MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Labor Day weekend in Miami Gardens means football, culture and history. The Orange Blossom Classic is back, and this year it’s about a rematch nearly a century in the making. HBCU graduates from across the U.S. are traveling to South Florida for the event.

Miami pounded Notre Dame the last time the two teams met, but the programs couldn't be any less equal in the years since.

Mario Cristobal played on two national championship teams at Miami. After stints at FIU and Oregon, he has been the Hurricanes' head coach since 2022.

It has been 61 years combined since Miami (2001 ) and Notre Dame (1988) last won a national title. Sunday tells which storied program is closer to glory.

Texas is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll for the first time in program history, but the Longhorns are underdogs at defending national champion Ohio State.

Florida had the toughest preseason schedule in the history of college football last year and this year's is just as brutal.