Overview
- The semifinal starts Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, airing on ESPN and streaming on ESPN Unlimited.
- Consensus markets list Miami around -3.5 with a total of 51.5–52.5 points, and moneylines vary from roughly -175 (BetMGM) to -164 (FanDuel).
- Miami reached the Fiesta Bowl by beating Texas A&M and then stunning No. 2 Ohio State behind a defense-led surge and a resurgent ground game.
- Ole Miss rallied under coach Pete Golding after Lane Kiffin’s departure, leaning on breakout quarterback Trinidad Chambliss and running back Kewan Lacy.
- Analysts are split, with some backing an Ole Miss upset and others projecting a lower-scoring game under 51.5, and props such as Chambliss over 263.5 passing yards are posted.