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Miami saw their postseason plans take a bit of a hit a week ago today with their first defeat of the season in a 24-21 loss to Louisville. However, based on their overall resumé, Greg McElroy still has the Hurricanes positioned well when it comes to the ACC Championship or the College Football Playoff.
The numbers don't lie. Stockton was surgical, completing 26-of-31 passes for 289 yards, four touchdowns, and no turnovers in Georgia's thrilling 43-35 victory. He was perfect in the second half, going 12-for-12 for three scores. Add in his 59 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown, and you have a performance that screams "Heisman contender."
The Stanford Cardinal is a 30.5-point underdog against No. 9 Miami on Saturday, the largest spread since the 2007 team shocked USC .
A potential stadium conflict could arise if the Miami Hurricanes host a first-round College Football Playoff game.
Miami drops out of our latest top-four projection, along with Texas Tech following its 26-22 loss at Arizona State. The Red Raiders' setback adds even more chaos to the Big 12 race, where nearly a dozen teams remain mathematically alive for the conference title at midseason.
The last college football team to finish a season undefeated was 15-0 Michigan in 2023 on its run to the national championship. Could there be one this year? On
Miami Hurricanes followers cannot be blamed for having flashbacks after losing to Louisville. We have seen this act over and over and over the last two decades.
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A senior walk-on with just 131 total snaps played in his collegiate career coming into the season, Allen Jr. is in a situation that the new NCAA roster limits look to eliminate, making him a dying-bread of fringe Power-4 players not on scholarship filling out a premier programs' locker room, ultimately being unlikely to ever see the field.