When No. 6 Notre Dame meets No. 10 Miami in Week 1 of the college football season this weekend, it will be one of the biggest games of the year for both teams.
Each program enters 2025 with major aspirations shaped by how last season ended. The Fighting Irish are coming off a national championship runner-up finish to Ohio State, while the Hurricanes once again fell short of winning the ACC or reaching the College Football Playoff.
It goes without saying that both of these teams have something to prove this season. Add in the fact that this used to be one of college football’s greatest rivalries, and the intensity inside Hard Rock Stadium is bound to be at an all-time high.
Miami home crowd at Hard Rock Stadium will be wild
The last time Notre Dame visited Miami was back in 2017. That