“If I were a Miami fan, I’d be concerned”: Kirk Herbstreit sounds alarm on Hurricanes’ shaky CFP path

College football analyst Kirk Herbstreit has shared a few concerns around the No. 13 Miami Hurricanes heading into the final stretch of the 2025 regular season. The Hurricanes will face Virginia Tech on Saturday, before concluding their regular season against Pittsburgh on Nov. 29.

However, Herbstreit has raised some alarms around Miami's chances of making the College Football Playoff.

“If I were a Miami fan, I’d be concerned,” Herbstreit said on the "Nonstop"show on Thursday “Notre Dame is sitting there at No. 9. They’ve got Syracuse and Stanford. Assuming they win both of those games convincingly — we’re still going to be saying they’re not playing anybody, but they’re going to win 49-10. What could you do if you’re on that committee to say, ‘We got to move Notre Dame back?’ Or what can Miami do to say, ‘We got to get Miami up?’ “If they won the ACC — they get into the ACC championship, that might be another (way). But right now, they’re on the outside looking in there. It’s frustrating, I know. I get it. This is where you wish there was 14 teams or 14 teams. I’ve done about two or three Miami games. I like Miami.”

Miami has lost to two unranked teams this season, Louisville and SMU. The Hurricanes will need to record big wins in their two final regular-season games to get the best chance of making it to the playoffs.

Miami quarterback Carson Beck is expected to play a critical role for the team in the final stretch of the regular season.

Kirk Herbstreit slams accusations of being biased toward certain college programs

College football analyst Kirk Herbstreit - Source: Imagn

On Wednesday, Kirk Herbstreit hit back at those who accuse him and his ESPN colleagues of being biased toward certain college teams.

“These idiots say, ‘How much do people pay you to say this bulls*it?’ F*ck off,” Herbstreit said “Nonstop” podcast, while discussing the College Football Playoff rankings. “We’re talking about the sport. We’re talking about what we care about. I don’t give a s*it about the SEC. I give a s*it about where these teams are going to come. How are they going to find these 12 teams? Where they are going to split these hairs at No. 11, No. 12, No. 13, No. 14 — it’s fascinating to me. I get so tired of the bulls*it. I just get so f*cking tired. These people talking about the SEC, how much they pay you — are you kidding me? I’ve been here for 30 years.”

Kirk Herbstreit reportedly joined ESPN in September 1995 as a college football sideline analyst. He became a part of "College GameDay" in 1996.

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