Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin has been Miami football’s biggest fan during its run to the national championship game, with his infectious personality a mainstay on the Hurricanes’ sideline throughout the College Football Playoff.
Ahead of Miami vs. No. 1 Indiana on Monday, Jan. 19, NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ got in on the fun with a parody of Irvin from its latest episode on Jan. 17.
Irvin, portrayed by ‘SNL’s’ Kam Patterson, appeared during the ‘Weekend Update’ segment alongside Michael Che. He was even wearing an almost identical orange-and-green shirt that Irvin wore in Miami’s win over Texas A&M in the CFP’s first round.
‘My resting heart rate is a perfect score,’ Patterson said as Irvin, ‘16,000.’
Che mentioned Irvin has been on Miami’s sideline throughout the entire CFP, despite graduating nearly 40 years ago. The show then cut to a screenshot of Irvin watching the Hurricanes while on all fours, which for some reason has become one of his go-to poses during games.
‘Saturday Night Live’ joked Irvin is going to run to the national championship game from the ‘SNL’ studio.
‘If you see an angry, 60-year-old man run down Highway 95, well over the speed limit with bugs all over his face and an ass full of police tranquilizer darts, you better get out the way,’ Patterson said posing as Irvin.
Irvin, 59, was a three-time All-American at Miami from 1985-87, winning a national title in his final season. He was then drafted 11th overall by the Dallas Cowboys and went on to win three Super Bowls, while being selected to three All-Pro teams. Irvin was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007.
It’s safe to say Irvin will be going crazy on the sidelines if Miami defeats Indiana, although maybe not as wild as he was portrayed on ‘Saturday Night Live.’