{"id":429103,"date":"2026-10-16T02:05:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T02:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/429103\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T02:05:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T02:05:30","slug":"seminoles-look-to-upset-no-3-miami-in-saturdays-rivalry-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/429103\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminoles look to upset No. 3 Miami in Saturday&#8217;s rivalry showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COLLEGE TOWN, FL (WTXL) \u2014 Florida State takes on No. 3 Miami Saturday night in one of college football&#8217;s most storied rivalries.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH FULL REPORT BELOW:<\/p>\n<p>Florida State heads to South Florida on Saturday carrying a chip on its shoulder against No. 3 Miami<\/p>\n<p>Florida State and Miami will renew one of college football&#8217;s most storied rivalries Saturday night, with the Seminoles entering the matchup at 3-3 and the Hurricanes sitting undefeated and ranked No. 3 in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The two programs have met 70 times, building decades of bragging rights between two of Florida&#8217;s most historic programs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yeah, it&#8217;s a big week. This is a game that you train, you prepare for, you know, 365 days a year. And, you know, this game means so much to our program, to our players, to everybody a part of the program, you know, in the university,&#8221; Mike Norvell said.<\/p>\n<p>The Seminoles are coming off a loss at Louisville and know they will have their hands full against one of the nation&#8217;s top teams. But for the players suiting up Saturday night, this game is about more than records and rankings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel like preparation with us we like to keep it the same like routine preparation, because I mean at the end of the day it&#8217;s just football so you know we all prepared the same but I feel like this week is just we got more of a chip on our shoulder you know coming off the lost Louisville. We got more of a chip on our shoulder this week just to go out there and show people like that&#8217;s not really what this team is and you know we gonna go out there and you know put on a show,&#8221; Jayvan Boggs said.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s game is also an opportunity to change the direction of the Seminoles&#8217; season \u2014 and add another memorable moment to a rivalry that has spanned generations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean, it&#8217;s a, it&#8217;s one of the great games in all of college football. And it is an absolute blessing for our players, coaches, you know, everybody involved to be able to be a part of this and to be able to go put your best foot forward. And it&#8217;ll be a game that you remember forever,&#8221; Norvell said.<\/p>\n<p>This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. 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