Miami vs. FSU: Preview, How to Watch
Your University of Miami Hurricanes (6-3, 2-3) are traveling to FSU for the biggest rivalry game at Doak Campbell Stadium this season. The undefeated Seminoles are in pole position for the ACC Championship Game and have a good shot at the College Football Playoff as long as they can avoid any slip-ups over the last few weeks of the regular season.
Miami would love nothing more than to demolish those hopes. The Hurricanes have had a rollercoaster of a season in coach Mario Cristobal’s second year. They’re sitting at 6-3 with bowl eligibility already in the bag, but it’s been a battle to get there. Miami blew what should have been an easy win against Georgia Tech with a well-covered coaching blunder and is fresh off a hapless 20-6 loss to NC State.
As its record suggests, FSU has kept things humming along nicely this year. The Seminoles have won each of their last five games by at least two possessions after a couple of close calls against Boston College and Clemson, and they’ve battled through injuries the entire time.
Miami actually holds a 35-32 all-time series lead against Florida State, making this one of the most tightly contested rivalries in college football. The Seminoles have done a lot to make things more interesting in recent years, winning the last two in a row against Miami and nine out of the last 13 since 2010.
Let’s get you ready for it here on CT.
Miami Hurricanes (6-3, 2-3 ACC) at Florida State Seminoles (9-0, 7-0 ACC)
Kickoff time: 3:30pm Eastern
TV: ABC
Online Stream: WatchESPN
Radio: 560 WQAM, 990AM ESPN Deportes, WVUM, TuneIn app has a channel for CFB broadcasts, which may help you as well.
DraftKings Sportsbook odds: Opened: Florida State -14, O/U 50; As of 12:30pm Thursday: Florida State -14, O/U 50.5
It’s no secret that Miami is a big underdog in this game. FSU is rolling, 9-0 on the year, and #4 in the CFP rankings. Miami has had one of the worst game-mismanagement losses in CFB history (Georgia Tech), lost another game to a rival they’ve rarely beaten in the last decade (North Carolina), and then, well, y’all saw that horrible, terrible, no good, very bad offensive performance from last week (NC State).
Miami-FSU is one of the greatest rivalries in College Football, if not all of sport. However, this year, even with the emotion of the rivalry to help buoy them, Miami figures to face a substantial uphill battle in Tallahassee, and one that they might not be equipped to fully handle.
Trinton is the owner of CanesToday. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, he is a freshman in high school and wants to graduate from the University of Miami
