Courtesy of Miami Athletics: Each week this season, we’ll take a look at the game that was for the Hurricanes. Here are some key storylines, numbers of note, and quotes from Miami’s 43-35 double overtime win over rival Florida State on Saturday night at Hard Rock Stadium. With the win, the Hurricanes improved to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in conference play. They remain atop the ACC standings and moved up two spots to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 rankings. It marks Miami’s first time atop

October 19, 2026 - Miami head coach Mario Cristobal made his weekly appearance on The Joe Rose Show early Monday morning. He shared his thoughts on the victory over arch-rival Florida State, his players’ resilience, the injuries situation, the proposed 24-team CFP model and being ranked No. 1 in the nation. It was the first time since 2002 a Miami head coach could talk about being ranked at the top. On resilience… "In games like this, you are never secure in winning and you a

October 18, 2026 - Miami won a hard-fought game, 43-35, over arch-rival Florida State on Saturday. The Canes were one of the few teams in the top of the polls to survive a wild weekend of college football. On Sunday, Miami was rewarded by the voters. The Canes earned the #1 ranking in the nation by the AP, Coaches and People’s polls. Check out the latest rankings HERE. Miami now prepares for Pittsburgh next Saturday at the ROCK. Congratulations to all our Canes! GO CANES!

October 17, 2026 - In another classic Miami-Florida State game, the Canes came away with a double overtime win, 43-35, over the arch-rival Seminoles. It came down to the final play, when Miami defensive back Bryce Fitzgerald with an end-zone interception in the second overtime. Going into the fourth quarter trailing 21-14, the Canes turned on the offensive jets, outscoring FSU 14-7 to force overtime. Miami then scored 15 points more behind Malachi Toney’s touchdown and two-po

Florida State vs Miami October 17, 2026 The Miami Hurricanes returned home on Saturday night to host arch-rival Florida State, defeating the Seminoles, 43-35 , in double overtime in front of sold out crowd of 65,764. Here are the numbers behind the game. 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT FINAL FSU 0 14

October 17, 2026 - Miami (5-0, 3-0 ACC) will host arch-rival Florida State (3-3,1-2 ACC) Saturday evening at Hard Rock Stadium in front of an already SOLD OUT crowd and a national television audience on ESPN. Here are two KEYS to a Miami victory… KEY: STOP the Run Florida State’s offense is struggling. Their passing attack has generated only 2,223 yards per game (132nd in the nation). The Noles, however, live or die with a solid rushing attack (43rd in the nation). They are