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Aug 31, 2025, 11:27 PM ET
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Carter Davis made a 47-yard field goal with 1:04 left for the go-ahead score, Carson Beck threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns in his Miami debut, and the 10th-ranked Hurricanes beat No. 6 Notre Dame 27-24 in the opener for both teams Sunday night.
CJ Daniels made a spectacular one-handed touchdown grab and Rueben Bain Jr. had an interception on a thrice-deflected pass in the fourth quarter for the Hurricanes, who outgained Notre Dame 324 yards to 314. Malachi Toney had a touchdown catch and CharMar Brown added a TD run for Miami.
CJ Carr, in his first start for Notre Dame, finished 19-of-30 for 221 yards with two touchdown passes and an interception -- plus a rushing score with 3:21 left that tied the game, capping a rally from 14 points down. Micah Gilbert and Jordan Faison had the scoring grabs for the Irish.
Miami went 46 yards on 10 plays on the ensuing drive, with Davis -- a transfer from FAU -- delivering for the lead. Notre Dame got the ball at its own 25, out of timeouts, and went nowhere before time expired.
"In the face of adversity, we got it done when we needed to," Beck said.
Miami won the coin toss and deferred, which proved relevant -- as the Hurricanes essentially ran out the clock on the first half with a 75-yard TD drive, then started the second half with another 75-yard TD march.
Carr's first collegiate touchdown pass came on a play where he dropped back, zigging and zagging to avoid pressure, then ran back toward the line before finding Gilbert for what became a rather easy score that tied the game at 7-7.
Nearly an hour passed in real time before Carr threw another ball, as Miami essentially had back-to-back possessions separated by only an Irish kneel-down to end the half.
Daniels' 20-yard grab came with 12 seconds left before halftime to give Miami a 14-7 lead, and the Hurricanes chewed up half of the third-quarter clock on another 75-yard drive capped by Brown's 5-yard run.
The Irish became the fourth team that was ranked in the top eight of the preseason AP Top 25 to lose this weekend, after No. 1 Texas (to No. 3 Ohio State), No. 4 Clemson (to No. 9 LSU) and No. 8 Alabama (to Florida State). Notre Dame has now lost seven consecutive road games against the Hurricanes since 1977.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
