Miami outlasts Ole Miss 31-27 to advance to College Football Playoff national championship
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Key Points:
- No. 10 Miami advanced to the national championship game with a 31-27 victory over No. 6 Ole Miss, marking their third consecutive playoff win as a lower-ranked team.
- Miami secured the win with a 75-yard, 15-play drive culminating in quarterback Carson Beck's 3-yard touchdown run with 18 seconds remaining.
- The Hurricanes will face the winner of No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 1 Indiana for the national title on January 19 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
- Ole Miss, coached by Pete Golding after Lane Kiffin's departure, had a strong postseason run but fell short despite quarterback Trinidad Chambliss’s solid performance.
- Miami
