THIRD AND DATA

Week 8 · 2026

Pittsburgh at #1 Miami

Sat 10/24/2026 12:00 PMHard Rock StadiumConferenceBrief

82°Clear13 mph NNE · 55% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station

Pittsburgh

23

6–3

#1 Miami

52

8–0

Attendance

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not yet reported

Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2026, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

PITTQuarterbacks2 blue chips6
  • 33-star recruitQB6Mason Heintschel6'2"·2152yr
    1,304 Pass yds14 TD1 Int66.2 Cmp%112 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB15Holden Geriner ← Texas State6'3"·2155yr
    886 Pass yds4 TD2 Int58.3 Cmp%38 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB16Corey Dailey6'6"·2001yr
    316 Pass yds3 TD3 Int48.6 Cmp%9 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB12Beau Jackson6'3"·2202yr
  • 33-star recruitQB8Angelo Renda6'0"·1801yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB19Davin Friedman6'3"·1951yr
MIAQuarterbacks2 blue chips6
  • 22-star recruitQB10Darian Mensah ← Duke6'3"·2054yr
    2,425 Pass yds25 TD1 Int80.7 Cmp%109 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB5Luke Nickel6'2"·2202yr
    204 Pass yds3 TD1 Int75.0 Cmp%5 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB11Dereon Coleman6'1"·1751yr
    30 Pass yds0 TD0 Int83.3 Cmp%25 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB18Joe Borchers6'3"·2303yr
  • 33-star recruitQB15Judd Anderson6'7"·2303yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB18Vinny Gonzalez6'2"·2002yr
PITTOffensive line2 blue chips20
MIADefensive line13 blue chips19
PITTDefensive line2 blue chips19
  • 33-star recruitDL55Sean FitzSimmons6'3"·3005yr
    24 Tackles3.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL2Isaiah Neal6'2"·2504yr
    24 Tackles4.0 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL11Nick James6'2"·2955yr
    21 Tackles9.0 TFL3.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL8Jaeden Moore6'4"·2504yr
    19 Tackles8.0 TFL4.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL5Zach Crothers6'4"·2653yr
    9 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL44Jimmy Scott6'3"·2655yr
    8 Tackles3.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDL16Eliyt Nairne ← Tulane6'1"·2904yr
    7 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL20Josh Pittman6'3"·2401yr
    5 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL76Lincoln Hoke6'2"·2851yr
    4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL50Denim Cook6'3"·2452yr
    3 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL9Jeremiah Warren ← Illinois6'2"·3054yr
    2 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL58Reston Lehman6'4"·2351yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL93Ty Yuhas6'3"·2853yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL90Trevor Sommers6'2"·2802yr
    career 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL35JuJu Anderson6'4"·2452yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL53Charlie Donehue6'1"·2752yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL66Ben Kauffman6'3"·2402yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL40Ty Millhimes6'2"·2401yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL77Dylan Pitzer6'7"·2851yr
MIAOffensive line6 blue chips19
PITTBacks & tight ends1 blue chip14
  • 44-star recruitRB26Damon Ferguson Jr.5'11"·1901yr
    123 Car662 Rush yds6 TD5.4 Rush avg
    18 Rec113 Rec yds6.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB11La'Vell Wright ← Western Kentucky5'11"·2156yr
    76 Car305 Rush yds5 TD4.0 Rush avg
    9 Rec67 Rec yds7.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB9Ja'Kyrian Turner5'9"·1952yr
    30 Car131 Rush yds1 TD4.4 Rush avg
    10 Rec104 Rec yds10.4 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB5Justin Cook5'10"·1752yr
    12 Car114 Rush yds1 TD9.5 Rush avg
    2 Rec11 Rec yds5.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB27Jaylin Brown5'10"·2102yr
    11 Car59 Rush yds0 TD5.4 Rush avg
    3 Rec16 Rec yds5.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB20Synkwan Smith5'7"·1852yr
    10 Car47 Rush yds0 TD4.7 Rush avg
    1 Rec14 Rec yds14.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB35Zaky Roberts5'10"·1901yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB34Ethan Shine5'10"·2253yr
    career 198 Car798 Rush yds6 TD4.0 Rush avg
    27 Rec320 Rec yds11.9 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE86Carson Kent ← Oklahoma6'4"·2505yr
    30 Rec317 Rec yds1 TD10.6 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE17Elijah Lagg ← UAB6'2"·2352yr
    7 Rec76 Rec yds1 TD10.9 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE18Max Hunt6'4"·2252yr
  • 33-star recruitTE88Wyatt Villarreal6'5"·2301yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE44Adam Howanitz6'4"·2404yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE32Truitt Brown6'4"·2353yr
MIALinebackers4 blue chips11
PITTLinebackers1 blue chip14
  • 33-star recruitLB32Jeremiah Marcelin6'2"·2353yr
    53 Tackles6.5 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB10Alex Sanford Jr. ← Purdue6'1"·2354yr
    43 Tackles6.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB0Braylan Lovelace6'2"·2254yr
    40 Tackles2.5 TFL1.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB7DeMarco Ward ← Memphis6'1"·2304yr
    29 Tackles2.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB37Davin Brewton6'0"·2303yr
    9 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB52Abe Ibrahim6'1"·2254yr
    8 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB24Cameron Lindsey6'1"·2103yr
    6 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 44-star recruitLB19Jayden Bonsu6'2"·2154yr
    5 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB54Justin Thompson6'2"·2352yr
    4 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB34Marcus Jennings6'2"·2201yr
    0 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB38Emmanuel Taylor6'1"·2052yr
    career 5 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB30John Wetzel5'11"·2102yr
  • 33-star recruitLB48Desmond Johnson6'1"·2101yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB46Zach Zollers6'2"·2254yr
MIABacks & tight ends8 blue chips18
