Urban Meyer explains why he thinks Miami would struggle if given SEC schedule
By Sydney Hunte
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Urban Meyer has been impressed with Miami in 2026. The Hurricanes entered the season with unfinished business after falling to Indiana in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
It hasn’t been smooth sailing for the Canes, though. Exhibit A: Week 10’s 31-24 loss to Notre Dame in South Bend, Miami’s first defeat of the season. It’s obviously worth mentioning Malachi Toney’s absence. The star wide receiver is out for the rest of the regular season.
But there may have been warning signs about Miami before playing Notre Dame, Meyer said on “The Triple Option” podcast he co-hosts with FOX Sports colleagues Rob Stone and Mark Ingram. And he has doubts about how the Hurricanes would fare with an SEC schedule.
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“You have to ask yourself when you look at Miami, if they played a schedule like (Alabama) and Georgia, where would they be?” Meyer said. “I really admire Miami … (but) North Carolina took them to the wall. Florida State could have beat them … Bama’s best version is better than Miami’s, especially with Malachi Toney out.”
Indeed, the Canes struggled with North Carolina in Chapel Hill before winning 38-35. And their game against Florida State was a wild affair before they eventually emerged with a 43-35 overtime win.
Miami has three games remaining, starting with Week 11 against Duke on Saturday. That one will be Darian Mensah’s first game against the team he led to an ACC Championship in 2025.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
