If the college football season plays out in just the right way, Hard Rock Stadium could wind up hosting three College Football Playoff games in a span of just a few weeks.
The Hurricanes would have to perform well enough to earn a spot in the playoffs and have a high enough seed to host a first-round game. Then Hard Rock Stadium will host the yearly Orange Bowl — a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game this season. Finally, on Jan. 19, Hard Rock Stadium will be the venue for this year’s national title game.
“We’re just fortunate, going back to what South Florida has to offer, from the hotels to the convention center to the event venues and then, most importantly, Hard Rock Stadium is just a state-of-the-art facility,” Orange Bowl Committee CEO Eric Poms told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. “Thanks to (Dolphins owner) Steve Ross and (Dolphins CEO) Tom Garfinkel, it’s evolved into just an entertainment destination.”
If Hard Rock Stadium does host three playoff games — in addition to two late December Dolphins home games — Poms said everyone involved is prepared.
“We’re very fortunate to have stadium management that’s second-to-none,” Poms said. “They’re pros at this, and we’ve been planning for years. And all these contingencies have been discussed, and they’ll continue to be discussed until January.”
Hard Rock Stadium is hosting the national title game for the first time since 2021, which provided different challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That year, Alabama beat Ohio State in front of a limited crowd of only 14,926 people. This season, a full crowd is likely.
“We didn’t know they were going to play college football, let alone get through the regular season, and for that matter, to get through the postseason,” Poms said. “And in the end, and it was…
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