  • 44-star recruitRB21Javian Mallory5'11"·2101yr
    71 Car495 Rush yds7 TD7.0 Rush avg
    6 Rec57 Rec yds9.5 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB4Mark Fletcher Jr.6'2"·2254yr
    94 Car457 Rush yds9 TD4.9 Rush avg
    7 Rec85 Rec yds12.1 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB25Chris Wheatley-Humphrey6'0"·2003yr
    15 Car116 Rush yds1 TD7.7 Rush avg
    1 Rec7 Rec yds7.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB2Jordan Lyle6'0"·2053yr
    21 Car98 Rush yds0 TD4.7 Rush avg
    3 Rec16 Rec yds5.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB6CharMar Brown5'11"·2203yr
    13 Car97 Rush yds1 TD7.5 Rush avg
    2 Rec12 Rec yds6.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB0Girard Pringle Jr.5'10"·1902yr
    29 Car86 Rush yds1 TD3.0 Rush avg
    4 Rec43 Rec yds10.8 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB35Jack Whitehouse5'10"·1953yr
    5 Car57 Rush yds0 TD11.4 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB20Terrell Walden II5'9"·1805yr
    7 Car25 Rush yds0 TD3.6 Rush avg
  • 44-star recruitTE9Elija Lofton6'3"·2423yr
    20 Rec236 Rec yds2 TD11.8 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE87Gavin Mueller6'5"·2551yr
    3 Rec13 Rec yds1 TD4.3 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE14Israel Briggs6'4"·2151yr
    2 Rec8 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE88Luka Gilbert6'7"·2552yr
    career 2 Rec37 Rec yds0 TD18.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE84Jack Nickel6'4"·2505yr
    career 1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE85Jackson Carver6'6"·2504yr
  • 33-star recruitTE86Cole McConathy II6'5"·2503yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE80Hunter Carver6'4"·2453yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE82Dylan Reiman6'6"·2453yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE44Owen Ruskavich6'7"·2553yr
PITTReceivers1 blue chip15
  • 33-star recruitWR3Cataurus Hicks5'10"·1854yr
    34 Rec698 Rec yds6 TD20.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR10Censere Lee5'11"·1705yr
    24 Rec270 Rec yds4 TD11.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR4Bryce Yates6'0"·1852yr
    18 Rec255 Rec yds1 TD14.2 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR7Malik Knight ← Western Carolina6'1"·1854yr
    15 Rec204 Rec yds1 TD13.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR87Demetrice McCray6'0"·2051yr
    5 Rec97 Rec yds2 TD19.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR24Tyreek Robinson5'10"·1803yr
    5 Rec78 Rec yds1 TD15.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR2Tony Kinsler5'11"·1752yr
    6 Rec69 Rec yds0 TD11.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR84Cam Sapp5'10"·1752yr
    1 Rec49 Rec yds1 TD49.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR22Bryan Hamilton5'11"·1651yr
    1 Rec36 Rec yds1 TD36.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR83Dylan Wester5'9"·1751yr
    3 Rec32 Rec yds0 TD10.7 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR14Benny Haselrig5'11"·1954yr
    career 1 Rec7 Rec yds0 TD7.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR81Rodney Dunbar6'5"·1851yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR40Amah Agwu6'3"·1903yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR23Jake Sassic5'10"·1803yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR30Jack Lesniewicz6'2"·1751yr
MIADefensive backs11 blue chips23
PITTDefensive backs1 blue chip18
MIAReceivers7 blue chips16
  • 44-star recruitWR1Malachi Toney5'11"·1882yr
    73 Rec1,027 Rec yds13 TD14.1 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR18Cooper Barkate ← Duke6'1"·1955yr
    28 Rec372 Rec yds4 TD13.3 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR7Daylyn Upshaw6'0"·1952yr
    22 Rec263 Rec yds2 TD12.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR8Vandrevius Jacobs ← South Carolina6'0"·1824yr
    9 Rec150 Rec yds1 TD16.7 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR12Somourian Wingo6'2"·1901yr
    8 Rec142 Rec yds1 TD17.8 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR3Joshua Moore6'4"·2152yr
    7 Rec107 Rec yds2 TD15.3 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR13Vance Spafford5'10"·1751yr
    6 Rec78 Rec yds1 TD13.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR19Milan Parris6'5"·1951yr
    3 Rec19 Rec yds0 TD6.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR33Nick Thomas5'8"·1703yr
    2 Rec14 Rec yds0 TD7.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR40Brennan Burton6'0"·2053yr
    1 Rec5 Rec yds0 TD5.0 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR17Cam Vaughn ← West Virginia6'2"·1854yr
    career 84 Rec1,344 Rec yds9 TD16.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR83Tyran Evans6'4"·2051yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR22Kolby Luna6'2"·2154yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR81Riply Luna6'2"·2154yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR37Brenden Cook6'1"·1701yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR38Micheleau Frederique6'1"·1751yr
PITTKickersNo blue chips3
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK48Antonio Chadha5'9"·2005yr
    12 FG13 FGA58 Long69 Pts
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedPK91Sam Hunsaker5'9"·1753yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long2 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK94Carter Genchi5'10"·1601yr
MIAKickersNo blue chips3
  • 33-star recruitPK82Jack Olsen ← Northwestern5'10"·1957yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long2 Pts
  • 33-star recruitPK22Jake Weinberg ← Florida State5'10"·1893yr
    7 FG8 FGA50 Long64 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK97Will Rocha5'11"·1854yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long5 Pts
PITTPuntersNo blue chips2
  • —No recruiting profile foundP98Gabe Russo ← Idaho State6'0"·2354yr
    35 Punts44.5 Avg13 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP92Kaemon Tijerina6'0"·2152yr
MIAPuntersNo blue chips2
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP94Dylan Joyce6'2"·2154yr
    19 Punts45.1 Avg5 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP96Tucker Tevepaugh5'11"·2003yr

