The No. 3 Miami Hurricanes (4-0) continue their tour of the state of Florida this fall with their third game against a state rival when they travel to Tallahassee to take on the No. 18 Seminoles of Florida State (3-1) Saturday night.

First-year coordinators are setting the tone for Florida State’s season, with Miami providing the next measuring stick.

Florida State football will aim to redeem itself from the Virginia upset. But has No. 3 Miami on deck, leading to this x-factor.

Davis argued that the double-overtime loss had “a flukey nature” and shouldn’t erase what Florida State has already proven this season, particularly its win over the No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide. In his eyes, the Seminoles are still a top-10 team with an offense dangerous enough to carry them back into contention.

According to Pro Football Reference, Florida State has put 323 players in the NFL. Most recently, 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year Jared Verse, alongside first-rounder Jermaine Johnson II. Miami has put 380 players into the league, most notably in 2025 with No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward.

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White acknowledged that they played through adversity and made some key stops to keep them in the game. FSU had three picks in that game, which put the Seminoles at six takeaways this season, which equaled the six turnovers they made all of last year.

Despite his first defeat as a Seminole, don't expect Castellanos to tone things down this weekend. He's already been trading barbs with former Miami star Cam Ward, who defeated FSU in 2024 and went No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft back in April.

Pritchard has been in critical condition since he was shot on Aug. 31 while driving two family members, including a three-year-old, back to their home in Havana.