The Miami Hurricanes are back in the national spotlight, landing at No. 5 in the first AP Top 25 college football poll rankings of the regular season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miami jumped into the top five after edging out Notre Dame, marking one of the program’s highest rankings in recent years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Hurricanes held onto the lead despite a late-game resurgence from the Fighting Irish and quarterback CJ Carr. The Irish tied it up at 24 with 3:21 remaining. Transfer quarterback Carson Beck led a 10-play, 46-yard drive, putting the Hurricanes in field goal range with 1:07 remaining. Kicker Carter Davis hit a 47-yard field goal to seal the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Hurricanes last cracked the Top 5 in 2024 after a 9-0 start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Hurricanes aren’t the only ones making moves in the Sunshine State. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Florida Gators climbed to No. 13 after their season-opening win over LIU, and Florida State re-entered the poll at No. 14 after pulling off a big upset over Alabama. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s the first time since the 2006 preseason that Miami, Florida and Florida State have all been ranked in the AP Top 15 at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the very top, Ohio State took over the No. 1 spot after knocking off preseason favorite Texas 14-7. Penn State held steady at No. 2, while LSU and Georgia rounded out the top four. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"