The 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its third National Championship during the 80s, cementing its claim as the decade's top team, winning more titles than any other program. Notre Dame signed a six-year, $30 million deal with NBC, granting the network the exclusive rights to broadcast Notre Dame football. Florida State begins 0-2, but finishes the season 10-2, having beaten the National Champions Miami earlier in the season and beating Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl.