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The 5 plays that defined Miami's Fiesta Bowl win over Ole Miss

Story byNick BrombergSenior writerFri, January 9, 2026 at 6:07 AM UTC·4 min readMiami is playing for its first national title in over two decades after taking down Ole Miss 31-27 in the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday night. Here are the five plays that stood out in the No. 10 Hurricanes' College Football Playoff semifinal win over the No.

The 5 plays that defined Miami's Fiesta Bowl win over Ole Miss

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Key Highlights

  • 6 Rebels. Kewan Lacy’s 73-yard TD runThe star Ole Miss running back put the Rebels up 7-3 on the first play of the second quarter with his long TD run. But that TD came at a cost to Ole Miss.
  • Lacy appeared to suffer a right hamstring injury as he approached the end zone.
  • Replays showed that he appeared to be laboring as he slowed toward the goal line. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLacy didn’t play another snap the rest of the quarter and Ole Miss coach Pete Golding said he’d be evaluated at halftime.
  • Lacy returned to the game in the third quarter with a compression sleeve on his right leg.
  • And he served as a decoy for much of the second half. Ole Miss threw the ball 19 straight times before Lacy got his first carry of the second half.
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