No. 1 Miami, in its first game atop AP poll since 2002 season, rolls past Pitt 52-23

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Reynolds, T. (2026, October 24). No. 1 Miami, in its first game atop AP poll since 2002 season, rolls past Pitt 52-23. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/no-1-miami-in-its-first-game-atop-ap-poll-since-2002-season-rolls-past-pitt-52-23/article_2fc2a65c-0f97-5642-bd3b-39e739faf0a2.html

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No. 1 Miami defeated Pittsburgh 52-23 in a college football game where Malachi Toney set a school record with 16 catches and 194 receiving yards, scoring three touchdowns. Dariah Mensah threw for 387 yards and four TDs as Miami improved to 7-0 this season and extended its unbeaten streak as the No. 1 team in polls since 2002 to 43-6. The game coincided with celebrations of Miami's 2001 national championship, with many members of that title-winning team in attendance praising the current squad's performance.
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🔮 There might have been 500 or so Miami supporters gathered in one of the concourses of Hard Rock Stadium about a half-hour after the Hurricanes (6-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) held on to beat Florida State last weekend, sticking around to watch the end of the Notre Dame-BYU game.
🔮 The big question about the 76ers entering this dynamic experiment was whether a bunch of big-time scorers like Maxey, Embiid, Brown and James could share the ball enough to keep everyone happy.
🔮 He’ll never catch Bill Russell’s 11 titles, would need two more crowns to tie Michael Jordan’s six, but James — if he wins one in Philly — would be the first player to be part of championship runs by four franchises.
🔮 International players have won the last eight MVP awards; if the annual polling of the league’s general managers proves accurate, that run will go to nine this season — since the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama is their preseason pick to emerge as the trophy winner next spring.
🔮 Florida State appeared to give itself a chance when Daniels connected on a fourth-and-21, 36-yard heave that would have made it 43-41 — only to have the play called back by holding.
🔮 The NBA told sportsbooks on Friday that they will not be permitted to offer certain types of wagering this season, including which players record the first stat of a game, the outcome of the opening tip and taking the “under” involving players not expected to play more than a few minutes.
🔮 Aiming at anything else would make no sense, especially after winning the Western Conference last season by taking a Game 7 in Oklahoma City to oust the 2025 NBA champions.
🔮 The championship he was never going to get at FGCU is now four wins away, with the title series against the favored Golden State Valkyries set to begin on Saturday.
🔮 Many thought it would be easy.
🔮 He believes that you can still be effective at any stage you want — as long as you’re willing to work.”
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Fla. Hurricanes MIAMI GARDENS Miami Pitt

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Miami ORG · 13× Pitt ORG · 8× Hurricanes ORG · 5× Toney PERSON · 4× Dariah Mensah PERSON · 1× Fla. GPE · 1× Javian Mallory PERSON · 1× MIAMI GARDENS GPE · 1× Malachi Toney PERSON · 1× Mark Fletcher Jr. PERSON · 1×

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Malachi Toney had a school-record 16 catches, Dariah Mensah threw for 387 yards and four touchdowns and No. 1 Miami rolled past Pitt 52-23 on Saturday in the Hurricanes’ first game as the nation’s top-ranked team in nearly 24 years.
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Malachi Toney had a school-record 16 catches, Dariah Mensah threw for 387 yards and four touchdowns and No. 1 Miami rolled past Pitt 52-23 on Saturday in the Hurricanes’ first game as the nation’s top-ranked team in nearly 24 years. asserted
Miami → have → years
Toney finished with 194 receiving yards and three touchdown catches, while Javian Mallory rushed for two scores and Mark Fletcher Jr. moved into the No. 2 spot on Miami’s all-time list with the 33rd rushing TD of his career. asserted
Jr. → finish → career
The win should keep Miami (7-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) atop the poll when the AP Top 25 is updated Sunday — ending what has been a three-week run of the No. 1 team dropping in the poll after a loss. asserted
team → keep → loss
Texas was No. 1 before losing to Oklahoma, then Georgia was No. 1 before falling to Auburn. asserted
Georgia → lose → Auburn
Miami native Blue Hicks had five catches for 149 yards and a touchdown for Pitt (5-3, 2-3), which dropped its third straight game. asserted
which → have → game
Holden Geriner got the start at quarterback and completed 18 of 32 passes for 268 yards and a touchdown. asserted
Geriner → get → yards
Miami improved to 43-6 as the No. 1 team in the country. asserted
Miami → improve → country
Pitt fell to 0-14-1 when facing No. 1. asserted
Pitt → fall → .
The Hurricanes put on a show with dozens of members of the 2001 national championship team watching; this weekend was the 25th anniversary celebration of that Miami title. asserted
weekend → put → title
Miami’s current team wore throwback jerseys featuring the same look and fonts as that team — and looked the part with their play, too. asserted
team → wear → play
Mensah completed 31 of 37 passes, Miami converted 10 of its first 12 third-down chances and the Hurricanes scored seven times in their first eight possessions — with six touchdowns and a field goal in that span. asserted
Hurricanes → complete → span
At least one Pitt player said the Panthers had what they believed to be a good scheme to slow down Toney. asserted
they → say → Toney
Toney had 159 receiving yards at halftime, matching Pitt’s total offense number through the first two quarters. asserted
Toney → have → quarters
His 16 catches broke the previous school mark of 13 in a game — first done by Mike Harley against Duke in 2021, then matched by Toney against Pitt last season. asserted
catches → break → Pitt
After a pair of Hail Mary heaves nearly connected for Florida State at Miami in double overtime last week — and the Seminoles insisting that they were robbed — the Hurricanes gave up another to end the half. asserted
Hurricanes → connect → half
Geriner’s pass to Hicks went for a 53-yard gain, but he was tackled at the Miami 1 as time expired. asserted
time → go → 1
That 2001 Hurricanes team posed at midfield for a halftime photo and raved about what they saw from the current team. asserted
they → pose → team
It just brings those memories back that we had,” Miami great and Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed — wearing a Sean Taylor jersey — said in a televised in-game interview. asserted
Reed → bring → interview
Up next Pitt: Host Georgia Tech on Oct. 31. asserted
Pitt → host → Oct.
Miami: Visit North Carolina on Oct. 31. ___ asserted
Miami → visit → Oct.
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