You can see this coming from a mile away. Fans of the Miami Hurricanes want to will it into existence. Florida Gator fans might be less excited, but they wouldn't mind seeing it happen. And Florida State fans would probably swear off college football until it was over.
But if things continue to progress as they are, the Hurricanes and Gators will be meeting in the College Football Playoff. Whether it's a first-round game, a quarterfinal, a semifinal or for the whole shebang in Las Vegas, who knows? But it feels like it's going to happen, and I don't think college football is ready for it.
Miami vs Florida in a CFP game would literally set Twitter on fire
— CraZcane (@CZcane) September 30, 2026
Alright, we still have a long way to go this season . . .fine, but don't tell me the idea of Florida and Miami meeting in the CFP hasn't already crossed your mind a few times. The Hurricanes are going to be there and the Gators might just be good enough to sneak in as well.
Miami has controlled Florida in football for a long time
Don't get it twisted, the Hurricanes have been giving the Gators that work for a hot minute. Miami is 12-5 against Florida since 1980 and most recently the Hurricanes have a 7-2 series lead in the games the programs have played each other since the turn of the century. And Miami has beaten Florida at The Orange Bowl, The Swamp, Hard Rock Stadium, The Superdome, old Tampa Stadium and the Georgia Bowl.
There are no future games planned between the programs. They had a home-and-home series in the previous two seasons and Miami won both games handily. The Gators are much different in 2026, no question. Jon Sumrall is a real coach and Jadan Baugh is that dude, but the Hurricanes have dudes everywhere on the field. And they've been through the CFP, and they handled the ups and downs of a long college football season. Florida hasn't played in a traditional New Year's Day bowl game since the 2020 season.
If the Hurricanes and Gators meet in the CFP, it would be a big win for all the fans. There won't be a stadium big enough to hold the crowd, not a parking lot big enough to handle the tailgating and, for those of us that remember the 2001 Sugar Bowl, there aren't too many cities that can handle a week of Miami and Florida fans sharing the same space.
The series hasn't been annually played since 1987, so whenever Miami and Florida play it just feels special. For years, the Gator fans hid behind the SEC banner when questions about playing Miami were brought up because they knew what would happen. And now they will continue to hide behind the 9-game conference schedule or having seven home games a year or whatever else gets them through the night and away from scheduling Miami.
In the CFP there's nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. ESPN hasn't been able to save the SEC from Miami's wrath yet, so don't expect any help from the outside. Just win the games that need to be won, and this matchup could become a reality.
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