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GAME THREAD: Miami Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Panthers
Welcome to another Miami Hurricanes game day everyone! Following last week’s blowout win over the Virginia Tech Hokies, the Hurricanes hit the road for the final game of the regular season: a trip to Pittsburgh to play the Pitt Panthers. Here’s How To Watch by me Here’s our Film Forecast scheme preview by Justin Dottavio Here’s our Game Preview by Jordan […]
Déjà Vu in the Steel City: Miami Enters Pitt with Everything to Play For – and Everything to Lose
Here we are again. The calendar reads late November, the College Football Playoff picture is messy, and Miami finds itself straddling the thin line between contender and cautionary tale. A win today at Pittsburgh could keep the Canes’ ACC title and playoff dreams alive. But as the “pathematicians” love to remind us, even a victory […]
Miami Hurricanes vs. Pittsburgh Panthers: Week 14 Game Preview
Game Details Recent History Miami Hurricanes Outlook The Miami Hurricanes are still in the running for a playoff spot by either an at-large bid or a long-shot ACC title game appearance if certain things go their way on Saturday. Heading into this matchup 8-2, the Canes need to take care of business to boost their […]
Miami Hurricanes Injury Report: Pittsburgh
Conferences returned to weekly injury reports for conference games for the 2025 season. We’re back with the report and updates for Week 14 against Pittsburgh. Miami Head Coach Mario Cristobal gave injury updates during his standard Monday presser. And they are: The initial report came out Thursday night at 8pm. It basically mirrored what Cristobal […]
How to watch Miami Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Panthers in Week 14
For the 12th and final game of the 2025 regular season, the Miami Hurricanes hit the road to play the Pittsburgh Panthers. Last week, Miami beat the Virginia Tech Hokies 34-17. It was a game that Miami controlled from beginning to end, which you’d know if you watched the game and not listened to the […]
Free Throws, Poor 2nd Half Plague Canes In Loss to No. 9 BYU
It wasn’t meant to be for Jai Lucas and the Hurricanes. In their second game against top competition, Miami once again failed to pull off an upset, which would be an attention-grabber for the selection committee come March. Along with their loss to BYU, UM also faced the defending national champion Florida Gators and tasted […]
Week 14 college football lines and picks
Hello everyone. Hope you all have had a great Thanksgiving with your family and friends. It’s a terrific weekend of rivalry football with major playoff implications on deck, so let’s get into some picks for the last time this year. As usual, I’m using the lines over at the FanDuel Sportsbook. (Disclaimer: these are just my […]
ACC Rooting Guide: Week 14
It’s Rivalry Week! It’s also possible for five teams to have a chance to play in Charlotte next weekend. A quick note: last week someone in the comments noted I should have rooted for Stanford due to the opponents winning percentage tiebreaker possibly coming into play. That person was probably right, but that is way […]
Thanksgiving Talking Points: Debunking Hurricanes Haters’ Dumb Arguments
Death, taxes, and holiday drama. It’s inevitable for Thanksgiving day arguments to start not long after opening pleasantries are exchanged and the first beer or whiskey or coquito is finished. Barbs and insults are flung around the dining table (or la caja china) usually instigated by some political commentary or the family matriarch expressing disapproval […]
Canes Men’s Hoops Set For Date With Dybantsa, No. 9 BYU In Orlando
Hurricanes Get Second Crack Against A Ranked Opponent On Thanksgiving Day The Miami Hurricanes men’s hoops team is off to a fantastic start. The team under first-year head coach Jai Lucas has won five of its first six contests. Their one defeat came at the hands of the defending national champion Florida Gators in Jacksonville, […]
College Football Playoff committee is repeating a common sin regarding Miami vs. Notre Dame
The College Football Playoff selection committee loves them some Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Forget the fact that their best win is over a now 8-3 USC team. Forget the fact that their Power Four schedule includes titans such as Purdue, Arkansas, and Boston College, ALL WINLESS IN CONFERENCE PLAY – and the latter of whom […]
Film Forecast ‘25: Miami Hurricanes at Pitt Panthers, 11/29
The Miami Hurricanes (9-2) will head to Pittsburgh on Thanksgiving weekend to face the Pitt Panthers (8-3) for a shot at the ACC Championship Game and a potential invite to the College Football Playoff. The Hurricanes have a 70% win expectancy per ESPN. The game kicks off at noon on ABC. The ‘Canes are about […]
Miami Hurricanes Ranked 12th in fourth CFP rankings for 2025
