During an appearance on the Joe Rose Show on 560 WQAM on Wednesday, Miami Hurricanes athletic director Blake James stated he expects the 2020 college football season to start on-time but without fans. Miami is scheduled to kick off the 2020 season against Temple September 5 at Hard Rock Stadium.
The opener against the Owls is the first time since Miami hosted the Florida Atlantic Owls in 2013 the Hurricanes are beginning the season at home against an FBS team. The Miami Hurricanes played against LSU at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas to begin the 2018 season and at Camping World Stadium versus Florida in 2019.