By: Joseph Stuckey

TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services

The Miami Hurricanes are looking to build on their momentum from last season’s success. They made it all the way to the National Championship game but fell short to the Indiana Hoosiers.

This season, they are reloaded and are looking to bring home the trophy.

To start with, there is a new quarterback for the Hurricanes as Carson Beck has graduated out and is now with the Arizona Cardinals. If I may add, Beck looked very promising in the Hall of Fame game against the Panthers.

Darian Mensah has been the story of the offseason in college football, and his saga of leaving the Blue Devils of Duke and coming to Miami has certainly been interesting to follow.

He led the Blue Devils to the ACC title last season and originally committed to come back, but in the end transferred to Miami.

Mario Cristobal is the head coach of the Hurricanes and is entering his 5th season, and during his tenure has brought them back into the national spotlight. Currently, according to 247sports, the Hurricanes have the #2-ranked recruiting class for the 2027 cycle, headlined by 5 five-star recruits.

On a local note, former Benedictine Cadet standout Herbert Scroggins III is set to make a real impact on the defensive line this season for the Hurricanes.

As the Hurricanes look to return to the National Championship game, they will start week 1 in conference play as they will take one of the longest trips in college football this season from Miami, FL to California and take on the Stanford Cardinal.

Next, they will welcome the Rattlers of FAMU to Hard Rock Stadium before traveling to Deac Town to take on Wake Forest, which is coached by Jake Dickert, coming off a 9-4 record.

Then the Hurricanes will come back home to host Central Michigan before heading to Death Valley and taking on Dabo Swinney’s Clemson Tigers in what will be a key early-season matchup.

The Pitt Panthers will then make a trip to South Beach before the Hurricanes head to Chapel Hill to take on Bill Belichick’s Tar Heels in what could potentially be a must-win game for Coach Belichick.

Next, a trip to South Bend is in store for the Canes in what will be one of the top matchups in college football this season.

To end the season, Miami will host 3 ACC games that will have a lot of ACC Championship and CFP implications on the line

The Duke Blue Devils will head to Hard Rock Stadium in what will be a very interesting game for the Dariah Mensah saga.

After that, both Virginia Tech and Boston College will make trips to South Beach.

This is a very manageable schedule for the Hurricanes, and there is a strong possibility they will go 12-0; however, I see them closer to the 10-win mark.

There are some tough road games: at Wake Forest, at Clemson, and at Notre Dame, it would be very east for them to drop a couple of these tough road games.

Now, with that being said, I think Miami has one of the best chances to make the CFP, and if they do what they are supposed to do this season, they will find themselves right in the playoff mix at the end of the season.