On Tuesday night, the College Football Playoff (CFP) committee released the third installment of its rankings for the 2025 season. After a big win over Virginia Tech, Miami continued the arduous task of climbing their way up the rankings and into a potential at-large berth spot for the Playoff bracket. They flipped places with Utah, […]
ACC Power Rankings: Week 13
It was yet another interesting week for the Atlantic Coast Conference. Miami beat a pesky Virginia Tech team in Blacksburg, Duke held off UNC in Chapel Hill, SMU bludgeoned Louisville in Dallas, and Syracuse lost by a thousand to Notre Dame in South Bend. The big one was Pitt upsetting Georgia Tech in Atlanta a […]
Monday Musings: Hoping for a Thanksgiving miracle for the Canes
Happy Monday, y’all, and it’s a victory Monday, so those are always fun. Lots to do today, so let’s skip the pleasantry and get to what Canes-related stuff is rattling around inside my noggin. 1) I damned near spit out my drink when I saw this nugget pop up on my Twitter timeline on Saturday: […]
5 up, 5 down from Canes’ 34-17 win over Virginia Tech
The Miami Hurricanes defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies on Saturday afternoon in Blacksburg to improve to 9-2 (5-2) on the season. There were a number of standouts, as the Hurricanes were strong on defense (5 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, 3 first half points) and effective enough in moving the ball and putting up points, […]
Top 25: Week 14
Week 13 saw many SEC teams crush smaller schools in what has become an annual tradition. Out west, Utah survived a scare from Kansas State and Oregon eliminated USC from CFP contention. In the ACC, Pitt upset Georgia Tech in Atlanta, SMU beat Louisville convincingly in Dallas, and Miami handled rival Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. […]
Film Review: Miami Hurricanes 34 – Virginia Tech 17
The Miami Hurricanes “survived a scare” or won by 17 over the Virginia Tech Hokies on Saturday. The Hurricanes held a 20-3 halftime lead and wrapped up the win 34-17. The Canyonero Keys to Victory main theme was ‘head down and drive.’ That means just play your game and you’ll win. The three individual keys […]
Storm Center: November 23, 2025
Good morning, Canes. Here we go to start your Sunday: Miami keeps on winning, beats Virginia Tech 34-17 Miami kept the wins coming, beating Virginia Tech Hokies team 34-17 on the road in Blacksburg on Saturday afternoon. Here’s our Game Recap by Craig T. Smith Here’s our 3 stars by Mike Schiffman Here’s The Good, […]
Miami Hurricanes open as favorites over Pittsburgh Panthers in Week 14
As the Miami Hurricanes conclude the journey of the 2025 regular season, our friends at FanDuel Sportsbook have released odds for the week 14 road game against the Pittsburgh Panthers With no further ado, your FanDuel Sportsbook line of the week: Miami has the advantage on talent, and they’ve been favorites in every game other than the opener. This trend […]
Miami Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Panthers game time, TV coverage announced
AUTHOR’S NOTE: this piece updated with final TV coverage announced After previously placing this and other games on a 6 day hold, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced game times and television coverage for Week 14 of the 2025 College Football season. Wake up early! It’s another Nooner. Miami is ranked #13 in the College Football […]
Miami Hurricanes path to the ACC Championship Game, Week 14
Author’s note: this piece has been edited for accuracy regarding losses needed from other teams It all comes down to this. After a win against Virginia Tech, but more importantly, a Pitt win over Georgia Tech, the Miami Hurricanes have a path to make the ACC Championship Game. Those two results, Miami winning and Georgia […]
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Virginia Tech Hokies 2025 Edition
Hey. Winning is hard and Miami won. So let’s take it and move on. Well, after we analyze things, that is. Miami went on the road and beat the Virginia Tech Hokies 34-17 on Saturday afternoon. Craig T. Smith is back with your Game Recap: Mike Schiffman is here as always with your 3 stars: […]
Three Stars: Miami vs Virginia Tech
The Miami Hurricanes beat their former Big East rival Virginia Tech today in Blacksburg, 34-17. The game was never in doubt, though the Canes struggled for a time in the second half. If you happened to watch the ESPN telecast, it was rough for Miami fans. Bob Wischusen and Louis Riddick (who I really like) […]
Miami defeats Virginia Tech 34-17
Well, that was…..interesting. The Hurricanes defeated the Hokies on Saturday afternoon at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg 34-17 to improve to 9-2 (8-2) on the season. Carson Beck had an excellent day, going 27/32 passing for 320 yards and 4 touchdowns with no picks. Girard Pringle, Jr. lead all rushers with 49 yards on 14 carries. […]
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