Notre Dame at Miami Hurricanes: Game Info and Live Streaming
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish travel to South Florida to play at the Miami Hurricanes for the first time in 28 years. The renewal of the rivalry with a potential berth in the College Football Playoff on the line has college football buzzing.
Notre Dame enters the game 8-1 and ranked third in the country. Their only loss this season was to the top-ranked team in the College Football Playoff ranking, Georgia. The Miami Hurricanes are 8-0 and ranked seventh.
Miami has gotten a lot of criticism this season for winning their four October games by an average of 4.5 points per game. They made their statement last week with the calendar turning to November. The Hurricanes dominated number 13 Virginia Tech 28-10.
Notre Dame brings the nation’s fifth-best rushing offense to Hard Rock Stadium. The Fighting Irish enter the game averaging 324.8 yards per game on the ground. Quarterback Brandon Wimbush and running back Josh Adams are both a threat running the football.
Adams is ninth in the country averaging 132.3 yards per game. Wimbush adds an average of 71 yards per game on the ground.
There has been a lot of conversation about if and when the U is back. Being on the ABC Saturday Night Football two weeks in a row certainly has them on the way.
Game Info (Courtesy of HurricaneSports.Com)
Saturday, November 11, 2017
8 p.m. ET | ABC
Miami Gardens, Fla.
Hard Rock Stadium (64,767)
#7/#6 MIAMI HURRICANES (8-0)
HEAD COACH: Mark Richt (Miami, 1982) | CAREER: 162-55 (17th season) | AT MIAMI: 17-4 (second)
#3/#5 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (8-1)
HEAD COACH: Brian Kelly (Assumption, 1983) | CAREER: 238-89 (27th season) | AT NOTRE DAME: 67-32 (eighth)
Television (ABC)
• Chris Fowler (play-by-play)
• Kirk Herbstreit (color)
• Maria Taylor (sidelines)
Flagship Radio (560 WQAM)
• Joe Zagacki (play-by-play)
• Don Bailey, Jr. (color)
• Josh Darrow (sidelines)
Spanish Radio (990 ESPN Deportes)
• “Chamby” Campos (play-by-play)
• Jose Martinez (color)
Saturday marks the first meeting between Brian Kelly and Mark Richt. It will be Kelly’s second trip with the Fighting Irish to Hard Rock Stadium. Notre Dame was blown out by Alabama in the BCS National Championship Game in January 2013 at the Rock.
Notre Dame leads the all-time series with Miami 18-7-1. The Fighting Irish currently have a four-game winning streak against the Hurricanes. Two of those games have been in South Bend, one was at Soldier Field in Chicago and Miami and Notre Dame played in the 2010 Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
Miami has won the last five games against Notre Dame in Miami. The Fighting Irish have not won in South Florida against the Hurricanes since 1977.
Miami enters the game with the Irish with the nation’s longest winning streak at 13 games. That is the Hurricanes longest winning streak since 2000-02. They have not lost since a 30-27 loss to Notre Dame in South Bend last season. Miami also has a seven-game home winning streak.
Miami has avenged three of their four losses last season. The last one left is the Fighting Irish.
Injuries (Courtesy of USA Today)
| 2017-11-07 | Dexter Williams | RB | Williams is dealing with an injured thigh and it is unclear if he will play Saturday against Miami (FL). | Ques Sat |
| 2017-11-07 | Khalid Kareem | DL | Kareem suffered a knee injury but is expected to play Saturday against Miami (FL). | Prob Sat |
| 2017-11-05 | Brandon Wimbush | QB | Wimbush is expected to be available against Miami on Saturday despite a hand injury. | Prob Sat |
| 2017-11-04 | Josh Adams | RB | Adams exited the last game with an upper-body injury and his status for Saturday’s contest against Miami is unknown. | Prob Sat |
| 2017-11-03 | J.D. Carney | QB | Carney missed the last game with a concussion and his availability for Saturday’s matchup against Miami is unknown. | Ques Sat |
| 2017-10-29 | Alize Mack | TE | Mack missed the last game as he is going through the concussion protocol but is expected to play in Saturday’s tilt against Miami. | Prob Sat |
| 2017-10-29 | Freddy Canteen | WR | Canteen had surgery to fix a shoulder injury and is expected to miss the remainder of the season. | out for season |
| 2017-10-23 | Cameron Smith | WR | Smith missed the last two games with a hamstring injury and his status against Miami on Saturday is unknown. | Ques Sat |
Wimbush and Adams are expected to be healthy and play Saturday. Adams had only five carries for 22 yards in last Saturday’s win over Wake Forest because of the concussion. The Irish still ran for 380 yards and had 710 yards in total offense.
Miami
| 2017-11-06 | Demetrius Jackson | DL | Jackson suffered a knee injury and is expected to miss the remainder of the season. | out for season |
| 2017-10-25 | Dee Delaney | DB | Delaney has missed four straight games due to a knee injury and it is unclear if he will return Saturday against Notre Dame. | Ques Sat |
| 2017-10-24 | Mike Harley | WR | Harley sat out the last two games with an ankle injury and his availability against Notre Dame on Saturday is in question. | Ques Sat |
Jackson’s loss is a blow to the Miami Hurricanes defense. He leads the Hurricanes defense with 7.5 tackles for loss and is second with 3.5 sacks. That was a reserve. Senior Trent Harris who leads Miami with four sacks and Freshmen Jonathan Garvin and DJ Johnson will see an increase in snaps with Jackson out.
Miami Gardens, FL
Saturday 8:00 PM
Partly Cloudy
78
°F | °C
Precipitation: 15%
Humidity: 74%
Wind: 11 mph
The Heat and Humidity of South Florida are always difficult for both teams. Mark Richt has said all season that the night games are better for his team because of the lower temperatures.
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While the Hurricanes can be affected by the weather, they have the added advantage of practicing in the conditions and getting their bodies used to it. Kelly said that the heat should not be an issue for his hydrated team.