No. 1 Miami to visit No. 4 Notre Dame in historic top-five rematch

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The year was 1988. Miami was ranked No. 1. Notre Dame was ranked No. 4. They squared off in South Bend, playing a game that ultimately went a long way toward deciding who would win that season s national championship. Here they go again. A showdown awaits. No. 1 Miami (8-0) will play at No. 4 Notre Dame (7-1) on Saturday night, not just a rematch of a Week 1 game from last season but somehow also a rankings reenactment of when the teams met in one of the rivalry s most talked-about games 38 years ago. “Looking forward to the opportunity,” Miami coach Mario Cristobal said after the Hurricanes escaped with a 38-35 win at North Carolina. This Miami-Notre Dame game has been circled on a whole lot of calendars since the season started — or earlier. Miami got the final at-large berth into last season s College Football Playoff, edging Notre Dame for that spot largely because the Hurricanes beat the Irish 27-24 in the season opener for both. Not long a