Clemson’s meeting with No. 4 Miami is set for Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. from Memorial Stadium in Clemson. The game will be televised on ABC.
For viewers who want to stream it, the matchup will be available on ESPN.com or through the ESPN app, with a login or subscription required. On the radio side, the game will air on 98.5 FM in Charleston, with statewide affiliates listed elsewhere.
The Tigers enter at 3-1 overall and 2-0 in ACC play, riding a three-game winning streak since their 51-10 loss at No. 11 LSU on Sept.
- Tait Reynolds has started the last two games at quarterback, and Clemson has used those wins over North Carolina and Cal to settle into conference play.
Miami comes in unbeaten at 4-0 and 2-0 in the ACC after blasting Central Michigan 52-3 in Week 4. That result pushed the Hurricanes up two spots to No. 4 in the AP Top 25. They have topped 30 points in every game this season and have gone over 40 in three of them.
The Hurricanes’ offense is being driven by Duke transfer Darian Mensah and wide receiver Malachi Toney, and the numbers have been loud: Miami owns the nation’s highest average yards per game. Swinney didn’t hide his view of what Clemson is walking into.
“They may be the best team in the country,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. “I've seen enough of them. We've seen that quarterback.”
The matchup also carries a little recent history. Clemson and Miami are tied 7-7 in the all-time series. Miami won the latest meeting, 28-20, in 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., ending Clemson’s four-game run in the series.
There’s one more wrinkle: Mensah knows this defense well. Last season at Duke, he threw for 361 yards and four touchdowns in a 46-45 win against Clemson.
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