{"id":320018,"date":"2026-06-25T23:01:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T23:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/320018\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T23:01:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T23:01:27","slug":"will-miami-finally-win-an-acc-championship-this-season-just-a-minute-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/320018\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Miami Finally Win an ACC Championship This Season?: Just a Minute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"60\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/miami\/football\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami Hurricanes<\/a> joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2004 after years of dominance in the Big East. However, since that move over two decades ago, there has been one thing missing that many have expected to be a normaility with Miami \u2014 the program has yet to win a conference championship. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"63\">The past two seasons have been a red carpet for the Canes to get to the Championship game and win each. Clemson vs. SMU was a pounding until the Mustangs came back, but with Miami&#8217;s offense, they could have gotten a clean victory. The 2024 defense was the Canes&#8217; problem. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"66\">While the 2025 season was a success with a National Championship game appearance, it took Duke to defeat Virginia in the ACC Championship game to make those hopes turn into a reality. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"69\">Now, the Hurricanes have another clear path to the ACC Championship Game. Moreover, they have the quarterback who last season had a comeback effort. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6c\">Darian Mensah has that championship-winning experience; now it is up to the Canes to play their schedule and not slip up like they have the past two seasons. <\/p>\n<p>A Look at Miami Hurricanes\u2019 2026 Schedule:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6i\">Friday, Sept. 4: at Stanford at 9:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6l\">Thursday, Sept. 10: vs. Florida A&amp;M at 8 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6o\">Friday, Sept. 18: at Wake Forest at 7:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6r\">Saturday, Sept. 26: vs. Central Michigan at 6:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6u\">Saturday, Oct. 3: at Clemson<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6x\">Oct. 10: Bye week<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"70\">Saturday, Oct. 17: vs. Florida State<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"73\">Saturday, Oct. 24: vs. Pittsburgh<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"76\">Saturday, Oct. 31: at North Carolina<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"79\">Saturday, Nov. 7: at Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7c\">Saturday, Nov. 14: vs. Duke<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7f\">Now: Saturday, Nov. 21: vs. Virginia Tech<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7i\">Saturday, Nov. 28: vs. Boston College<\/p>\n<p>The Biggest ACC Obstical for the Canes<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/01kvzkat7ctzgj8kw0kr.jpg\" alt=\"Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney during the first half at the annnual Clemson Orange and White spring game at Memorial Stadium\" title=\"Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney during the first half at the annnual Clemson Orange and White spring game at Memorial Stadium\" width=\"360\" height=\"203\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"7v\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney during the first half at the annnual Clemson Orange and White spring game at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina Saturday, March 28, 2026. | Ken Ruinard \/ USA Today Network South Carolina \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7z\">The Hurricanes have another schedule that will see some challenges in the ACC, but they will be favorites against each one they face. Clemson and Wake Forest are in the same tier of dangerous, while the most dangerous team they will face this season will be the newly-coached James Franklin team and another year of Bill Belichick at the helm of North Carolina. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"82\">Another trap game will be against Duke, with revenge on their mind for taking their two best players during the final seconds of the transfer portal window. Pitt is a dangerous team with a top-five quarterback in the league that could also do damage against the Canes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-23\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"85\">It won&#8217;t be as easy as the past, but maybe that is for the better. No time to let go of the horse when time and time again the Canes have shown they are the best team in the ACC. <\/p>\n<p>Sign up for our free\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/miami\/newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">newsletter<\/a>\u00a0and follow all social media platforms to stay up to date with everything Miami Hurricanes-related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CanesCentralSI\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/CanesCentral-on-SI\/61560955043309\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/miamihurricanesonsi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC2F4Ixo-ZqZfvux_xm01AXw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/hurricanesonsi.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BlueSky<\/a>.Read More Miami Hurricanes News:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Miami Hurricanes joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2004 after years of dominance in the Big East.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":319545,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-320018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}