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The Hurricanes’ College Football Playoff hopes are hanging by a thread.

In order for their season to continue in the most meaningful way, Miami needs a certain set of events to occur in this weekend’s conference championship games.

As it stands entering the weekend, Miami is No. 12 in the playoff rankings. But being ranked 12th is not good enough to reach the playoffs this year. Two teams ranked below UM will earn spots in the bracket. If Virginia beats Duke in the ACC title game, the Cavaliers and the top-ranked Group of 5 champion will make the playoffs. If Duke (which has five losses this season) wins, the committee will likely take two Group of 5 teams.

The end result is the same: The Hurricanes must be No. 10 or higher when the comm

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