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No. 7 Miami Opens the Season with a Cross-Country Trip to Face Stanford
Miami flew out two days early as Darian Mensah prepares for his first start and the Hurricanes manage a cross-country opener.
- The Miami Hurricanes traveled to California two days early on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, for their season opener against Atlantic Coast Conference rival Stanford on Friday night.
- Duke transfer Darian Mensah makes his first start for the Hurricanes, looking to extend a streak where the last seven Miami debutant quarterbacks led the team to victory.
- Stanford enters Friday's matchup after a 37-27 season-opening victory against Hawaii, led by quarterback Davis Warren, who threw for a career-high 310 yards and one touchdown in the win.
- Coach Tavita Pritchard faces a tough test in his second game, as Stanford looks to improve upon its performance against Hawaii while battling injuries, including the loss of center Aiden Kilstrom.
- Despite Stanford's recent struggles against ranked opponents, the Cardinal aims to prove its progress while Miami navigates its only scheduled trip outside the Eastern time zone this season.
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Associated Press News+5 Reposted by 5 other sources
No. 7 Miami opens the season with a cross-country trip to face Stanford
No. 7 Miami got an early start to its first road trip of the 2026 season. The Hurricanes flew out two days earlier than usual for a rare trip to California where they will take on Atlantic Coast Conference rival Stanford in their season opener.
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No. 7 Miami opens season with a trip to Stanford
No. 7 Miami opens the season with a trip to Stanford as the Hurricanes try to build on last season's trip to the College Football Playoff title game. The Cardinal played their season opener last week, beating Hawaii 37-27 behind…
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Projecting No. 7 Miami's Two Deep Depth Chart Ahead of Season Opener at Stanford
The Miami Hurricanes are without some key depth players, and others are no longer on the team, so ahead of the 2026 season opener, here is a projected depth chart entering the first game of conference play.
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Total News Sources11
Leaning Left6Leaning Right0Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution55% Left
Bias Distribution
- 55% of the sources lean Left
55% Left
L 55%
C 45%
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