Miami With Best Path To College Football Playoff Title Game

If the CFP started today, Miami’s road back to the finals would seem like a cakewalk for the Hurricanes.

Assuming Malachi Toney returns, Miami has an incredible opportunity to run the table to the College Football Playoff finals.

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The committee revealed what the 12-team bracket would look like today if the season ended.

Assuming the Hurricanes get Toney back for the postseason, things would shape up very, very nicely for the former No. 1 team in the country.

The Million Dollar Question Revolves Around Malachi Toney

While they put up points against Notre Dame, there was definitely a piece missing for Miami last weekend.

That was to be expected after losing a Heisman Trophy contender earlier in the week.

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Toney not only stretched opposing defenses, but he also helped open things up for everyone else in the passing game.

Miami will have more time to work on overcoming the sudden loss. But there is no replacing Toney with one player.

Darian Mensah is going to be counted on to look more and more like a Heisman frontrunner. Mark Fletcher and Javian Mallory will be counted on more and more. And the receiving crew will need to make plays.

What Remains On The Schedule For The Hurricanes?

Miami should be able to handle things from here on out. They welcome Duke, Virginia Tech and Boston College for home games, looking at an 11-1 record heading to the ACC title game.

Wake Forest would be the opponent right now for the Hurricanes in the conference championship. Louisville and SMU sit just outside the top of the standings.

If things play out accordingly, that would be 12-1 with the lone loss coming to Notre Dame on the road. And the Irish are almost a lock to make the CFP.

Looking At Miami’s Projected College Football Playoff Road

The committee released the 12-team bracket on Tuesday night. Georgia, Utah, Alabama and UCLA all received byes as the Top-4 teams in the rankings.

Miami is currently seventh, pairing them up with BYU in the first round. While a strong team, the Cougars would have trouble hanging with the Hurricanes.

From there, they get BYU’s rival, Utah, in the quarterfinals. The game being on a neutral field would definitely play into this one, taking out the rabid fan base of the Utes.

Again, player for player, it would be hard bet against Miami in this one.

That leaves either Alabama, Texas or Kentucky. Alabama and Texas are the two more likely teams, with the Longhorns maybe getting a tick above the Crimson Tide.

Texas can match the Hurricanes in terms of talent, leaving it up to the stars to decide this one.