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FIVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 64 FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICKS • 35 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS • IT’S ALL ABOUT THE U Saturday, October 7, 2017 3:30 p.m. ET | ESPN GAME FOUR Tallahassee, Fla. Doak Campbell Stadium (79,560) #13/#12 MIAMI HURRICANES (3-0, 1-0 ACC) SCHEDULES HEAD COACH: Mark Richt (Miami, 1982) | CAREER: 157-55 (17th season) | AT MIAMI: 12-4 (second) at MIAMI (3-0) RV/RV FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (1-2, 1-1 ACC) HEAD COACH: Jimbo Fisher (Salem, 1989) | CAREER: 79-19 (eighth season) | AT FLORIDA STATE: 79-19 (eighth) SEPTEMBER (3-0) S 2 Bethune-Cookman Hard Rock Stadium W, 41-13 S 9 @Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. cancelled THE GAME S 23 Toledo Hard Rock Stadium W, 52-30 After opening up Atlantic Coast Conference play with a 31-6 win over Duke in Durham, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 29, #13/12 Miami travels to • S 29 @Duke* Durham, N.C. W, 31-6 Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla., for a rivalry matchup with Florida State on Saturday, Oct. 7. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. • The contest was slated for Sept. 16 but was postponed due to Hurricane Irma; both teams also had Week 2 games cancelled due to Irma. OCTOBER (0-0) The game will be broadcast on ESPN with Dave Pasch (play by play), Greg McElroy (color) and Tom Luginbill (sideline reporter) on the call. O 7 @Florida State* Tallahassee, Fla. 3:30 p.m. • Joe Zagacki (pxp) and Don Bailey, Jr. (color) are in the 560 WQAM radio booth for their 16th season together, while Josh Darrow O 14 Georgia Tech* Hard Rock Stadium TBA will handle the sideline. Jose “Chamby” Campos (pxp) and Jose Martinez (color) are broadcasting on 990AM ESPN Deportes. O 21 Syracuse* Hard Rock Stadium TBA O 28 @North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. TBA THE SERIES NOVEMBER (0-0) The Hurricanes carry a 31-30 all-time lead in the head-to-head series, including a 14-10 lead in games played in Tallahassee, Fla. • N 4 Virginia Tech* Hard Rock Stadium TBA Miami is looking for its first win against the Seminoles since 2009, when the Canes topped their rivals, 38-34, at Doak Campbell Stadium. • N 11 Notre Dame Hard Rock Stadium TBA Florida State has won each of the last seven matchups, including a one-point win at Hard Rock Stadium in 2016 (19-20). N 18 Virginia* Hard Rock Stadium TBA • • The last three matchups have been decided by a combined 10 points; Miami fell 19-20 in 2016, 24-29 in 2015 and 26-30 in 2014. N 24 @Pittsburgh* Pittsburgh, Pa. TBA THE TEAM FLORIDA STATE (1-2) • The Hurricanes extended their winning streak to eight straight games dating to 2016 with a 31-6 romp of host Duke at Wallace Wade Stadium on Sept. 29. QB Malik Rosier finished with 270 passing yards and two scores, and Miami’s defense held Duke’s offense to just two field goals. SEPTEMBER (1-2) • Miami climbed to #13 in the Associated Press poll and to #12 in the Amway Coaches Poll - its highest rankings since Oct. 2, 2016 (#10/#10). S 2 Alabama Atlanta, Ga. L, 7-24 The Hurricanes were picked to win the ACC’s Coastal Division in a media poll at the 2017 ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte, N.C., in late July. S 9 ULM Tallahassee, Fla. cancelled • For the first time since 2010, Miami entered the season ranked by both the Associated Press (#18) and in the Amway Coaches Poll (#18). S 23 NC State* Tallahassee, Fla. L, 21-27 • S 30 @Wake Forest* Winston-Salem, N.C. W, 26-19 THE OPPONENT OCTOBER (0-0) • Florida State is under the direction of eighth-year head coach Jimbo Fisher, who has compiled a 79-19 mark since taking over in 2010. 0 7 Miami* Tallahassee, Fla. 3:30 p.m. • After posting a 26-19 win in its last game with Wake Forest on Sept. 30, Florida State is receiving votes in both the AP and Coaches polls. O 14 @Duke* Durham, N.C. TBA • The Seminoles, who lost starting QB Deondre Francois to a season-ending injury Game 1 against Alabama, are led by WR Auden Tate (13 O 21 Louisville* Tallahsasee, Fla. TBA catches, 226 yards, three touchdowns), RB Jacques Patrick (175 rushing yards) and All-American DB Derwin James (18 tackles, 2 PBUs). O 27 @Boston College* Chestnut Hill, Mass. 8 p.m. THE COACH November (0-0) Miami is in its second season under the direction of head coach Mark Richt; in his first season at the helm, the Hurricanes finished N 14 Syracuse* Tallahassee, Fla. TBA • with a 9-4 record and won their first bowl game since 2006 with a 31-14 victory over West Virginia in the Russell Athletic Bowl. N 11 @Clemson* Clemson, S.C. TBA Richt, who grew up in nearby Boca Raton, Fla., played quarterback as a student-athlete at Miami and is a 