrum going on for the football inside Miami’s 10-yard line.



Then, suddenly, Deanne, Brandon’s mother, screamed: “Scotty’s got the ball!”



“Holy shit … I lost my mind,” Brandon said. “My Dad, mom, girlfriend, we all did. There couldn’t have been a more cool story in the game. (Older brother) Matt played for Florida. Scotty gets the first start of his career against them, he’s healthy, kicking ass in the game and gets the first turnover, and it turns the game around. It was awesome.”



After his scoop, stumble and celebratory dash toward the Hurricanes’ sideline, Scott Patchan, one of two remaining recruits from...