Just over a month ago, most people didn’t expect the Miami Hurricanes to even be in the College Football Playoff.
But with a couple of losses by teams ranked ahead of them in the final week of the regular season, the Hurricanes were awarded the final at-large bid in the playoff, sneaking in by the skin of their teeth.
No one expected much from the 10th-seeded ’Canes, but they shocked the world with their stifling defense and old-school run game, taking down No. 7 Texas A&M on the road and then defending champs No. 2 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl, leading them to a highly anticipated matchup with No.