After facing similar adversity last season, suffering disappointing losses to the Louisville Cardinals and SMU Mustangs, the University of Miami alum led the team to a dominant four-game winning streak. The Hurricanes won each matchup – against Syracuse, North Carolina State, Virginia Tech, and Pitt – by an average of 27.5 points. The late-season stretch, plus having the head-to-head over Notre Dame, proved to be enough for the Selection Committee to allow the program an invitation to its first College Football Playoff appearance.
