At State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona:
Quarterback Carson Beck completed 23 of 37 passes for 268 yards and two touchdowns and ran for the winning TD with 18 seconds remaining in regulation time on Thursday as the tenth-seeded Miami Hurricanes (13-2) upended the sixth-seeded Ole Miss Rebels (13-2) 31-27 in first of two College Football Playoff semifinals (the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl).
Running back Mark Fletcher rushed for 133 yards for the Canes.
Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambers completed 23 of 37 passes for 277 yards and a touchdown while running back Kewan Lacy ran for 73 yards for a TD in the second quarter.
Miami will play in the CFP National Championship Game on Monday, January 19 against the winner of Friday's Oregon-Indiana game (also known as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (4:30 PM PST, ESPN).
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