ESPN’s position of nan 2025-26 College Football Playoff delivered a blockbuster postseason crossed each 11 games, headlined by a thriller betwixt No. 10 Miami and top-seeded Indiana that will spell down arsenic nan most‑watched assemblage shot crippled since January 2015, nan 2nd most‑watched title crippled of nan CFP era and nan No. 2 cablegram telecast connected record.
The College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T scored 30.1 cardinal viewers, nan most-watched assemblage shot crippled since nan inaugural CFP National Championship (33.9 cardinal viewers, Oregon/Ohio State, 2014-15) and nan 2nd most-watched National Championship of nan CFP era. The telecast, which was up 36 percent year-over-year, besides classed arsenic nan most-viewed non-NFL sports telecast since nan 2016 World Series Game 7.
The Hurricanes-Hoosiers showdown ranks arsenic nan 4th most-watched assemblage shot crippled successful nan past 30 years and nan eighth most-watched ESPN accumulation all-time. The assemblage peaked astatine 33.2 cardinal viewers successful nan first half.
From commencement to finish, nan expanded Playoff captivated viewers nationwide, pinch much programs than ever earlier making their debut successful assemblage football’s premier postseason. The 11-game bracket besides generated double‑digit year-over-year gains successful nan Quarterfinals, produced a top‑three all‑time Peach Bowl assemblage successful nan Playoff Semifinal, delivered a Quarterfinal assemblage astatine nan Rose Bowl Game that eclipsed 18 of nan erstwhile 22 CFP Semifinals, and posted nan 2 most‑watched First Round games successful nan early history of nan round.
Across each 11 games, nan College Football Playoff averaged 16.3 cardinal viewers, up 4 percent year-over-year successful nan 2nd twelvemonth of nan expanded format. In total, 37 cardinal minutes were consumed, besides up 4 percent year-over-year.
Countdown to Selection Sunday
52 days until March 15
First Alert: Saturday, January 24, 2026
- The Miami Baseball clubhouse underwent a full refresh, reimagining nan players’ locker room, coaches’ locker room, and introduction corridor into a modern, cohesive abstraction that reflects nan modular of nan program. Every detail, from flooring and lighting to branding and technology, was rebuilt wrong nan existing footprint.
- The Miami Hurricanes person 1 subordinate connected their roster who is returning for their eighth play of assemblage football.
- Italy’s Chiara Pellacani, who competes for nan University of Miami, capped a play of occurrence astatine nan international, continental, and collegiate levels by being voted Women’s Diver of nan Year astatine nan 2025 European Aquatics Athlete of nan Year Awards.
- The 2026 CFP National Champion issue of Sports Illustrated mag has Mendoza's touchdown connected nan cover. We won't station it here, but copies tin beryllium ordered HERE.
Miami Hurricanes Friday Results
The University of Miami men’s tennis squad (3-1) dropped a 4-0 determination to nan Princeton Tigers successful nan first information of ITA Kickoff Weekend astatine nan Hogan Tennis Center.
The University of Miami women’s tennis squad (1-1) fell, 4-1, to nan South Carolina Gamecocks successful nan opening information of ITA Kickoff Weekend astatine nan Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.
Miami Hurricanes Saturday Schedule
Men's Basketball: Miami astatine Syrcause astatine 2:00 p.m. ET
Countdown to 2026 Miami Hurricanes Baseball Season
20 days (Lehigh astatine Alex Rodriguez Park astatine Mark Light Field, 7 p.m. ET)
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