After a heart-wrenching overtime defeat to SMU on Nov. 1, it felt as if Miami’s dreams of reaching the 12-team College Football Playoff were shattered.
The Hurricanes had been at the mountaintop of the sport for the first seven weeks of the season, going undefeated in that span whilst being hailed as a national championship contender. But in just 15 days, everything unraveled for UM, as it went on to suffer two losses in three weeks to Louisville and SMU – a stretch that appeared to all but kill its chances of reaching the postseason.
But against all odds, Miami’s playoff hopes are seemingly still alive, albeit hanging on by a thread.