RJ Young
FOX Sports National College Football Analyst
This isn’t your average college football ranking.
My Ultimate 136 is a set of rankings that is fluid, but it’s my job to look ahead and make a claim for all FBS teams based on what I know and why I know it. Here are the three pressing questions I started by asking when putting together this list:
- Who do I think is good?
- Why do I think they’re good?
- What are the chances they will finish above or below my expectations?
Here’s a take a look at the place Miami lands in my Final 136.
Workforce rating: 18
Final 12 months’s rating: 26
High participant: OT Francis Mauigoa: Began 26 video games in two seasons for the Hurricanes, anchoring an offensive line that led the nation in scoring (43.9 factors per recreation); projected to be the primary OT drafted within the 2026 NFL Draft.
[Miami’s 2025 schedule]
RJ’s take: Mario Cristobal misplaced Cam Ward however added essentially the most eligible QB of the 2025 switch portal cycle in former Georgia QB Carson Beck. The Hurricanes haven’t received a convention title in 22 years and fell one win in need of competing for his or her first within the ACC since 2017.
They’ve steadily improved underneath Cristobal, going from 5-7 in 2022 to 10-3 in 2024. With Beck behind middle, the Hurricanes have one more probability to earn entry into the CFP if Cristobal and his game-management do not get in the best way prefer it has up to now. It’d take an ACC title for Miami followers to let go of how Cristobal’s group collapsed within the ultimate 4 minutes of their loss to Syracuse final 12 months.
Miami (FL) Win Whole Odds: Over 9.5 (+124) Underneath 9.5 (-140)
Have a problem with my rankings? Assume your alma mater is just too low, or your college’s rival is just too excessive? Get at me on X, @RJ_Young, and I will choose my favourite tweets and reply to them in a future article.
RJ Younger is a nationwide faculty soccer author and analyst for FOX Sports activities. Comply with him at @RJ_Young.
[Check out RJ Young’s Ultimate 136 College Football Rankings here]
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