1982 graduate of the university, N 18 Delaware State Tallahassee, Fla. TBA • N 25 @Florida Gainesville, Fla. TBA was named the 24th head coach in the history of the Hurricanes football program on Dec. 4, 2015. QUICK HITS AIRWAVES CANES RENEW RIVALRY WITH NOLES MIAMI STARTS FAST, TOPS DUKE 31-6 ROSIER IMPRESSING AS STARTING QB #13/#12 Miami will play its second Miami jumped out to an early two- QB Malik Rosier, who was announced • • • Television (ESPN) straight road game Sat., Sept. 30, taking touchdown lead and cruised to a 31-6 win as Miami’s starting quarterback during fall Dave Pasch (play-by-play) • on rival Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla. in its ACC opener at Duke on Sept. 29. camp after winning a four-man battle for Greg McElroy (color) • The game was originally slated for an 8 Redshirt junior QB Malik Rosier finished the spot, has started the season red-hot. Tom Luginbill (sidelines) • • • p.m. kickoff on Sept. 16 but was postponed 15-for-26 with two touchdowns and one • Rosier leads all ACC quarterbacks in pass due to Hurricane Irma; it was just the fifth interception. He added a rushing score. efficiency (167.0) and has thrown eight Flagship Radio (560 WQAM) weather-caused postponement in the Senior WR Braxton Berrios became the touchdowns compared to two interceptions Joe Zagacki (play-by-play) • • history of Hurricanes football and second first Hurricane WR sinceAndre Johnson in in three games this season. Don Bailey, Jr. (color) • involving rival Florida State (2004 - Hur- 2002 to catch a touchdown in each of his Rosier is completing 65.5 percent of his Josh Darrow (sidelines) • • ricane Francis). first three games of the season. passes (59-for-90) and has added two rush- • UM has a 14-10 all-time lead in road • Sophomore WR Ahmmon Richards ing touchdowns and 97 rushing yards. Spanish Radio (990 ESPN Deportes) games in the head-to-head series. shined in his return, totaling 106 yards on The Alabama native is the first Hurricane “Chamby” Campos (play-by-play) • • • The Hurricanes are opening ACC play three receptions with one touchdown. quarterback to start his career 4-0 since • Jose Martinez (color) with back-to-back road games for the • Mark Richt improved to 6-1 in games Brock Berlin did so in 2003. Rosier has 10 fourth time ever (2005, 2011, 2012). played outside of Miami during his coach- TDs and three picks in his four career starts. ing career at The U. MIAMI MIAMIFOOTBALL FOOTBALL WEEK WEEKLY LY MEDIA MEDIA SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Mark Richt “day after” 6:40 a.m.: Mark Richt on 9:20-11:30 a.m.: Practice 9:20-11:30 a.m.: Practice No media availability at No media availability at Miami vs. Florida State - conference call WQAM’s “The Joe Rose practice practice 3:30 p.m. - Doak Campbell Show” 11:30 a.m.: OC Thomas 11:30 a.m.: Mark Richt, DC Stadium (Tallahassee, Please contact the Miami Brown and requested Manny Diaz, requested Team travels to Florida Fla.) athletics communications players post-practice players and assistant State office for the call-in coaches post-practice number 12:20 p.m.: Mark Richt’s press conference in the Mann Auditorium 12:50 p.m.: Mark Richt ACC weekly teleconference 6-8 p.m.: Mark Richt, assistant coaches and players on WQAM’s “Hurricane Hotline” ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS QUICK FACTS MIAMI ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Location Coral Gables, Fla. Carter Toole (Mark Richt requests) Enrollment 16,818 Cell: 615-598-8540 Founded 1925 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @CanesCarter Nickname Hurricanes Colors Orange (PMS 1665), Green (PMS 3435) and White Camron Ghorbi (primary media relations contact) President Dr. Julio Frenk Cell: 786-877-7329 Email: [email protected] Director of Athletics Blake James Twitter: @CamronGhorbi Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Marvin Dawkins David Villavicencio (secondary contact) Conference / Division Atlantic Coast Conference / Coastal Cell: 786-999-3739 Stadium / Capacity Hard Rock Stadium / 64,767 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @dvillavicencio6 Ticket Office Phone 1-800-GO-CANES Tom Symonds (football credentials) Cell: 305-240-9142 Email: [email protected] COACHING STAFF Twitter: @Tom_Symonds Website: www.HurricaneSports.com Alex Schwartz (tertiary contact) Head Coach Mark Richt 609-802-3674 Cell: Twitter: @MiamiHurricanes | @CanesFootball Record at Miami 12-4 (second season) Email: [email protected] Twitter: @AlexJSchwartz Mailing Address: 5821 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL Career Record 157-51 (17th season) 33146 Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Manny Diaz Credentials: www.sportsystems.com/miami Offensive Coordinator / Running Backs Thomas Brown Asst.