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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

4 days ago | 1 read

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 […]

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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 […]

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Miami Hurricanes open as favorites against Ole Miss Rebels in Semifinals of 2025 College Football Playoffs

As the Miami Hurricanes continue the journey of the 2025 season, our friends at FanDuel Sportsbook have released odds for the College Football Playoff semifinal game against the Ole Miss Rebels. With no further ado, your FanDuel Sportsbook line of the week: To me, the line is fine. Both teams are among the most talented and accomplished in the country, […]

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