Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi made the case for Miami to make the College Football Playoff in an interview with Brett McMurphy of On3. Miami won 38-7 at Pittsburgh in the final game of the regular season on Saturday. Pittsburgh beat Notre Dame 37-15 on November 15.
Miami outgained Pittsburgh 416-229, had 28 first downs to 11 and held the Panthers to 30 yards rushing on 21 carries. Notre Dame outgained Pittsburgh 387-219, had 20 first downs to 17 for the Panthers and allowed 70 rushing yards on 25 carries.
Miami had six tackles for loss and four sacks against Pittsburgh.