Miami football adding Central Connecticut State makes sense for 2021
The addition of Central Connecticut State to the 2021 Miami football schedule makes sense for the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes start the 2021 season with difficult games against Alabama, Appalachian State and Michigan State.
The 2021 Miami football schedule is loaded. The Hurricanes open the 2021 season against Alabama in Atlanta before home games against high-level group of five opponent Appalachian State and Michigan State. Miami will host Central Connecticut State September 25 at the end of their four-game 2021 non-conference schedule.
Central Connecticut State finished the 2019 season 11-2. The Blue Devils lost 42-14 to Albany in the first round of the FCS playoffs. Based on their 2019 season, CCSU will be one of the most difficult FCS opponents Miami has faced. The Hurricanes will host Wagner in 2019. Wagner and CCSU both play in the Northeast Conference.
Miami has never lost to an FCS team under the current format of college football. A game against Central Connecticut State will be needed for Miami with the difficult start to the 2021 season. Starting the season against Alabama is the toughest opener for Miami in recent memory. Appalachian State is 24-3 the last two seasons.
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Michigan State is just 27-24 from 2016-19, but playing against two Power Five schools in non-conference in the same season is a big challenge for any college football program. With games against the Mountaineers, Spartans and Blue Devils all at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami has three non-conference home games in 2021.
According to FBSchedules.Com, Miami will pay CCSU $650,000 for the game scheduled on September 24, 2021, at Hard Rock Stadium. Central Connecticut State is entering its second season under head coach Ryan McCarthy. McCarthy was previously the Blue Devils offensive coordinator from 2015-18.
The 2021 Miami football schedule will feature seven games at Hard Rock Stadium, four on the road and the neutral site game versus Alabama at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta in front of a partisan Crimson Tide crowd. Miami hosts Georgia Tech, North Carolina State, Virginia Tech and Virginia in the ACC.
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The 2021 ACC road games for Miami are against Florida State, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Duke. In addition to Wagner, the 2020 Miami non-conference schedule is Temple and UAB at home on September 5 and 17 and at Michigan State September 26. The ACC crossover game besides FSU is at Wake Forest.