Notre Dame vs. Miami: Why Context Matters More Than the Scoreboard

Notre Dame checked in No. 10 in Tuesday's initial College Football Playoff rankings, making it among the biggest winners of the night. That ranking, coupled with a favorable remaining schedule, makes it appear a return trip to the College Football Playoff is nearly a certainty, assuming Marcus Freeman's Fighting Irish take care of business.
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College Football Insiders: Miami's CFP path, Mario Cristobal's coaching under microscope after costly SMU loss

CBS Sports' College Football Insiders assessed Miami coach Mario Cristobal's tenure after another disappointing loss dropped the Hurricanes to a 6-2 record in Year 4.
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College football writer slams Notre Dame and Miami’s CFP ranking in wake of Fighing Irish’s 25-10 win over BC

The Athletic's Chris Vannini slammed the College Football Playoff Selection Committee's first rankings' treatment of Notre Dame and Miami after the Fighting Irish's recent unimpressive win over Boston College.

CFP Committee Chair Gives Miami A Clue on How They Can Make the Playoffs

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/miami as CFP Committee Chair Gives Miami A Clue on How They Can Make the Playoffs. The dust has settled, and there are still some who think Miami got screwed in the first College Football Playoff rankings.

When is Miami football vs Syracuse? Time, date, TV, prediction for Week 11 game

The Miami Hurricanes play Syracuse this week on the 2025 college football schedule. Here's what to know, including date, TV schedule and predictions.

Mario Cristobal’s Miami is crashing out of the CFP picture in exactly the way you might expect

DALLAS — As “I Like It, I Love It” by Tim McGraw blared over the loudspeaker, it was hard to hear anything Miami’s head coach or players were saying deep up the tunnel at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, whispering and mumbling in an old meeting room.

Miami's Playoff Hopes Take A Massive Hit by the Playoff Committee in First CFP Rankings

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/miami as Miami's Playoff Hopes Take A Massive Hit by the Playoff Committee in First CFP Rankings. The official College Football Playoff rankings are out and it doesn't look good for Miami.

Notre Dame and CFP's unholy and unreasonable partnership hard to ignore

There’s no rationale for it, no sense of trying to explain this unique and unreasonable partnership between Notre Dame and the College Football Playoff. Each needs the other, and has done everything to make sure the relationship works. Anyone trying to explain it any other way looks utterly foolish.

Does Miami have no chance to crack College Football Playoff after coming in at No. 18 in first ranking?

Miami came in ranked 18th in the first College Football Playoff rankings, but can they still make it into the playoffs?
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