College Football · FBS · Week 8 · Recap

#1 Miami Beat Pitt 52-23 as Darian Mensah Throws 4 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, October 24, 2026

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The #1 Miami Hurricanes routed the Pittsburgh Panthers 52-23 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL on Saturday, October 24, 2026 in FBS college football Week 8 action.

Miami led 31-7 at halftime. The second quarter swung it: Miami outscored its opponent 21-7.

Miami moves to 7-0, while Pitt falls to 5-3.

Top performers

• Holden Geriner (PITT, QB): 18/32, 268 YDS, 1 TD
• Damon Ferguson Jr. (PITT, RB): 9 CAR, 39 YDS, 1 TD
• Cataurus Hicks (PITT, WR): 5 REC, 149 YDS, 1 TD
• Darian Mensah (MIA, QB): 31/37, 387 YDS, 4 TD
• Javian Mallory (MIA, RB): 7 CAR, 47 YDS, 2 TD
• Malachi Toney (MIA, WR): 16 REC, 194 YDS, 3 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 7:21MIAJake Weinberg 40 Yd Field Goal0-3
2. Q1 2:00MIAMalachi Toney 19 Yd pass from Darian Mensah0-10
3. Q2 12:25MIAJavian Mallory 16 Yd Run0-17
4. Q2 4:36PITTDamon Ferguson Jr. 5 Yd Run7-17
5. Q2 1:50MIAMalachi Toney 53 Yd pass from Darian Mensah7-24
6. Q2 0:39MIAGavin Mueller 3 Yd pass from Darian Mensah7-31
7. Q3 13:00MIAMark Fletcher Jr. 2 Yd Run7-38
8. Q3 10:18PITTCataurus Hicks 36 Yd pass from Holden Geriner14-38
9. Q3 4:33MIAJavian Mallory 2 Yd Run14-45
10. Q4 12:58MIAMalachi Toney 11 Yd pass from Darian Mensah14-52
11. Q4 7:41PITTTeam Safety16-52
12. Q4 0:46PITTCam Sapp 49 Yd pass from Corey Dailey23-52

Team stats

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