Hours after No. 10 Miami fell at SMU in overtime, attention around the program turned — as it always does in 2025 — to Mario Cristobal's contract and the cost of making a change. The Hurricanes lost 26-20 on Saturday with the Mustangs winning on a 1-yard T.J. Harden touchdown after Ahmaad Moses intercepted Carson Beck on Miami's first overtime possession.
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— ESPN (@espn) November 1, 2025
Cristobal’s buyout — what Miami would owe if it fired him without cause — remains among the largest in college football.