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Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh Breakdown: Week 1, Sept. 5, 2026

The final and each team's top CollegeFFB performers from our box score.

Week 1

Final: Pittsburgh 59-14

Sat, Sept. 5 · 12:30 PM ET · Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh
Miami (OH) 4-3 (2-1 MAC)atPittsburgh 5-2 (2-2 ACC)

Final: Pittsburgh 59-14.

Top fantasy performers

CollegeFFB points for Week 1 and each player's line from our box score.

Pittsburgh

PlayerPosPtsBox score
Mason HeintschelQB48.431/41, 453 yds, 7 TD5 car, 23 yds
Cataurus HicksWR22.45 rec, 114 yds, 1 TD
Ja'Kyrian TurnerRB20.811 car, 39 yds4 rec, 69 yds, 1 TD
Censere LeeWR19.65 rec, 86 yds, 1 TD
Malik KnightWR16.35 rec, 53 yds, 1 TD

Miami (OH)

PlayerPosPtsBox score
Damarion WittenWR17.02 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD
David McCombQB11.716/33, 240 yds, 1 TD3 car, -19 yds
Scoop SmithWR8.03 rec, 50 yds
Lynel Billups-WilliamsWR7.14 rec, 31 yds
D'Shawntae JonesRB7.05 car, 10 yds, 1 TD

News

Corey Dailey QB

Corey Dailey threw for 193 yards and 1 touchdown and ran 4 times for 9 yards in Pittsburgh's 27-21 loss at Boston College on Oct. 17, good for 8.6 CollegeFFB points in that game. At $4.5M, he has averaged 7.5 points a game this season. He looks set for more snaps when Pittsburgh visits Miami on Oct. 24.

Pitt Athletics

Rodney Nelson RB

Rodney Nelson ran 13 times for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns in Miami (OH)'s 34-14 win over Akron on Oct. 17, good for 26.2 CollegeFFB points. The rushing total against Akron was a career high, according to The Associated Press. Averaging 7.3 points a game this season, Nelson could build on the Akron game at $7M when Miami (OH) visits Central Michigan on Oct. 24.

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