After winning 13 of the first 15 games versus Duke, Miami has lost three of the last five to the Blue Devils. This year provides an interesting twist as former Miami head coach Manny Diaz returns to Hard Rock Stadium for the first time since being fired at the end of the 2021 season.
Miami will hear all about the devastating loss to Georgia Tech in 2023 in the week leading up to the game in Atlanta this season. Miami will likely enter the game versus Georgia Tech as a favorite in 2024 and needs to make sure the outcome is not in doubt late in the game.
After losing three of the first four games in the series versus Wake Forest, Miami has won its last seven versus the Demon Deacons. The last five games in the series have been in the ACC between Miami's first season in the conference in 2004 and when the Hurricanes last played Wake Forest in 2013.
The first 10 times Miami played Syracuse were as independents. Miami and Syracuse first played each other in a conference game as members of the Big East in 1992. Miami was 10-2 versus Syracuse in the Big East. The Hurricanes won the only ACC game over the Orange in 2017.
The elimination of ACC divisions after the 2022 season will allow Miami to play opponents who were in the Atlantic division more frequently. Miami will not go 11 years not playing an opponent like Wake Forest. They also will not see their former Coastal division rivals as frequently.