Final: Florida State 29, Miami 24
The Hurricanes’ last ditch effort falls short near midfield and the Seminoles escape with a win to improve to 5-0 on the season and 2-0 in the ACC while Miami falls to 3-2 and 0-1 in the conference. Brad Kaaya finishes with 405 yards passing for Miami in a losing effort while Dalvin Cook rushes for 222 yards on 22 carries for Florida State.
4th Quarter- 2:45 left: Florida State can’t put the game away and Kaaya and Miami will have a chance for one final drive.
4th Quarter- 5:16 left: Miami was forced to punt and gives the ball back to Florida State with a chance to ice the game late.
4th Quarter- Florida State 29, Miami 24: Cook goes off again, this time on a 23-yard touchdown run as he passes the 200-yard rushing mark for the game at 206 yards on 19 carries. It is his third touchdown as well and with 6:44 to play, the Seminoles take the lead yet again.
4th Quarter- 7:50 left: Golson and the Seminoles have crossed midfield looking to get the lead back late in this Sunshine State battle.
4th Quarter- Miami 24, Florida State 23: A perfect pass from Kaaya to Stacy Coley results in a 29-yard touchdown and the 12th-ranked Seminoles are trailing at home with 10:02 left in the game. Kaaya is up to 368 yards passing while going 25-of-39.
4th Quarter- Florida State 23, Miami 17: The Hurricanes defense holds and Seminoles have to settle for a 25-yard Aguayo field goal to keep Miami within a touchdown of taking the lead.
End of 3rd Quarter: Florida State has 419 yards of total offense while Miami has piled up 310 through the first three quarters of play. A game that didn’t appear to look close on paper will come down to the final 15 minutes.
3rd Quarter- 3:18 left: Miami has the ball with a chance to take the lead. A big difference from how this game looked in the first half.
3rd Quarter- Florida State 20, Miami 17: A 17-play drive that eats up more than six minutes on the clock results in the Hurricanes getting a one-yard touchdown pass from Kaaya to Joseph Yearby. Kaaya is now 19-for-31 for 250 yards for the game with this last drive.
Halftime: Florida State 20, Miami 10
Aguayo hits the upright on a 49-yard field goal attempt to end the half to keep it a ten-point game. Florida State has 358 yards of offense while Miami has just 178 yards. Golson is 14-for-19 for 191 yards while Kaaya is 12-for-20 for 176 yards.
2nd Quarter- Florida State 20, Miami 10: Aguayo drills a 32-yard field goal to extend the Seminoles’ lead back to double digits as the first half winds down. Cook has returned and has 137 rushing yards on just nine carries.
2nd Quarter- 6:58 left: Florida State goes on a 4th-and-1 from the Miami 10 and gets stuffed with Cook still on the bench. Hurricanes take over with a chance to tie the game before halftime.
2nd Quarter- 8:30 left: Dalvin Cook has left the game with an apparent hamstring injury after dominating the early going for Florida State.
2nd Quarter- Florida State 17, Miami 10: Rashawn Scott breaks tackles, avoids the Florida State defense and scores on a 58-yard reception from Kaaya and suddenly the Hurricanes are right back in the game.
2nd Quarter- Florida State 17, Miami 3: Roberto Aguayo makes a 22-yard field goal and the Seminoles get back the earlier field goal by the Hurricanes and haven’t been stopped yet.
End of 1st Quarter– Florida State has 214 yards of offense already through 15 minutes and are on the doorstep of scoring their third touchdown of the game already. Cook has five carries for 76 yards and a touchdown for the Seminoles. Kaaya is 6-for-12 for 90 yards for the Hurricanes.
1st Quarter- Florida State 14, Miami 3: Cook goes into the end zone for a second time, this time on a 36-yard touchdown reception from Everett Golson. It appears it is going to be very hard to stop Cook no matter how he gets the ball in this one.
1st Quarter- Florida State 7, Miami 3: Michael Badgley makes a 30-yard field goal to cut into the Seminoles’ lead. A very productive drive from Kaaya and the Hurricanes that goes 11 plays and takes up 4:35 on the clock.
1st Quarter- 8:32 left: Trey Marshall is ejected from the game for Florida State on a targeting call hitting Miami quarterback Brad Kaaya.
1st Quarter- Florida State 7, Miami 0: Dalvin Cook goes off for 72 yards and a long touchdown and the Seminoles are off and running with 11:30 to play in the opening quarter of play as Florida State catches Miami off guard.
Pregame
A battle of two of Florida’s best as Florida State hosts Miami on a Saturday night in Tallahassee. Everett Golson and the Seminoles look to remain undefeated for the season while the Hurricanes are looking to knock off one of the biggest rivals on the road. Miami hasn’t played since October 1 as well and should be well-rested coming into this one. Florida State has squeaked by during their last two games.
