Miami announced kickoff times and television outlets for their September 6 game versus Bethune-Cookman, September 13 versus South Florida and October 17 versus Louisville. The August 30 season opener versus Notre Dame with a 7:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time kickoff on ABC had been previously announced.
Bethune-Cookman will kick off at 7 PM EDT on ACC Network Extra. Miami has won all seven games versus Bethune-Cookman. The Hurricanes beat the Wildcats 48-7 in their most recent game in 2023. Bethune-Cookman finished 2-10 in 2023. Bethune-Cookman was 0-2 versus FBS programs with losses to South Florida and Western Michigan.
Miami and South Florida will kick off at 4:30 PM on CW. Miami won 50-15 in 2024 at South Florida. South Florida is playing at Miami for the first time since the Hurricanes won 40-9 in 2012. Miami has a 6-1 edge in the series versus South Florida. South Florida won 23-20 at Miami in 2012 for their only win in the series.
South Florida finished 7-6 in 2024 and beat San Jose State 41-39 in five overtimes in the Hawaii Bowl. This season will be the fourth time South Florida plays at Miami. Miami and South Florida have previously played three times each in Miami and Tampa.
Louisville at Miami will have a 7:30 PM EDT kickoff on ESPN or ESPN2. Miami won 52-45 at Louisville in 2024 in one of the games of the season. Miami leads the all-time series versus Louisville 12-4. The Hurricanes have won three of the last four games versus the Cardinals. That was preceded by a three-game Louisville winning streak in the series.
Louisville finished 8-5 in 2024 and concluded the season with a 35-34 win in the Sun Bowl. Louisville at Miami should have a nationwide audience as a Friday night game. The game will also be a critical one in the ACC race as Louisville and Miami are expected to contend for a berth in the conference championship game.