​Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal celebrates after his team defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in their NCAA football game at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) The Miami Hurricanes will head north to South Bend, IN to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on November 7th, 2026 at 7:30pm on NBC/Peacock. The Hurricanes open the season with an over/under of 10.5 wins for the ’26 season. The Irish o/u is posted at 11.5. CJ Carr returns behind center to lead the ND offense. Last season, Carr threw 24 TD’s, six INT’s and three TD’s on the ground. While Carr lost both of his star RB’s to the NFL, he does have two pass catchers returning in Jordan Faison and Jaden Greathouse. RB AneyasWilliams is back after averaging 9.3 yards per carry with five TD’s last year. The Irish defense has a few big time stars. One is Leonard Moore. Moore, a cornerback, is the 3rd best returning player to CFB per On3. Last season Moore picked off five passes with seven PBU’s. BoubacarTraore returns with 10.5 TFL’s and 6.5 sacks a year ago. The DopplerPPG: Miami finished 32nd in points per game with 30, while ND was 2nd overall with 42 PPG. The Irish were also 1st in FBS in points per play. 3rd down offense: Miami’s offense was 21st in FBS with a 45% 3rd down conversion rate. ND was 12th at 48%. 4th down offense: Miami offense was 8th in FBS at 71%, while the Irish were 59th at 55%. PPGA: Miami’s defense was 5th in FBS at 15.6 points per game allowed, including the playoff run. ND was 9th while allowing 17.6 PPG. 3rd down defense: Miami’s defense finished 14th in FBS allowing only 32% of 3rd downs to be converted. ND was 35th overall while allowing 35% to be picked up.Turnover Margin: Miami finished 27th in turnover margin per game with +0.5, while ND was 4th with +1.1 in TOM/G.Penalty yards per game: The Hurricanes were 89th with 57.5 PYPG while ND was 67th with 53.1. Kicking: Miami has to replace kicker CarterDavis who made the game winning FG (2-of-2) against the Irish last season. The Irish have to replace Noah Burnette who made his lone FG attempt vs. the ‘Canes a year ago.The MatchupWhere do the Hurricanes matchup against the Irish? This is a heavyweight title fight like in the days of Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield, Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin, or The Catholics vs. The Convicts. Two programs built on their offensive and defensive lines, that will force a run game and aren’t afraid to blitz.If you remember the 27-24 ‘Canes win from 2025 (oh you do? me too) you’ll remember 60 runs, 60 passes, and four sacks between the squads. The ‘Canes sacked CJCarrthree times while CarsonBeck was sacked only once.Two of Miami’s three sacks from a year ago have to be replaced, as well as all three PBU’s, RuebenBain’s INT, and four of five TFL’s. While Beck is now with the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL, both leading rushers for The