Miami vs Pitt live updates, start time, game predictions, TV schedule

The No. 1 Miami Hurricanes — a phrase that hasn’t been said in 24 years — host Pittsburgh today in their first game in daylight of the 2026 college football season.

UM improved to 6-0 (4-0 in ACC) after a 43-35 double-overtime thriller against Florida State with Darian Mensah throwing three touchdowns but also his first interception with his new team. Malachi Toney remains the engine of the nation’s No. 1 offense, but freshman running back Javian Mallory has overtaken Mark Fletcher Jr. as the team’s leading rusher after a 108-yard, two-touchdown game last week.

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Pitt (5-2, 2-2) enters on a two-game losing skid but fields the nation’s top rushing defense, just ahead of Miami’s. Senior Holden Geriner is expected to start over freshman Colin Dailey at quarterback with Mason Heintschel out with a torn ACL.

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Miami Hurricanes game updates, analysis vs Pittsburgh

Get real-time updates, scoring plays, turning points and expert analysis throughout Miami’s game against Pitt. Follow along for the latest from the Palm Beach Post.

Who is starting for Pitt football at quarterback?

11:15 AM ET, October 24 2026, Dan Rorabaugh

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After Mason Heintschel tore his ACL on Oct. 2, senior Holden Geriner took over and started the followed week against North Carolina. Freshman Corey Dailey, a four-star recruit from Seguin, Texas, started last week against Boston College. CBS Sports reporter Mark Zenitz said Geriner would start against Miami, though Dailey also could see snaps. Here’s a look at their stats this season:

• Holden Geriner (4 games): 46 of 70 (65.7%) passing for 438 yards and 2 touchdowns with 2 interceptions; 11 carries for 22 yards

• Corey Dailey (2 games): 14 of 30 (46.7%) passing for 250 yards and 2 touchdowns with 2 interceptions; 4 carries for 9 yards

Miami vs Pitt betting odds

11:01 AM ET, October 24 2026, Dan Rorabaugh

Odds via BetMGM.

• Moneyline: Pitt (+945) | Miami (-1680)

Could Miami football leave ACC to go independent?

10:55 AM ET, October 24 2026, Dan Rorabaugh

Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellinger published a lengthy article Thursday, Oct. 22, from an interview with Miami president Joe Echevarria, who stated plainly the school’s aspirations to leave the ACC and join the Big Ten or SEC. The provisions limiting conference members in the current version of the Protect College Sports Act means the Hurricanes might instead become a football independent, which would be a return to their dynasty run in the 1980s until joining the Big East in 1991. “If we have to go independent, I like our chances because we are a national brand,” Echevarria told Dellinger, at least as far as football goes.

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Miami Hurricanes uniforms today

10:45 AM ET, October 24 2026, Dan Rorabaugh