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Miami Hurricanes Injury Report: College Football Playoffs vs Texas A&M

We’re back with the injury report for Miami’s College Football Playoff game against Texas A&M. This is now standard in the world of college football, so get used to it. Miami Head Coach Mario Cristobal gave injury updates during his standard Monday presser. The big one was the statement that, beyond getting nicked up guys […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Receipts Please! Returning Playoff Selection Nonsense Back to Senders

What another delightful week of college football! The Miami Hurricanes are heading to the College Football Playoffs!!! And boyyyyy did that decision not sit well with some fan bases. Sure, the vast majority of talking heads agreed that Miami’s head-to-head win over Notre Dame had to place Miami over Notre Dame in the final rankings. […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Miami Hurricanes Opponent Q&A: Texas A&M Aggies with Good Bull Hunting

Hello, Canes fam! Been a good while, but we’re back for another opponent Q&A as the Canes head deeper into the 2025 College Football Playoffs. Joining us today to talk about his beloved Texas A&M Aggies is Robert Behrens. He’s one of the writers over at our SB Nation sister-site Good Bull Hunting. I returned the […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Monday Musings: Gearing up for Texas A&M; portal mania heating up

Happy College Football Playoff week, errrrrbody. Miami and Texas A&M will finally do battle on Saturday after almost two weeks of hype. I rearranged my travel plans, so I’ll be able to get to my hotel by kickoff and watch that sucker. I wasn’t about to be stress listening while driving on the interstate, so […]

3 months ago | 5 reads

Miami Hurricanes land three on AP All-America teams

The All-America honors came pouring in last week, and a number of Miami Hurricanes found themselves earning nods from various outlets after strong performances in 2025. However, the big one was released on Monday in the form of the Associated Press All-America team, and three Hurricanes found themselves among their ranks: Francis Mauigoa, Rueben Bain, […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

The Hurricanes Made the Playoffs – Now What?

It’s official: Miami is in the College Football Playoff. It still feels great, especially sneaking in past Notre Dame by outlasting the “eye-test” cynics as they advance to the sport’s biggest stage to face-off against Texas A&M at Kyle Field. For the first time in a long time, the Canes are sitting at the grown-ups’ […]

3 months ago | 7 reads

5 up, 5 down for Miami before the College Football Playoff begins

Hope you all are having a great weekend. I know I have been, basking in the glow of the Miami Hurricanes’ first playoff appearance in program history. The Canes’ playoff genesis begins next weekend against the Texas A&M Aggies, and it should be an exciting weekend of football for Miami fans. I mean, considering it’s […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Catching up on Miami’s numerous All-American honors

The Miami Hurricanes ended their season with a tremendous and well-deserved reward as a team after going 10-2 for the second straight regular season. For the first time in program history, the Hurricanes are bound for the College Football Playoff, squaring off against Texas A&M next Saturday at noon in College Station. However, the rewards […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Miami Hurricanes Women’s Hoops Early Season Evaluation

The Miami Hurricanes women’s basketball team is off to a great start to open the 2025-26 season. The Lady Canes, under second-year head coach Tricia Cullop, entered the year with a spotless slate. The fun but obnoxious Cavinder Twins era ended mercifully. All but one player (Ahnay Adams) left the program either due to graduation […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Dear JD: Is it safe to drink Irish tears?

The Miami Hurricanes are in the College Football Playoff and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were left on the outside looking in. It turns out that 1) ND doesn’t have all the cards and 2) head-to-head wins matter more than quality losses when both teams are 10-2. Now ND isn’t just out of the playoff, […]

3 months ago | 4 reads

StoryStream: Miami Hurricanes 2025 College Football Playoffs

For the first time since its introduction, the Miami Hurricanes are in the College Football Playoffs! A 10-2 team with loads of talent, Miami has the chance to do what every team desires: compete for a National Championship. This is an exciting moment for the program, and a major step forward under Mario Cristobal. And, […]

3 months ago | 4 reads

Miami Hurricanes open as underdogs against Texas A&M in 1st round of College Football Playoffs

As the Miami Hurricanes continue the journey of the 2025 season, our friends at FanDuel Sportsbook have released odds for the College Football Playoff 1st round game against the Texas A&M Aggies. With no further ado, your FanDuel Sportsbook line of the week: Now that we’ve moved to the CFP, Miami isn’t overwhelmingly more talented than their opposition. Both Miami […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Miami Hurricanes seeded 10th in College Football Playoffs

A year after being snubbed, and after 5 weeks of enduring being woefully and criminally under ranked, Miami earned an at-large berth into the 2025 College Football Playoffs! The 10-2 Hurricanes are the 10 seed, and will travel to face #7 seed Texas A&M in the first round of the CFP. This is a well […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

The ACC did this to themselves

Bad TV deals, west coast additions, stupid tie-breaker rules, and unmet expectations have put the ACC in the position they’re in. That position is potentially being left out of the 2025-2026 College Football Playoff. Had UVA knocked off Duke in the ACC Championship Game the Hoos would probably have snuck in as the final team […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

ACC Power Rankings: Week 14

Could it be any other way with this conference? Of course 7-5 Duke will be playing in Charlotte on Saturday night instead of Miami. The ACC should want the Canes to have an extra game to showcase their talents to the CFP committee and potentially move up in the rankings. Instead, there’s a genuine possibility […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

The “Toney Package” is Bad Medicine

The offense was getting stale, the ‘Canes were losing winnable games and Miami Hurricanes OC Shannon Dawson got in HC Mario Cristobal’s face and yelled, “Oh, oh, oh, shake it up/just like bad medicine” and the offense came alive under Dr. WR Malachi Toney. Oh and just in case you have no idea what this […]

3 months ago | 3 reads