Tag: college football playoff
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Nick Saban found the hole in Cristobal’s ACC sales pitch
Nick Saban found the weakness in Mario Cristobal’s ACC sales pitch: Miami has proved it can beat SEC teams, but it has not yet proved that its own conference is better. Saban said Cristobal regularly calls him to argue that the ACC is stronger than the SEC during remarks shared Friday by On3. The former…
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New roster study puts Miami at 46% returning snaps
Miami returns 46% of its offensive and defensive snaps from last season, placing the Hurricanes below most of the leading national championship contenders in a new roster-continuity study. Cody Nagel of CBS Sports published the updated measure Saturday after tracking all 138 FBS rosters with TruMedia data and changes made before fall camp. Six of…
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Miami’s Path Out of the ACC Is Clearer Than Ever — But Congress Could Complicate It
The idea of Miami eventually leaving the ACC is no longer the nearly impossible proposition it appeared to be only a few years ago. The settlement reached between the ACC, Florida State and Clemson in 2025 substantially changed the math for any member considering an exit. Under the agreement, a school leaving during the 2026-27…
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Mario Cristobal is right to push back on a 24-team CFP
If college football keeps drifting toward a 24-team playoff, the sport is going to spend a lot of time pretending it still values the regular season while quietly proving the opposite. Sports Illustrated highlighted Mario Cristobal’s comments from this week on the growing expansion debate, and the most useful part of his argument was how…
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Ticket Prices Skyrocket For National Championship Between Miami And Indiana
Hard Rock Stadium hosts college football’s biggest game Jan. 19, when Miami meets Indiana for the College Football Playoff National Championship. Fans who waited for an opponent now stare at a price wall. Secondary-market “get-in” tickets sat around $2,800 before Indiana clinched its spot in the game Friday night. Minutes after the Hoosiers finished off…
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Indiana Set To Play Miami In National Title Game After Hoosiers Dominate Peach Bowl
Miami has an opponent in the National Championship Game — and it comes with a flawless record, a Heisman winner with 305 ties, and a defense that turns mistakes into points. No. 1 Indiana punched its ticket to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game Friday night, blasting No. 5 Oregon, 56-22 in the Peach…
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Who Should Miami Want To Play In The National Championship Game?
Miami earned its National Championship trip with a 31-27 Fiesta Bowl win over Ole Miss Friday, setting up a matchup in the title game against the Peach Bowl winner: Indiana or Oregon. From a purely matchup-minded viewpoint, Miami should root for the Ducks. Indiana brings the kind of profile that shrinks games: elite scoring defense,…
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Miami Wins Fiesta Bowl Thriller, 31-27 To Advance To National Title Game
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Carson Beck saved enough energy for one final run with 18 seconds to play in the Fiesta Bowl. The Miami quarterback tucked the ball on a three-yard scramble and crossed the goal line with ease, lifting No. 10 Miami past No. 6 Ole Miss, 31-27 Thursday night. The win pushed the Hurricanes…
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Miami Needs The Good Carson Beck To Show Up To Beat Ohio State
The Canes Need Beck To Play Smart To Move On Miami only wins its Cotton Bowl matchup against Ohio State with the good Carson Beck — the version that plays fast, protects the ball and stacks completions until Ohio State starts pressing. That version shows up when Beck trusts the structure. He identifies opportunities before…
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Miami Survives First Round of CFP With 10-3 Win Over Texas A&M
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — No. 10 Miami leaned on a punishing ground game and a takeaway-hungry defense, outlasting No. 7 Texas A&M 10-3 Saturday in the College Football Playoff first-round rock fight at Kyle Field. Malachi Toney’s 11-yard touchdown catch from Carson Beck with 1:49 left snapped a 3-3 tie and pushed the Hurricanes into…