Paul Finebaum adds extra pressure to Notre Dame's season opener against Miami

The No.

6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish and No.

10 Miami Hurricanes are set to square off in Week 1 of the 2025 college football season Sunday afternoon at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, a matchup between two highly ranked teams in the AP Top 25.

Both teams will be debuting new faces at the quarterback position, with the Hurricanes fielding former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck and the Irish putting C.J.

Carr under center after Riley Leonard departed for the NFL.

As if there wasn't riding on the game already, college football analyst Paul Finebaum just added another level of pressure to the game.

Finebaum "Guaranteed" a Fighting Irish Victory Finebaum, who is no stranger to polarizing sports takes, is not on the side of people believing in the new and improved 'Canes team that features Beck at quarterback.

As a matter of fact, he is certain of a Notre Dame win to start the season for Marcus Freeman's championship runner-up team.

"I want to talk about one team here, because I am nervous," Finebaum said about the game on Sunday afternoon.

"Theres a game a week from tonight in Miami, you probably heard about this.

(It will be) the luck of the Irish, as Notre Dame beats Miami.

Guaranteed, right here." Yep, guaranteed.

While the Fighting Irish went 14-2 last season and advanced to the national championship game against the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Hurricanes finished with a 10-3 record and barely missed the College Football Playoff after a pair of critical late-season losses..

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