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Film Review, Fiesta Bowl: Miami Hurricanes 31 – Ole Miss Rebels 27
The Miami Hurricanes (13-2) beat the Ole Miss Rebels (13-2) 31-27 to lift the Fiesta Bowl curse and put the ‘Canes into the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Don’t hug me yet, I might swear in your face like Mario Cristobal did to Kevin (who should know better after the 2003 Fiesta Bowl) Beard. […]
Storm Center: January 9, 2026 — Miami’s going to the National Championship Game!
Good morning, Canes. Here we go to start your Friday: Miami beats Ole Miss 31-27 in Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, advances to CFP National Championship Game Miami continued to make history, winning their first-ever Fiesta Bowl, beating the Ole Miss Rebels 31-27 and advancing to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game! Here’s our Game Recap […]
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Ole Miss Rebels College Football Playoff Semifinal 2025 Edition
THE MIAMI HURRICANES WON THEIR FIRST-EVER FIESTA BOWL, DEFEATING THE #6 SEEDED OLE MISS REBELS 31-27, AND HAVE ADVANCED TO THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Craig T. Smith is back with your game recap, and Mike Schiffman has your 3 stars: Let’s get into this edition of The […]
Three Stars: Miami vs Ole Miss
The Fiesta Bowl curse has been lifted! The Miami Hurricanes beat the Ole Miss Rebels tonight in the 2026 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, 31-27. The Canes will now return home to play for the 2026 National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium. It’s great to be a Miami Hurricane! I am fired up! Not sure how I […]
Miami beats Ole Miss 31-27, is off to the national championship game at home
I don’t have words. My brain is broken. All I can do is scream…..THE MIAMI HURRICANES ARE GOING TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!!!! The Hurricanes rallied from two fourth quarter deficits to win 31-27 over Ole Miss in the first College Football Semifinal and advance to the national championship game at Hard Rock Stadium. Carson […]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SEMIFINAL GAME THREAD: Miami Hurricanes at Ole Miss Rebels in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
Welcome to another Miami Hurricanes College Football Playoff game day everyone! To continue the CFP journey, Miami travels to Glendale, AZ to take on the 6th seeded 13-1 Ole Miss Rebels in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl in the CFP Semifinals. This is the biggest game in a quarter century for Miami, and the biggest game ever for […]
Top five Canes I’d bring back for the Fiesta Bowl
The Fiesta Bowl is now just one single sleep away, y’all. Miami and Ole Miss are that close to duking it out for one of those two incredible Cinderella stories to advance into the national championship spotlight. I’ve played the game over and over again in my mind. I’ve thought about Miami’s strengths and Ole […]
Fiesta Bowl Game Preview – Miami Hurricanes vs. Ole Miss Rebels
Game Details Recent History Miami Hurricanes Outlook There is an argument to be made that the Miami Hurricanes are the most dangerous team in the College Football Playoff. Don’t take my word for it; listen to the greatest college football coach of all time talk about it. Nick Saban loves this Miami team and has […]
Miami Hurricanes Keys to Victory against the Ole Miss Rebels in CFP Semifinals
Your Miami Hurricanes face off against the Ole Miss Rebels in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl tomorrow evening. The CFP Semifinal is the biggest game Miami’s played since….last week’s Cotton Bowl Classic Quarterfinal against Ohio State. in over 20 years, and the stakes are sky high. Miami enters the game as 3.5pt underdogs according to our […]
In Light of the Demond Williams Fiasco, Miami Fans Shouldn’t Panic About their Slow Transfer Portal Start
The College Football Transfer Portal officially started on January 2 but Miami has yet to make a move. And, predictably, some corners of Canes Twitter are in full meltdown mode. But here’s the thing: being “behind” in January is exactly where you want to be when you’re one win away from playing for a national […]
Miami Travels to Wake Forest & Looks for Eighth Straight Win
The Miami Hurricanes look to continue their winning ways against Wake Forest in their first ACC road challenge. UM hasn’t lost a game in over a month and will try to get a hard-fought win to open the new year. They have won their last seven games and got off to a great start to […]
Fiesta Bowl Matchup of the Week – Miami vs. Ole Miss
The Miami Hurricanes are one win away from competing for a national championship in their own backyard. Just think about that for a second. We all had expectations for this team, and they were met once we made the College Football Playoff. The majority knew they had the roster to make a run, but to […]
Film Forecast, Fiesta Bowl: Miami Hurricanes vs. Ole Miss Rebels, Pt. 2