Previous 10 meetings vs. Pittsburgh

Miami 7–3 vs Pittsburgh

  • 2025 · wk 14Miami 38 @ Pittsburgh 7
  • 2022 · wk 13Pittsburgh 42 @ Miami 16
  • 2021 · wk 9Miami 38 @ Pittsburgh 34
  • 2020 · wk 7Pittsburgh 19 @ Miami 31
  • 2019 · wk 9Miami 16 @ Pittsburgh 12
  • 2018 · wk 13Pittsburgh 3 @ Miami 24
  • 2017 · wk 13Miami 14 @ Pittsburgh 24
  • 2016 · wk 10Pittsburgh 28 @ Miami 51
  • 2015 · wk 13Miami 29 @ Pittsburgh 24
  • 2014 · wk 14Pittsburgh 35 @ Miami 23

Previous 3 meetings vs. Mario Cristobal

Pittsburgh 2–1 vs Mario Cristobal

  • 2025 · wk 14Miami 38 @ Pittsburgh 7
  • 2022 · wk 13Pittsburgh 42 @ Miami 16
  • 2010 · wk 5Florida International 17 @ Pittsburgh 44

Previous 9 meetings vs. Pat Narduzzi

Miami 7–2 vs Pat Narduzzi

  • 2025 · wk 14Miami 38 @ Pittsburgh 7
  • 2022 · wk 13Pittsburgh 42 @ Miami 16
  • 2021 · wk 9Miami 38 @ Pittsburgh 34
  • 2020 · wk 7Pittsburgh 19 @ Miami 31
  • 2019 · wk 9Miami 16 @ Pittsburgh 12
  • 2018 · wk 13Pittsburgh 3 @ Miami 24
  • 2017 · wk 13Miami 14 @ Pittsburgh 24
  • 2016 · wk 10Pittsburgh 28 @ Miami 51
  • 2015 · wk 13Miami 29 @ Pittsburgh 24

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