No. 1 Miami (8-0, 6-0 ACC) travels to South Bend on Saturday night to face No. 11 Notre Dame (7-1) at 7:30 p.m. ET at Notre Dame Stadium in one of the biggest games of the 2026 college football season.
The Hurricanes stayed undefeated with a 38-35 victory over North Carolina last weekend, while Notre Dame (after a bye week) rebounded from its loss to BYU with a 35-13 win over Navy.
Miami also earned the No. 1 spot in the first College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, while the Fighting Irish surprisingly landed at No. 11 despite being fourth in the AP Top 25.
How to watch Miami at Notre Dame
- Date: Saturday, Nov. 7
- Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Ind.
- TV: NBC
- Streaming: Peacock and live TV streaming services that carry NBC, including YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and FuboTV
- College GameDay: ESPN, 9 a.m. to noon ET, from Library Lawn on Notre Dame's campus
Announcers for Miami vs. Notre Dame
Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter) will call the game on NBC.
Odds for Miami vs. Notre Dame
- Spread: Notre Dame -5.5
- Moneyline: Miami +170, Notre Dame -210
- Total: 57.5 points
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
Weather forecast at Notre Dame Stadium
Saturday's forecast calls for a high near 51 degrees in South Bend, with partly cloudy skies and the possibility of showers earlier in the day.
Temperatures are expected to fall into the low-to-mid 40s by kickoff, with conditions becoming mostly clear during the game. The chance of precipitation Saturday evening is low, although the overnight temperature could approach the mid-30s.
All-time series: Notre Dame leads 17-9-1
The Fighting Irish lead the all-time series 18-9-1, although the NCAA's vacation of Notre Dame's 2012 victory brings the official win total to 17.
Miami has won the last two meetings, including a 27-24 victory at Hard Rock Stadium in the 2025 season opener. The Hurricanes also defeated Notre Dame 41-8 in 2017, but they have not won in South Bend since a 31-13 victory in 1984. Notre Dame won the most recent meeting at Notre Dame Stadium, 30-27, in 2016.
Injury report snapshot
Miami Hurricanes
- Wide receiver Joshua Moore: Out for season
- Running back CharMar Brown: Out for season
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Linebacker Drayk Bowen: Out (ankle)
- Cornerback DJ McKinney: Out (ankle)
- Safety Brauntae Johnson: Out (foot)
- Defensive lineman Christopher Burgess Jr.: Out (leg)
- Defensive lineman Tiki Hola: Out (knee)
- Offensive lineman Charles Jagusah: Out (arm)
- Offensive lineman Chris Terek: Out (knee)
- Defensive tackle Jason Onye: Questionable (knee)
- Defensive tackle Francis Brewu: Questionable (knee)
- Wide receiver Quincy Porter: Out for season (knee)
- Defensive back Chaz Smith: Out for season (knee)
Miami vs. Notre Dame: Key storylines
- The Hurricanes earned the committee's top ranking for the first time since the CFP began in 2014. Notre Dame is No. 11, seven spots lower than where the AP top 25 had the Irish.
- Darian Mensah has thrown for 2,425 yards, 25 touchdowns and just one interception. He completed 22 of 29 passes for 274 yards and three touchdowns against North Carolina.
- Malachi Toney has 73 receptions for 1,027 yards and 13 receiving touchdowns. His touchdown total is tied with Leonard Hankerson's Miami single-season record from 2010.
- Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr has completed 66.7% of his passes for 1,849 yards, 18 touchdowns and just one interception. Notre Dame averages 40.4 points and 442.8 total yards per game.
- Miami's pass defense has allowed 980 passing yards and 10 passing touchdowns over their last three games against Florida State, Pittsburgh and North Carolina.
- Notre Dame's offensive line has allowed just two sacks through eight games, the fewest nationally. Miami enters with 24 team sacks, including seven from Marquise Lightfoot.
- The Irish are allowing only 13.4 points and 236.3 yards per game.
- Both teams have already played two common opponents: Miami defeated Stanford 45-6 and North Carolina 38-35. Notre Dame beat Stanford 58-7 and North Carolina 37-26.
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