Fletcher touchdown<\/p>\n
Birthday boy Mark Fletcher Jr. with a 7-yard rushing touchdown to cap an 11-play, 86-yard touchdown drive.<\/p>\n
Miami up 7-0 on FSU with 7:32 left in the first quarter.<\/p>\n
Two of Darian Mensah\u2019s bigger throws on the drive to set up the score: An 18-yard catch-and-run with Cooper Barkate on third down to get Miami to near midfield and a 30-yard contested catch up the middle by Malachi Toney to get the Hurricanes just outside the red zone \u2014 both on third down. Miami went 3 for 3 on third down.<\/p>\n
Canes defense opens with a stop<\/p>\n
The Seminoles got to near midfield on their opening drive, but Miami\u2019s defense held for a stop to force an FSU punt.<\/p>\n
No major news on final availability report<\/p>\n
The Atlantic Coast Conference\u2019s final availability report for the game, released at 5 p.m., provided no major surprises for the Hurricanes.<\/p>\n
Six UM players are listed as out for Saturday: Cornerbacks OJ Frederique and Ja\u2019Boree Antoine, wide receiver Josh Moore, running back CharMar \u201cMarty\u201d Brown, offensive lineman Max Buchanan and tight end Luka Gilbert.<\/p>\n
All six were already ruled out before the game.<\/p>\n
Miami Hurricanes schedule<\/p>\n
Week 1 \u2014 Miami 45, Stanford 6: Darian Mensah threw for more than 400 yards and five touchdowns, Malachi Toney caught three of those touchdowns and had a school-record 234 receiving yards, and the defense held the Cardinal out of the end zone for a season-opening rout.<\/p>\n
Week 2 \u2014 Miami 77, Florida A&M 7: The Hurricanes scored early and often in a record-setting win against the FCS-level Rattlers.<\/p>\n
Week 3 \u2014 Miami 33, Wake Forest 20: Darian Mensah completed his first 24 passes to help Miami build a commanding lead that withstood a late Demon Deacons rally attempt to improve to 3-0 and 2-0 in conference play.<\/p>\n
Week 4 \u2014 Miami 52, Central Michigan 3: Darian Mensah was nearly perfect again, the starting offense scored on six of seven drives and Miami rolled to a win over the Chippewas.<\/p>\n
Week 5 \u2014 Miami 41, Clemson 13: Darian Mensah threw for a touchdown and ran for another in the first half, Mark Fletcher Jr. ran for two of his own in the second half, and the Hurricanes\u2019 defense came up with big plays all night as Miami easily handled Clemson.<\/p>\n
Week 6: Bye<\/p>\n
Week 7: Tonight<\/p>\n
Week 8: Pittsburgh, Oct. 24, Hard Rock Stadium, noon, ESPN or ABC<\/p>\n
Week 9; at North Carolina, Oct. 31, Kenan Memorial Stadium, time and TV TBA<\/p>\n
Week 10: at Notre Dame, Nov. 7, Notre Dame Stadium, 7:30 p.m., NBC<\/p>\n
Week 11: Duke, Nov. 14, Hard Rock Stadium, time and TV TBA<\/p>\n
Week 12: Virginia Tech, Nov. 21, Hard Rock Stadium, time and TV TBA<\/p>\n
Week 13: Boston College, Nov. 28, Hard Rock Stadium, time and TV TBA<\/p>\n
Pregame Miami Hurricanes reading<\/p>\n
Need to catch up before kickoff? Here are the highlights of the Miami Herald\u2019s coverage over the past few days.<\/p>\n
Ryan Rodriguez \u2018never gave up.\u2019 Now, he\u2019s integral for the Miami Hurricanes<\/a><\/p>\n As Miami Hurricanes prepare for FSU, the goal is to \u2018go out there and represent\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n FSU has a key weakness in losses. The Hurricanes have playmakers to expose it<\/a><\/p>\n As players return, Miami Hurricanes\u2019 defensive versatility will be on full display<\/a><\/p>\n Freshman Ben Congdon making his family proud as he pushes for bigger Hurricanes role<\/a><\/p>\n This story was originally published October 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM.<\/p>\n