It may only be Week 1, but Miami's star receiver likely put forth one of the best performances of the upcoming season against Stanford.

Miami's Malachi Toney launched his Heisman Trophy campaign Friday night by setting a school record with 234 receiving yards and tying a program record with three touchdowns grabs during No. 7 Miami's 45-6 drubbing of Stanford. The sophomore phenom reeled in 12 of his targets and totaled 95 yards after the catch during a head-turning performance.

Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney made some history and an early case for his Heisman Trophy candidacy on Friday.

It didn't take Malachi Toney long on Friday night to remind the college football world just how good he is.

If there was any concern about how Malachi Toney would adjust to a new quarterback this season for the Miami Hurricanes, it was put to rest on The U’s very first drive.Taking on Stanford on Friday night,

The Miami Hurricanes pounded the Stanford Cardinal in a Week 1 college football game. See the highlights, instant analysis and injury updates.

The Miami star set the Hurricanes’ single-game record for most receiving yards, surpassing the record Eddie Brown set against Boston College in 1984. Toney surpassed Brown in the third quarter of UM’s game against Stanford on a 47-yard touchdown catch — his third of the game. The score put Toney at 229 receiving yards.

The first drive of the 2026 college football season showed why the Miami Hurricanes have two Heisman contenders in Darian Mensah and Malachi Toney.

Malachi Toney has put the college football world on notice. The Miami Hurricanes wide receiver exploded out of the blocks to begin the 2026 campaign with 234 receiving yards and three touchdowns