Miami will need the College Football Playoff selection committee to look favorably on it and give the team an at-large bid in order to make the 12-team tournament. UM coach Mario Cristobal and quarterback Cam Ward made that case after the loss.

Syracuse upset Miami and the Hurricanes only have Mario Cristobal to blame. They kicked a field goal in the fourth quarter, down by seven points. Instead of going for it on fourth-and-goal, they gave Syracuse the chance to run the clock out.

After brutal four-point loss to Syracuse, Cam Ward starts the politicking to get the Hurricanes into the College Football Playoff with 10 wins.