{"id":135588,"date":"2025-08-11T00:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T00:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/135588\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T00:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T00:01:13","slug":"2025-miami-fl-football-predictions-hurricanes-ranked-18th-in-rj-youngs-ultimate-136","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/135588\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Miami (FL) Football Predictions: Hurricanes Ranked 18th in RJ Young&#8217;s Ultimate 136"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/personalities\/rj-young\" class=\"contributor-wrapper pd-t-b-10 flex\" data-v-d8ab971f=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RJ-Young-727x727.png\" alt=\"RJ Young\" class=\"contributor-headshot\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" data-v-d8ab971f=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>RJ Young<\/p>\n<p>FOX Sports National College Football Analyst<\/p>\n<p> <\/a>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\">This isn&#8217;t your average college football ranking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\">My Ultimate 136 is a set of rankings that is fluid, but it&#8217;s my job to look ahead and make a claim for all FBS teams based on what I know and why I know it. Here are the three pressing questions I started by asking when putting together this list:<\/p>\n<ul displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\" data-v-7259cf83=\"\">\n<li class=\"ff-h\" data-v-7259cf83=\"\">Who do I think is good?<\/li>\n<li class=\"ff-h\" data-v-7259cf83=\"\">Why do I think they&#8217;re good?<\/li>\n<li class=\"ff-h\" data-v-7259cf83=\"\">What are the chances they will finish above or below my expectations?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\">Here is a look at where\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/miami-(fl)-hurricanes-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Miami<\/a> lands in my Ultimate 136.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\"><strong>Team ranking: <\/strong>18<br \/><strong>Last year\u2019s ranking: <\/strong>26<br \/><strong>Top player:<\/strong> OT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/francis-mauigoa-player\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Francis Mauigoa<\/a>: Started 26 games in two seasons for the Hurricanes, anchoring an offensive line that led the nation in scoring (43.9 points per game); projected to be the first OT drafted in the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nfl\/nfl-draft\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/miami-(fl)-hurricanes-team-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>[Miami&#8217;s 2025 schedule]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\"><strong>RJ\u2019s take: <\/strong>Mario Cristobal lost Cam Ward but added the most eligible QB of the 2025 transfer portal cycle in former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/georgia-bulldogs-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Georgia<\/a> QB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/carson-beck-player\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carson Beck<\/a>. The Hurricanes have not won a conference title in 22 years and fell one win short of competing for their first in the ACC since 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\">They&#8217;ve steadily improved under Cristobal, going from 5-7 in 2022 to 10-3 in 2024. With Beck behind center, the Hurricanes have yet another chance to earn entry into the CFP if Cristobal and his game-management don&#8217;t get in the way like it has in the past. It might take an ACC title for Miami fans to let go of how Cristobal&#8217;s team collapsed in the final four minutes of their loss to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/syracuse-orange-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Syracuse<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\"><strong>Miami (FL) Win Total Odds: <\/strong>Over 9.5 (+124) Under 9.5 (-140)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\">Have an issue with my rankings? Think your alma mater is too low, or your school&#8217;s rival is too high? Get at me on X, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RJ_Young\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@RJ_Young<\/a>, and I&#8217;ll select my favorite tweets and respond to them in a future article.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/personalities\/rj-young\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RJ Young<\/a> is a national college football writer and analyst for FOX Sports. Follow him at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RJ_Young\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">@RJ_Young<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\"><strong>[<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/college-football\/2025-college-football-rankings-rj-youngs-ultimate-136\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Check out RJ Young&#8217;s Ultimate 136 College Football Rankings here<\/strong><\/a><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience      <\/p>\n<p>\n        recommended\n      <\/p>\n<p> Arrow pointing to the leftArrow pointing to the right <\/p>\n<p>Item 1 of 3<\/p>\n<p>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NCAAFootball.vresize.160.160.medium.0.png\" alt=\"College Football\" class=\"team-logo\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\"\/> Get more from the College Football Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more     <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RJ Young FOX Sports National College Football Analyst This isn&#8217;t your average college football ranking. 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