Overview
- Carson Beck capped a 75-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown run with 18 seconds left to secure Miami’s 31-27 Fiesta Bowl win over Ole Miss, and the Rebels’ final Hail Mary fell incomplete.
- Miami awaits the Indiana–Oregon winner for the College Football Playoff National Championship in Miami Gardens on Jan. 19.
- Miami controlled tempo behind Mark Fletcher Jr.’s 133 rushing yards, while Keelan Marion logged 7 receptions for 114 yards and freshman Malachi Toney scored on a 36-yard screen.
- Ole Miss answered late as Trinidad Chambliss threw for 277 yards, hit Dae’Quan Wright for a 24-yard go-ahead score with 3:13 left, and converted a two-point pass to Caleb Odom; Kewan Lacy sparked the Rebels with a 73-yard TD run.
- Mario Cristobal drew attention for scolding an assistant’s premature hug and showing visible frustration during the trophy ceremony, even as coverage noted Ole Miss’ resilient run under Pete Golding after Lane Kiffin’s LSU move and Chambliss’ still-pending sixth-year NCAA waiver.