The last time the Miami Hurricanes played host to ESPN’s College GameDay on a Saturday morning was also the last time UM had back-to-back Saturday nights with the college football spotlight on them — like this week, hosting Florida State after they were showcased on national TV at Louisville last week. It was 2017. Miami won those consecutive games against Virginia Tech and Notre Dame at Hard Rock Stadium.
It was nothing like that energy-filled morning on Miami’s Coral Gables campus in 2017 ahead of the win against the Fighting Irish that catapulted the Hurricanes into College Football Playoff contention that season, but the show made do during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020.