US EditionGreg Cote: Old ghosts, new glory center stage as Miami hosts Notre Dame
The prime-time opener features highly ranked teams with Notre Dame favored by 3 points; simulations predict a high-scoring game with a 70% chance Notre Dame covers the spread.
- Miami and Notre Dame opened the 2024 college football season Sunday night at Hard Rock Stadium with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET in a top-10 matchup.
- The game follows a renewed rivalry rooted in championship traditions, with Miami last crowned in 2001 and Notre Dame in 1988, and is the teams' first meeting since 2017.
- Notre Dame started freshman quarterback CJ Carr, who has yet to attempt a collegiate pass, while Miami features Carson Beck, a Georgia transfer with SEC success and several multi-touchdown games in 2024.
- The SportsLine model projects a 68% chance the game total will go over 50.5 points, with Notre Dame favored by three points amid coaches' remarks on intense preparation and fan energy.
- This game marks Miami's first top-10 opener since 2004 and first Sunday appearance since 2018, signaling both programs' aims to return to national prominence and energize recruits and fans.
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A renewed rivalry, a sold-out stadium, national television audience, prime-time matchup of teams who expect to contend for spots in the College Football Playoff. That’s how many might describe the meeting between No. 6 Notre Dame and No. 10 Miami when they collide in a season-opener on Sunday night. Notre Dame made the CFP national title game last season; Miami felt like it was snubbed by the committee that chose that event…
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