Analyst Brady Quinn questions Miami receiver injury report before Notre Dame game
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The gist
Former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn says he doubts reports Miami receiver Malachi Toney is injured.
Quinn's skepticism comes as Notre Dame sits at No. 11 in the playoff rankings.
Background
Brady Quinn is a former Notre Dame quarterback and current Fox Sports college football analyst. He has been outspoken about Notre Dame's standing in the College Football Playoff rankings, where the Fighting Irish sit at No. 11 despite ranking No. 4 in the AP poll, with remaining regular-season matchups all against ACC teams. Miami's star wide receiver Malachi Toney has not been officially ruled out of the top-10 matchup against Notre Dame.
How it unfolded
- Nov 4, 2026Quinn joins Dan Patrick to discuss the College Football Playoff rankings and why Notre Dame slipped to No. 11 despite ranking No. 4 in the AP poll.
- Nov 4, 2026Quinn says Notre Dame's partial ACC affiliation "has brought one, maybe two good games a year" and that it "won't matter once we go to 24 (teams in 2027), but as it currently stands this is the reality."
- Nov 6, 2026On the "Two Pro's and a Cup of Joe" show, Quinn says he does not believe reports of Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney's injury, calling the timing suspicious.
Key terms
- College Football Playoff rankings
- An annual single-elimination tournament determining the national champion of NCAA Division I FBS college football.
- AP poll
- A weekly ranking of the top 25 American college teams in football or basketball, voted on by sportswriters and broadcasters.
- ACC
- A U.S. collegiate athletic conference with eighteen member universities competing in NCAA Division I sports.
Source: Wikipedia
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- Quinn says he is skeptical of the Toney injury report until he does not see him on the field Saturday night, suggesting Miami may be playing a trick.
- Caution
- A Fighting Irish Wire writer says that after news broke Toney was undergoing surgery, "it's just hard to fathom Miami gaming the system," noting multiple top college football reporters have confirmed the injury.
Still unverified
Quinn claims the reported Malachi Toney injury may not be real and suggests Miami could be playing a trick; multiple top college football reporters have confirmed the injury, and a Fighting Irish Wire writer disputed Quinn's suggestion.