US EditionNo. 13 Miami races past No. 24 Pitt 38-7 to state its case for a CFP berth
Miami quarterback Carson Beck threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns as the Hurricanes scored the final 35 points to strengthen their College Football Playoff case.
- On Saturday, Miami Hurricanes football team overwhelmed No. 24 Pittsburgh 38-7, strengthening its case for an at-large CFP berth.
- With the ACC title picture tight, Miami closed the regular season with four straight wins, hoping to boost its national-title credentials before the ACC championship next week in Charlotte.
- Carson Beck delivered a standout performance, passing for 267 yards with three touchdowns and an interception while completing 23 of 29 passes at a 74.7% rate; Malachi Toney caught 13 passes for 126 yards and threw a 9-yard lob to Elija Lofton for a score.
- Pitt's ACC hopes evaporated after the loss and will head to a bowl game for the eighth time under Pat Narduzzi, while Miami still needs other results later Saturday to clinch the ACC spot.
- Miami's broader résumé includes a season-opening win over Notre Dame and four straight wins to close the regular season, with the Hurricanes arguing for one of the at-large CFP berths.
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PITTSBURGH — Miami ended its regular season on a high note, routing No. 22 Pittsburgh on the road on Saturday. Now UM has to wait and see what its postseason fate will be. Will the College Football Playoff selection committee opt to put the Hurricanes in? Mario Cristobal and his players think they should. But UM won’t know its fate until after the conference title games, which Miami did not make it to in its own right. Here are five things we le…
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Greg Cote: Miami routs Pitt, proves it belongs in CFP over Notre Dame
MIAMI — The Miami Hurricanes did all they could on Saturday, stated their case with clarity, and forcefully declared they deserved to be in the 12-team College Football Playoff. They should make it. They have earned it. But now it…
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No. 13 Miami races past No. 24 Pitt 38-7 to state its case for a CFP berth
Carson Beck passed for 267 yards and three touchdowns as No. 13 Miami beat No. 24 Pittsburgh 38-7. The win kept Miami's slim hopes for a spot in the ACC title game alive at least for a few hours.
Put it all on the line: Takeaways from No. 12 Miami’s 38-7 win over No. 22 Pitt
The No. 12 ranked Miami Hurricanes rolled into Acrisure Stadium with a mission: to dominate No. 22 Pitt with a chance to the College Football Playoff on the line. They did just that on Saturday afternoon. The frigid 30 degree temps in Pittsburgh did not faze the Hurricanes (10-2, 6-2 ACC) and as Miami head coach […] The post Put it all on the line: Takeaways from No. 12 Miami’s 38-7 win over No. 22 Pitt first appeared on The Miami Hurricane.
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