Will Miami upset Indiana in the national championship? (1:10)The “Get Up” crew gives its national championship picks, and Josh Pate explains why he is picking Miami to win it. (1:10)
“I feel like that’s been our whole journey, our whole story the whole playoffs,” Bain said. “We like when nobody believes in us.”
The Hurricanes are 13-1 in the past two seasons at Hard Rock Stadium, the only loss coming to Louisville this season. Following a Nov. 1 loss at SMU, Miami was ranked 18th in the initial CFP rankings. That would be the lowest a national champion has been in the initial CFP rankings.
“I’ve been an underdog my whole life, so being an underdog in this last game — being an underdog in every game we played in the playoffs — really doesn’t mean anything to me,” Mesidor said. “It might fuel me a little bit, but at the end of the day, I just want to play football and show that we are the best team in the nation.”
“I’m sure some guys might get confused and start running to the other sideline,” Beck said with a laugh. “But at the end of the day, once you step on the lines, between the field, it’s the same size end zone, same 100 yards, and it’s going to come down to the execution.”
Will Miami upset Indiana in the national championship? (1:10)The “Get Up” crew gives its national championship picks, and Josh Pate explains why he is picking Miami to win it. (1:10)
The “Get Up” crew gives its national championship picks, and Josh Pate explains why he is picking Miami to win it. (1:10)
Defensive end Akheem Mesidor said the only goal is to prove Miami is the best team in the country.
Quarterback Carson Beck agreed and said “none of that matters.”