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Miami Hurricanes WR CJ Daniels earns classic honor from ESPN

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Miami wide receiver CJ Daniels added a signature moment to the Hurricanes’ Week 1 win — and to the early-season highlight reel — with a one-handed touchdown that earned the No. 1 spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10. The grab punctuated Miami’s 27–24 "upset" of No. 6 Notre Dame and has created a ton of buzz around the rebuilt receiver room.

All the replay angles of C.J. Daniels' one-handed catch ud83dude33

Still in disbelief ud83dude31 pic.twitter.com/Phb6J0YFYR— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 1, 2025

The play happened with 12 seconds left in the first half as Carson Beck rifled a throw toward the goal line under pressure (probably shouldn't have thrown the pass but it all worked out in the end).