The Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 1 of the season: Malachi Toney, Miami Toney formed an immediate connection with Duke transfer quarterback Darian Mensah, catching 12 passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns in the Hurricanes' 45-6 win at Stanford.

The Miami Hurricanes made quick work of the Stanford Cardinal on Friday, rolling to a 45-6 win on the road to open the 2026 season.

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Malachi Toney catches 12 passes for 234 yards, scores three TDs as seventh-ranked Miami hands Stanford a humbling defeat.

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Stanford tried hard to slow down Miami’s running game, so the Hurricanes turned to the passing attack to lead them to a rout over the Cardinal.