If the Indiana Hoosiers reach the title game behind Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the matchup would double as a homecoming for a Miami native whose football journey began just miles from Hard Rock Stadium — and alongside a familiar name to Hurricanes fans.

After Miami’s go-ahead score, Mario Cristobal quickly rejected an assistant’s hug, reminding his team that the game wasn’t over until the final whistle.

Cristobal reaching the title game with Miami before Oregon helps solidify his difficult choice to take the Canes job as the right one

Mario Cristobal snapped an assistant in the final minute of Miami’s 31-27 Fiesta Bowl win over Ole Miss in the College Football Playoff semifinals late Thursday night. As it turns out, the Hurricanes coach have a right to.

For the Miami Hurricanes, the celebration of their Fiesta Bowl victory over Ole Miss and a ticket to the national championship was quickly overshadowed by a threat from within their own locker room. Mario Cristobal’s team will play the winner of the Peace Bowl at their home field at the Hard Rock Stadium,

With the win over Ole Miss at the Fiesta Bowl, the Hurricanes will be the first team in the BCS/CFP era (since 1998) to play a national championship in their home stadium. Miami will face top-ranked Indiana or No. 5 Oregon in the Jan. 19 title game.

Mario Cristobal's wife, Jessica, had the attention of social media as she posed and threw confetti after the Fiesta Bowl.

A little more than four years ago, Joe Echevarria — then a senior adviser to the University of Miami President Julio Frenk — was one of the people tasked with hiring the university’s new football coach.