Fresh off a bye week, No.3 Miami continues its pursuit of a national championship as it prepares to host reeling rival Florida State in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday night.

The surprising results of Week 7 have changed the ACC college football power rankings with a new No. 2 emerging behind Miami.

Mike Norvell remains on the hot seat at Florida State, and one way to save his job would be to become bowl-eligible in 2026.

The Gamecocks lead the all-time series 3-1 but suffered their only regular-season CUSA loss in Miami last year, 27-21. That got FIU bowl eligible for the first time since 2019. Creel threw for two scores and rushed 19 times for 100 yards in a losing effort.

Florida State at Miami comes with the backdrop of Miami cruising through a very forgiving schedule and Mike Norvell resembling a dead man walking.

When Florida State and Miami play this week at Hard Rock Stadium, the Hurricanes will enter as the heaviest favorite in the series going back at least 45 years.

1,050 days have passed since the Florida State Seminoles won a football game outside of Tallahassee.