ESPN’s Football Power Index model still ranks Miami 11th in the nation despite the second loss. The model gives UM a 23.6 percent chance to make the playoffs. ESPN’s AllState Playoff Predictor also has Miami at 24 percent.

The No. 6 Hurricanes will miss the ACC Championship Game and could potentially miss out on the College Football Playoff, all following a 9-0 start, after a 42-38 loss to Syracuse. SMU will play Clemson in Charlotte instead.

If we get the chance to go in the playoff, we’re gonna make the most of it. We don’t care if we’re a top-eight seed or we’re the 12th seed. In the playoffs, it’s anybody’s chance. We just hope we can get a shot.