With a four-yard reception against Ohio State on Wednesday night in the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal, Malachi Toney became the seventh Miami player and recorded the eighth 1,000-yard receiving season in program history.
The record-breaking reception came on the third drive of the game for Miami with 2:50 left in the first quarter. Toney had one carry for four yards and one reception for five in the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal before recording the record-breaking reception.
Toney also became the first receiver in Miami history with 90 receptions with his first catch against Ohio State.