The Miami Hurricanes entrance to this year’s College Football Playoff caused a significant amount of controversy. Questions lingered over whether Miami deserved a spot after two losses to unranked opponents, or if Notre Dame had a stronger case and more deserving of a spot.
Ultimately, the College Football Playoff Committee honored the ’Canes 24-21 win over the Irish in Week 1 as the ultimate tiebreaker, launching UM into the final at-large bid.
On Saturday, Dec. 20, Miami was tasked with playing in one of the toughest environments in all of sports, Kyle Field, which has a capacity of more than 100,000 fans — UM was pitted against No.