Overview
- Carson Beck capped a 15-play, 75-yard drive with a 3-yard run with 18 seconds left to secure Miami's 31-27 Fiesta Bowl semifinal win.
- The game featured six lead changes, including four in the fourth quarter, with Malachi Toney’s 36-yard score and Dae’Quan Wright’s 24-yard reply highlighting the late swings.
- Ole Miss' final Hail Mary fell incomplete without a flag for pass interference, a decision ESPN rules analyst Bill LeMonnier supported as mutual contact.
- Beck went 23-for-37 for 268 yards and two passing touchdowns, Keelan Marion caught seven passes for 114 yards, and Mark Fletcher Jr. rushed for 133 yards.
- Trinidad Chambliss finished 23-for-37 for 277 yards with a late go-ahead TD, and his bid for a sixth year of eligibility remains unresolved after a third NCAA waiver filing.