WR Malachi Toney, in only 23 games, goes over 2,000-yard career mark for No. 1 Miami

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney caught a screen pass near midfield, made three Pitt players miss, then ran by about three others on his way to the end zone.

As always, he made it look easy.

The superstar sophomore set a Miami school record with 16 catches — the most by any Football Bowl Subdivision player in a game this season — and finished with 194 yards and three touchdowns to help the top-ranked Hurricanes roll by Pitt 52-23 to remain unbeaten.

“The dude works his butt off day in and day out,” Miami quarterback Darian Mensah said. “And come Saturday, he's super prepared.”

Toney started the day needing only 31 yards to reach the 2,000-yard mark for his career. He got there quickly, joining Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith as the only active FBS players to reach that milestone by the end of their sophomore season.

Toney got there in his 23rd career game; Smith reached the 2,000-yard mark in the 24th game of his career last season.

And the yards kept coming.

Toney — who now has 10 games with at least 100 yards for the Hurricanes — caught the first 16 passes thrown his way on Saturday; the only one that fell incomplete was the last one where he was the intended receiver. Miami turned the game over to backups not long afterward, with the outcome in no doubt.

“We have playmakers around Malachi, where if you try to double one and create more attention on one, you can get hurt on the other side, which we saw today as well,” Miami coach Mario Cristobal said. "There’s not a guy in the country that’s more dependable than Malachi Toney.”

Toney — a Heisman Trophy candidate, alongside players like Smith and Hurricanes quarterback Darian Mensah — became the 11th player in Miami history to reach the 2,000-yard receiving mark and the 21st currently active player to reach that number at the FBS level.

He now has 175 career catches, the most of any FBS player since the start of last season. Toney is 25 away from matching the Miami school record for catches; Xavier Restrepo had 200 in his time with the Hurricanes. At this rate, Toney could have it long before the regular season ends.

“It feels great," said Toney, who ended the game Saturday as the national leader with 66 catches this season. "I've just got to stay locked in on my preparation. Keep going hard at the things that have allowed me to have success.”

Earlier in the week, Mensah raved about his go-to receiver, calling him “a young legend.” Saturday's performance only enhanced that assessment.

“He’s one of the first people in the building every day and has a consistent routine that he never strays away from,” Mensah said. “And then the mentality — he understands he has to do his job no matter if he’s supposed to get the ball or if he is run-blocking. ... The dude just plays ball. I think that’s what’s special about him.”

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Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney (1) celebrates with quarterback Darian Mensah (10) after scoring a touchdown against Pittsburgh during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney (1) escapes a tackle from Pittsburgh linebacker Braylan Lovelace (0) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney (1) celebrates Miami tight end Elija Lofton (9) after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney (1) runs in to the endzone for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Pittsburgh, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan quarterback Tommy Carr made his first start in part because coaches had confidence in his ability to take care of the football.

In a 13-6 overtime loss to No. 6 Indiana, he lost a fumble on an ill-advised pitch and tossed an interception on a deflected pass that was thrown in traffic to hurt the Wolverines' chances of pulling off an upset.

"Both turnovers, completely on me,” Carr said.

The grandson of College Football Hall of Famers and the brother of Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr took the first snap while Bryce Underwood stood on the sideline. Last week, Tommy Carr came off the bench in the second half in a win over Penn State.

Carr completed 20 of 32 passes for 167 yards against the Hoosiers.

“I think he’s going to get better and better,” coach Kyle Whittingham said. “It would be absurd to judge him off this one performance.”

Carr was sacked four times, including on snaps from the Indiana 1 and 3 that led to a missed field goal and a game-tying field goal at the end of regulation. After the other two sacks, Michigan made a field goal and punted.

“We made it hard on the freshman quarterback,” Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti said.

Carr got off to a rough start, losing a fumble in the first quarter and throwing an interception in the second quarter to set the Hoosiers up for two field goals and a 6-0 lead.

Underwood took one snap on Michigan's fourth drive and lost 1 yard on a run in the second quarter. In the second half, he handed the ball off once.

Carr led two touchdown drives in the third quarter last week, and his 12-yard touchdown run on third-and-9 late in the fourth quarter gave the Wolverines a two-score lead in a game they won 21-18 against the Nittany Lions.

Underwood threw two interceptions in the second quarter in that game, increasing his total to six to surpass his five touchdown passes. The sophomore was the nation’s No. 1 recruit last season and is making millions each year with NIL deals and revenue sharing.

Whittingham declined to say who he would start against Indiana at his news conference earlier in the week, but Cignetti said he assumed Carr would start.

The quarterback's grandfathers are Lloyd Carr, who led the Wolverines to the 1997 national title, and Tom Curtis, who was an All-America defensive back. His brother, CJ, attended the game against Indiana while the Fighting Irish had an off week.

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Michigan quarterback's Bryce Underwood (19) and Tommy Carr (14) exchange pleasantries during pregame warmups before their NCAA college football game against Indiana, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)