The Miami Hurricanes and Florida State Seminoles are playing in one of the most anticipated matchups of the season on Saturday night at Doak Campbell Stadium, as the Canes will visit FSU in Tallahassee for an ACC conference matchup that is on ABC starting up at 8:00 PM in a game with two undefeated teams.
The Hurricanes come into the game after winning a close matchup with Wake Forest and now the team will put its 7-0 record on the line against the Seminoles, who are number three in the nation and have the chance to be a factor in the BCS if Oregon or Alabama loses. The Seminoles have been very impressive with James Winston and the more the Seminoles win the better chance he will have to win the Heisman. FSU is playing against a tough defense on Saturday night, as the Canes are averaging under 20 points allowed and now they will be facing their toughest offensive matchup of the season.
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Miami comes into the game 3-0 in the conference and they have won tough games against Wake Forest and North Carolina over the last two game days and now they have the chance to move up in the national rankings with a win over Florida State. The team is averaging nearly 40 points per game and are averaging over 450 yards per game, including over 200 on the ground. The team plays two of three on the road to finish after playing Virginia Tech next and they finish with Virginia and Pittsburgh. Stephen Morris will go up against the young star in Winston, who has 23 touchdowns this season and the Noles are coming in after another big win.
The team defeated NC State last week with 49 points and they have scored at least 48 in six games this season and are averaging over 50 per game for the year. The team has already defeated number three Clemson and they are looking for another top 10 victory and they come into the game averaging over 500 yards this season per game and they are ranked 25th in the nation in rushing and they also have a top five offense and defense by scoring, as they are allowing just 13 points per game on average this season and now they have a tough test with Miami.
The Canes have a very tough defense and FSU has a clear shot at being undefeated with a win in this game, as the rest of their schedule doesn't have a ranked team left after defeating Maryland and Clemson. Stephen Morris and Winston will go head to head and each is playing against a tough secondary and Winston will be the focus for the Miami defense. Morris is the senior in the matchup and the Hurricanes will be confident despite playing on the road and now FSU and Miami will play the top game of the weekend on Saturday night.