Miami shocks Ohio State in Cotton Bowl: Reactions to Miami's upset win in Cotton Bowl
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John Leuzzi, USA TODAY NETWORK December 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Miami shocks Ohio State in Cotton Bowl: Reactions to Miami's upset win in Cotton Bowl
The Cardiac Canes continue on in the College Football Playoff.
Behind a dominant first-half effort from Carson Beck, Akheem Mesidor and Rueben Bain Jr. and Co., No. 10 Miami football was able to upset No. 2 seed Ohio State 24-14 in the CFP Cotton Bowl quarterfinals on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas for their second upset of the postseason.
The loss for Ohio State drops teams that earned a first-round bye to 0-5 across two 12-team playoff iterations, with three more games to be played on Jan. 1.
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After Ohio State made it a one-possession game off a 14-yard touchdown pass from Julian Sayin to Jeremiah Smith in the third quarter, the Hurricanes secured their spot in the CFP semifinals with a defensive stop, a 5-yard rushing touchdown from CharMar Brown and an interception from Jakobe Thomas, all in the final six minutes of the fourth quarter.
Given the overall performance from the Hurricanes and the defending national champions being knocked out in just one game, college football social media didn't hold back from reacting to the outcome of the CFP Cotton Bowl quarterfinal.
Here's a snippet of those reactions:
College football reacts to Miami upsetting Ohio State in CFP Cotton Bowl:
Here's a look at social media after Miami's win over Ohio State in the CFP Cotton Bowl quarterfinal:
MIAMI HOLDS OFF OHIO STATE TO ADVANCE TO THE CFP SEMIS 🔥 pic.twitter.com/QILh6mky37
— ESPN (@espn) January 1, 2026
Gutsy play-calling from Shannon Dawson tonight
— Matt Fortuna (@Matt_Fortuna) January 1, 2026
#GoCanes pic.twitter.com/9581SZevfz
— Miami Hurricanes Football (@CanesFootball) January 1, 2026
What a performance for Carson Beck, too. Has made so many great decisions tonight.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) January 1, 2026
MIAMI TAKES DOWN DEFENDING CHAMP OHIO STATE 24-14 TO ADVANCE TO THE CFP SEMIS 🌀The Hurricanes' quest for their first national championship since 2001 continues 🏆 pic.twitter.com/b91T08AlTz
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) January 1, 2026
MIAMI PICKS OFF JULIAN SAYIN TO SECURE THE CFP DUB‼️ pic.twitter.com/yPy4tTQATb
— ESPN (@espn) January 1, 2026
College football never allowed you to truly grow. Ugly loss in late October could wreck a season. Ohio state proved last season and Miami proved tonight — the CFP is the purest form of truth. #Canes
— Colin Cowherd (@colincowherd) January 1, 2026
pic.twitter.com/4i3QAf0MS1
— Matt Hayes (@MattHayesCFB) January 1, 2026
With their loss to Miami, Ohio State is yet to win a College Football Playoff game on New Year's Eve. pic.twitter.com/A1dR1hguTG
— ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) January 1, 2026
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE 🙌!Congrats @CanesFootball!
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) January 1, 2026
Brilliant of Miami to simply beat Ohio State in regulation to avoid any controversial calls in overtime.
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) January 1, 2026
Ohio State’s roster is littered with kids from South Florida who didn’t believe the vision of Mario Cristobal and Miami.They just got beat by the group who did.
— Gaby Urrutia (@GabyUrrutia247) January 1, 2026
Miami just RAN OVER Ohio State. Bullied them in the trenches on both sides of the ball.5 sacks8TFLs1 Pick Six.154 rushing yards.4.3 yards a carry.Win the trenches.Win THE GAME. Never fails.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) January 1, 2026
Them Miami boys bring the wood, man.
— Marty Smith (@MartySmithESPN) January 1, 2026
MADE ‘EM SAY O-H-N-O 🙌 #GoCanes pic.twitter.com/Tv6VormmM4
— Miami Hurricanes (@MiamiHurricanes) January 1, 2026
MICHAEL IRVIN TOOK OFF THE BELT AFTER MIAMI BEAT OHIO STATE 🔥 pic.twitter.com/PNAlxkwmq6
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 1, 2026
Incredible performance in the trenches by Miami. The U is here and can win it all. Ohio State never got their offense going against good teams this season.Against Texas/Indiana/Miami: 11.3 points a gameAgainst everyone else: 39.1 points per game
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) January 1, 2026
Live look at the CFP committee members who voted Miami in pic.twitter.com/5ckTbmpMRv
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) January 1, 2026
THE COTTON BOWL IS OURS 🙌 #GoCanes pic.twitter.com/gPUvyaGArq
— Miami Hurricanes (@MiamiHurricanes) January 1, 2026
When Ohio State loses, America Wins.
— Sam Sutton (@SamSutton11) January 1, 2026
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