The Miami Hurricanes' road back to the national championship begins Friday night. Why it matters: The excitement is real in Coral Gables, but the team must replace several key starters. State of play: The Canes finished 13-3 last year after a prolific College Football Playoff run that ended with a heartbreaking interception in a 27-21 loss to Indiana in the national championship game.

Miami head coach Mario Cristobal revealed a major transformation that made Malachi Toney even better for his sophomore season.

Josh Pate has changed his College Football Playoff prediction and has the Hurricanes making it back to the championship game.

The Miami Herald is counting down 30 of the most important players on the Hurricanes' roster leading up to the season opener vs. Stanford.

Last year's CFP runner-up looks to return with a new QB.

No. 7 Miami opens the home schedule on Thursday night at Hard Rock Stadium against Florida A&M. The Hurricanes are coming off of a 45-6 win at Stanford. The Rattlers are 1-1 after they lost 31-13 to South Carolina State in Sunday's Orange Blossom Classic.