Canes FootballSaturday, November 7
No. 1 Miami plays at No. 4 Notre Dame tonight without star receiver Malachi Toney
The 5AM Miami team
If you're watching tonight, here's the setup: No. 1 Miami (8-0) plays at No. 4 Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. on NBC. Star receiver Malachi Toney will be out after he hurt his ankle in practice Wednesday and had surgery midweek. Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said Miami still has "a lot of great players on their team."
7.5 pointsNotre Dame's betting spread after news of Toney's surgery
Notre Dame opened as a 6.5-point favorite before the line moved.
Source: Sports Talk Florida
The betting line moved with the news. Notre Dame opened as a 6.5-point favorite and went to 7.5 after word of the surgery. Cooper Barkate, the Duke transfer, is expected to see more targets, and running back Mark Fletcher Jr. should carry more of the load.
- Where: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
- First ranked opponent: Notre Dame is Miami's first this season
- Toney's return: hoped for later this season
Toney set freshman records, then made his name against Notre Dame
- 109
- catches in 2025, a Miami freshman record
- 1,211
- receiving yards in 2025, a Miami freshman record
- 82
- yards in his debut against Notre Dame
Source: Miami Herald
Sources: Sports Talk Florida, Miami Herald