Miami's overtime loss at SMU on Nov. 1 didn't just hurt the Hurricanes' ranking in the AP Poll — it reshaped their entire postseason outlook. In updated Week 11 projections, On3 placed Miami in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against Tennessee on Dec. 27 in Jacksonville, a solid but second-tier ACC-SEC tie-in that falls short of the CFP trajectory Miami flirted with before their recent loss in Dallas.
The Bowl projections were done by On3's Brett McMurphy who also included his CFP predictions.
ESPN's bowl forecast also slotted Miami in an underwhelming position, with one analyst sending the Hurricanes to the Pop-Tarts Bowl vs.