College Football Playoff Rankings: Miami (FL) opens at No. 1 over Georgia as SEC dominates top 25
The initial College Football Playoff rankings are out, setting the stage for the final month of the 2026 season
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- Miami DC Corey Hetherman shares telling number about defense before Notre Dame gameCorey Hetherman met reporters Monday with the Miami Hurricanes at 8-0 and No. 1 in the country, ahead of Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. ET game at the No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish on NBC. The Miami defensive coordinator used the session to go through what has gone wrong on his side of the ball. The […] The post Miami DC Corey Hetherman shares telling number about defense before Notre Dame game appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.
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