Miami walked into Doak S. Campbell stadium and left with the rivalry win that could place them at No. 2 in the nation. No. 3 Miami beat No. 18 Florida State, 28–22, on Saturday night in Tallahassee, improving to 5–0 (1–0 ACC) behind a clean, surgical night from quarterback Carson Beck and a plus-three turnover margin that built a 28–3 cushion by late in the third quarter.
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Beck did exactly what you ask of a Heisman-caliber senior: 20-of-27 for 240 yards, four touchdowns, no interceptions. He threw two scores to Malachi Toney and two to CJ Daniels, including vertical shots of 44 yards (Toney), 40 (Toney) and 24 (Daniels) that quieted the stadium. Miami never turned it over and Florida State gave it away three times.
After a first-quarter strike to Daniels from four yards, Beck hit Toney from 44 early in the second. The third quarter was the real dagger with a 10-play, 75-yard march that ended with a 40-yard shot to Toney, and the very next Miami possession closed with a 24-yard toss to Daniels. That made it 28–3 with 3:53 left in the third. FSU’s late push trimmed it to six, but Miami had done the heavy lifting already.
Tommy Castellanos led a 19-play, 96-yard drive to pull within 28–19 with 3:22 to go, then a last-minute field goal set the final score at 28–22. The onside-kick window never materialized as Miami's defense and clock management slammed the door..
Toney finished 7–107–2 and Daniels went 5–78–2, giving Beck consistent matchups to hunt outside. Miami didn’t need monster rushing totals—98 yards on 32 attempts—because Bryce Fitzgerald and Jakobe Thomas grabbed interceptions and the front recorded two sacks and limited FSU to 3.5 yards per rush on 38 carries.
Miami stays perfect and plants a flag in the playoff race with a top-20 road win. It's also a clean start in the ACC standings (1–0 ACC) while pushing FSU to 0–2 in conference.