Grownup movie star and College of Miami pupil Abella Hazard skilled the highs and lows of sports activities fandom throughout her viral look on the 2026 Faculty Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship.
Hazard, who’s at the moment finding out legislation at Miami, was proven on the ESPN broadcast of the sport between the Hurricanes and the Indiana Hoosiers on Monday, January 19, which drew some very robust reactions from viewers at house.
“Guys throughout the nation watching the sport with their wives and having to faux they’d no concept who Abella Hazard was once they confirmed her on TV and their spouse requested ‘Who’s that?l” one individual joked by way of X.
One other wrote, “I might assume it’s humorous ESPN saved exhibiting Abella Hazard throughout Miami video games if I knew who that individual was which I positively don’t why would you even ask what’s humorous about it I don’t get it.”
After Indiana defeated Miami 27-21 to win the nationwide title, nonetheless, Hazard, 30, wasn’t in a laughing temper.
Hazard posted a video by way of her Instagram Story of herself crying inside Miami’s Arduous Rock Stadium as red-and-white confetti fell and fireworks exploded to rejoice Indiana’s victory.
“I hate this! I hate this!” she screamed.
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After she managed to compose herself, Hazard posted one other video to her Story as she walked out of the stadium.
“Despite the fact that we misplaced, I don’t care,” she mentioned. “‘Cuz that sport tonight proved that no different group deserved to be within the nationwide versus Miami. No different group. Miami deserved that. Everybody counted us out. I don’t care if we misplaced. These males on the market, they have been the very best of the very best. Nobody deserved that spot apart from Miami.”
She continued, “That was not a blowout. That was not an ass whooping. Right down to the f***ing wire. I don’t care. The one cause I’m unhappy is for these gamers that labored their butt off all season. They’re nonetheless winners. I don’t care.”
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Hazard additionally posted a be aware to her Story explaining her diehard Hurricanes fandom.
“I used to be born and raised in Miami, i went to south miami center college 5 minutes from UM the place all of us wore orange and inexperienced identical to UM, i’ve dreamt of being a hurricane since i used to be 10 years outdated, my love for the canes is UNCONDITIONAL, I’m and can at all times be a Hurricane and we WILL be again with a vengeance.”
She continued, “Tomorrow I’m going to class with my head held so excessive as a result of we made it to the natty and 99% of faculties didn’t ❤️.”
Hazard defined her distinctive journey to the College of Miami throughout an interview with Miami hospitality magnate Alan Roth in September 2025.
“I at all times knew I wished to go to school in the future, I simply didn’t know after I was going to go,” she mentioned. “So then the pandemic got here and that was like a extremely huge shift. I really feel like nobody got here in and got here out of the pandemic the identical. I really feel prefer it adjustments everybody. I used to be like, ‘This can be a fairly good time for me to lastly return to highschool.’”
Hazard “labored my butt off” for 2 years at Miami Dade Faculty earlier than being accepted by the College of Miami.
The grownup movie star expects to graduate in December 2026.
