One of the most memorable things about Miami’s run to the College Football Playoff national championship game has been Michael Irvin’s high-energy celebrations on the sidelines while rooting for his alma mater.
They have been so memorable, in fact, that they caught the attention of Saturday Night Live.
SNL spoofed Irvin during its latest episode with Kam Patterson impersonating the Hall of Fame wide receiver.
“My resting heart rate is a perfect score: 16,000,” Patterson joked.
Irvin’s passion is understandable, as the Hurricanes are in their first-ever CFP and just one win away from their first national title since the 2001 campaign. The program that dominated the 1980s and the early 2000s is one win away from being back on top of the college football world, and one of their most famous former players is enjoying the ride.
Irvin played at Miami from 1985 to 1987 and helped the program capture the national title in his final year.
The Dallas Cowboys then selected him with the No. 11 pick of the 1988 NFL draft, and he built a resume that included three Super Bowl titles, five Pro Bowl nods and seven seasons with more than 1,000 receiving yards.
For all the work he’s done on the sidelines during Miami’s CFP run, he might be able to add another championship to that resume if the Hurricanes defeat the top-seeded Indiana Hoosiers in Monday’s game.