Miami and Florida State will play for the first time as ranked teams since 2016 in Tallahassee on Saturday night in prime time. ABC/ESPN is sending its top announcing team of Chris Fowler calling play-by-play, Kirk Herbstreit providing analysis and Holly Rowe on the sideline.
Saturday is the second consecutive game Miami will be the featured ABC primetime game with Fowler, Herbstreit and Rowe on the call. Fowler, Herbstreit and Rowe called the 26-7 Miami win over Florida on September 20, before the Hurricanes had a week five bye.
Miami at Florida State was denied a game between top 10 undefeated teams when Florida State had a defensive implosion in a 46-38 double overtime loss at Virginia last Friday. Florida State dropped 10 spots to 18th in the Associated Press Top 25 and 11 to 19th in the USA Today Coaches poll for week six.
Miami enters week six third in both polls after dropping one spot in the AP Top 25 and moving up three in the Coaches Poll. Miami has its highest ranking playing Florida State since the second-ranked Hurricanes won 22-14 in Tallahassee in 2003.
How to Watch Miami at Florida State
Miami at Florida State will have a 7:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time kickoff on ABC. The top ABC/ESPN announcing team of Chris Fowler on play-by-play, Kirk Herbstreit as the analyst and Holly Rowe on the sideline will call the game.
The ACC Network Huddle will also have a live broadcast with Taylor Tannebaum, Jimbo Fisher, Eric Mac Lain and Eddie Royal providing analysis. The ACC Huddle pregame show will be live from Tallahassee on Saturday at 10 AM EDT.
Miami at Florida State FanDuel Odds
Miami is a 4.5-point favorite over Florida State on Saturday per FanDuel Sportsbook odds. Miami is -192 on the money line and Florida State is +158. The over/under for Miami at Florida State is 53.5 points. Betting the over is -115 and taking the under is -105.
Saturday Night Tallahassee Weather Channel Forecast
The Weather Channel Forecast for Saturday night predicts the temperature to be 69 degrees and overcast with a slight chance of a rain shower at 24 percent. Winds are forecast out of the East-Northeast at 10 to 15 miles per hour with humidity at 79 percent.
Miami versus Florida State All-Time Series
Miami leads the All-Time Series against Florida State 36-33. The Hurricanes won 36-33 in 2024 to end a four-game losing streak to the Seminoles. The series has gone in streaks recently. Miami beat Florida State from 2017 through 2020, which was preceded by a Seminoles winning streak from 2010 through 2016.