Miami may be drawing heat for the way its schedule looks on paper, but the Hurricanes have already put together a résumé few teams can match.
Through three games, No. 6 Miami and No.
24 Mississippi State are the only FBS teams with two road wins over Power Four opponents. That’s the kind of early-season number that cuts through all the noise.
Miami picked up its first with a 45-6 win at Stanford on Sept. 4, then added another with a 33-20 victory at Wake Forest on Sept. 18. The Hurricanes also rolled to a 77-7 home win over FAMU, and they are 3-0 entering the stretch run of their nonconference and ACC slate.
Mississippi State is right there with them at 3-0 after matching Miami’s road total in a different way. The Bulldogs opened with a 38-13 win at Minnesota on Sept. 12, then followed it with a 41-34 comeback at South Carolina on Sept.
- Their other win came at home against Louisiana-Monroe, a 62-13 result.
Miami’s schedule still has some chances to build on that start, even if it doesn’t look daunting right now. The Hurricanes have quality opponents ahead in Virginia Tech under James Franklin, Pitt, reigning ACC champion Duke and Clemson, potentially, all of which could provide meaningful wins.
Here’s what remains for Miami:
Sept. 26 vs. Central Michigan
Oct. 3 at Clemson
Oct. 17 vs.
Florida State
Oct. 24 vs.
Pittsburgh
Oct. 31 at North Carolina
Nov. 7 at No. 3 Notre Dame
Nov. 14 vs. Duke
Nov. 21 vs. Virginia Tech
Nov. 28 vs. Boston College
Mississippi State is heading into a far more difficult run. The Bulldogs have just cracked the top 25, and the source of the next stretch is clear: if they can somehow go 2-1 over their next three games, they will likely land in the mid-to-low teens.
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