The Miami Hurricanes fill face the Ole Miss Rebels in the 2026 Fiesta Bowl as part of the College Football Playoff Semifinals. The game takes place on Thursday, January 8th at 7:30pm on ESPN. Ole Miss has the all-time series lead 2-1, with Miami currently on a one game winning streak dating back to their […]
Receipts Please! Returning Ohio State Nonsense Back to Senders
2025 ended up being a LOVELY year of college football. THE ™ Miami Hurricanes finished 2025 with a BANG louder than Mike Breen calling a Golden State Warriors game. 23 years after the Ohio State Buckeyes stole a championship from THE ™ Miami Hurricanes, revenge was finally delivered. Of course leading up to the game […]
Miami Hurricanes Injury Report: Vrbo Fiesta Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal vs Ole Miss
We’re back with the injury report for Miami’s College Football Playoff Semifinal game against Ole Miss. Miami Head Coach Mario Cristobal was asked about injury updates during his standard weekly presser, held on Saturday this week, but didn’t really give anything concrete. That left the internet sleuths to screenshots from practice videos and rumors up […]
Monday Musings: Time for a happy Fiesta in the desert for the Canes
Happy College Football Playoff semifinal Monday week, y’all. The third best possible Monday that there is for the Miami Hurricanes. Hopefully we’ll get to experience the other two together shortly. The Canes and Ole Miss Rebels face off on Thursday in Glendale, AZ in the Fiesta Bowl for the right to advance to the national […]
Miami’s success against mobile QBs will need to continue against Ole Miss in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl CFP Semifinal
Through the course of the 2025 season, the Miami Hurricanes have faced several mobile quarterbacks. These kinds of players had been a thorn in Miami’s side for many, many years. But, under new DC Corey Hetherman and a rebuilt Hurricanes defense, the Canes have been able to contain and defeat mobile quarterbacks all season long. […]
College Football Playoff wins deliver proof of concept for Mario Cristobal’s Miami Hurricanes
Since the moment he returned to Coral Gables to be the Miami Hurricanes’ head coach, Mario Cristobal has been clear that the foundation of this program needed to be rebuilt. This was not a coat of paint and new light fixtures kind of freshening up; this was a “tear it down to the foundation and […]
5 up, 5 down for Miami against Ohio State
Good evening, all. Hope you all have had a great weekend. As we continue to bask in the glow of the Canes’ 24-14 win over Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl, I figured it was worth going back and doing what I’ve done this year and checking out who Pro Football Focus says were the […]
Miami can help wash away my bad memories of the Fiesta Bowl next week against Ole Miss
The Miami Hurricanes have had some very memorable moments out in the desert during their championship eras. Unfortunately, they haven’t been good ones. The Hurricanes are 0-4 all time in the Fiesta Bowl, a place that’s been just a cursed experience for them during their otherwise glorious runs during the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. […]
College Football Playoffs: How to watch Miami Hurricanes vs Ole Miss Rebels in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
Miami is continues their initial appearance in the College Football Playoffs! After a hard fought 10-3 win against the Texas A&M Aggies, and a 24-14 beatdown of the Ohio State Buckeyes, Miami moves on to the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl where they will face the Ole Miss Rebels. Here are the particulars for you to watch […]
Unfamiliar foes Miami and Ole Miss face off for trip to the National Championship Game
For the first two rounds of the 2025 College Football Playoffs, Miami played teams with which they’d shared plenty of competitive history. Sure, 5 of the previous 6 matchups between Miami and Texas A&M had come since 2007, and 4 of the 5 previous matchups between Miami and Ohio State had come since 1999. But […]
Dear JD: What’s the Fiesta Bowl Curse?
The Miami Hurricanes will face the Ole Miss Rebels in the 2026 Fiesta Bowl on January 8th at 7:30pm on ESPN. The Hurricanes are about a field goal favorite per Las Vegas, and a 2.5 point underdog per Bill Connelly and his SP+. The Miami Hurricanes had been a bowl game juggernaut until 2008. From […]
Twenty-Three Years Later: Miami’s Sweet Revenge Comes Full Circle with a Punch to Ohio State’s Mouth
Tonight is the 23rd anniversary of the most controversial call in college football history, and three nights ago Miami finally got its revenge. No. 10 Miami shocked No. 2 Ohio State 24-14 in the Cotton Bowl, ending the Buckeyes’ quest to become the first repeat national champion in the 12-team playoff era, and the first […]
Film Forecast, Fiesta Bowl: Miami Hurricanes vs. Ole Miss Rebels, Pt. 1
The Miami Hurricanes (12-2) has advanced to face the Ole Miss Rebels (13-1) in the Fiesta Bowl on January 8th at 7:30pm on ESPN. Miami has a 55.6% win expectancy over Ole Miss per ESPN. UM is a three point favorite over Ole Miss per Las Vegas. In order to get here the ‘Canes knocked […]
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