Those inside Miami's football program knew the only controllable factor entering rivalry weekend was the Hurricanes' game Saturday at No. 22 Pittsburgh . The goal was to play as close to perfect as possible in an effort to impress the College Football Playoff selection committee.

And anything that happens from there in the bevy of ACC Championship scenarios and two-loss teams ahead of Miami in the current rankings was beyond the Hurricanes' scope. Following a dominant 38-7 showing, Mario Cristobal and the rest of his coaching staff and players will be glued to live scores on the flight home to try and map out positive outcomes that could benefit the Hurricanes later next week when the penultimate playoff rankings are revealed .

"This is a College Football Playoff team," Crist

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