Miami kept the heat applied on the CFP selection committee by comfortably beating Virginia Tech, 34-17, on the road Saturday.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A potential stadium conflict could exist if the Miami Hurricanes host a first-round game in this year's College Football Playoff, with a Spanish league soccer game set to be played at Hard Rock Stadium in that same window.

The Hurricanes rolled to a win over N.C. State in their final home game of the season. UM’s defense kept the Wolfpack out of the end zone for nearly the entire game, and the offense clicked.

How Miami compares: USC and Miami are in a comparable place with their resumes, but the Hurricanes should still have the edge because of their win against Notre Dame, which USC lost to. The Trojans’ game this weekend against Oregon is a de facto elimination game.

Since starting the season 0-2 with last-second losses to major playoff contenders, Notre Dame has settled in as one of the most reliable teams in college football. The Irish sit at No. 9 in the College Football Playoff Rankings with only games against bottom feeders Syracuse and Stanford remaining.

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The Miami Hurricanes are on the outside looking in for the College Football Playoff a month out of the 12-team field being finalized, with UM checking in at No. 18 in the initial ranking on Tuesday. But CFP selection committee chair and Baylor athletic ...