![Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier, left shakes hands with Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal after the Hurricanes defeated the Gators during the season opener at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, August 31, 2024 against the University of Miami Hurricanes. The Hurricanes defeated the Gators 41-17. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7841,h_4410/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/200/01k54fc4ew3d9yfz1sz4.jpg "Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier, left shakes hands with Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal after the Hurricanes defeated the Gators during the season opener at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, August 31, 2024 against the University of Miami Hurricanes. The Hurricanes defeated the Gators 41-17. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun]")
Florida at Miami will kick off at 7:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time on Saturday, per multiple media outlets. Miami will host the iconic ESPN College Gameday pregame show on Saturday morning preceding their marquee primetime game later that night.
Miami is playing in its second prime game on ABC this season. In the season opener, Miami beat Notre Dame 27-24 on ABC. Announcers for Saturday have not been released. Expect the top ESPN team of play-by-play announcer Chris Fowler and analyst Kirk Herbstreit to call the Florida at Miami game.
Auburn at Oklahoma and South Carolina at Missouri are the only two games between ranked teams being aired on ABC/ESPN in week four. Herbstreit would not likely be able to arrive in time for a 3:30 PM EDT kickoff for Auburn at Oklahoma. South Carolina at Missouri will kick off at 7:00 PM EDT.
Florida at Miami, being aired by ABC still shows the attraction of the rivalry despite the Gators starting with two losses in their first three games. Miami won their 2024 season opener 41-17 at Florida in a game with a 3:30 PM kickoff on ABC.
Miami last hosted college gameday in 2020 ahead of a 52-10 win over Florida State. Gameday will be in front of fans on Miami's Coral Gables campus for the first time since the Hurricanes beat Notre Dame 41-8 during a 10 game winning streak to begin the 2017 season.
Miami will be seeking its second consecutive win over Florida. The Hurricanes have not beaten the Gators in consecutive seasons since 2002 through 2004. That was part of a six-game Miami winning streak over Florida that dated to the 1986 season.
Florida enters the game on Saturday after consecutive losses to South Florida and LSU. Florida quarterback D.J. Lagway is tied for second nationally with six interceptions thrown in 2025. Lagway threw five interceptions in a 20-10 loss to LSU on Saturday.