FIVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 64 FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICKS • 35 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS • IT’S ALL ABOUT THE U Saturday, September 26, 2020 GAME THREE 7:30 p.m. ET | ABC Miami Gardens, Fla. Hard Rock Stadium (64,767) #12/#14 MIAMI HURRICANES (2-0, 1-0 ACC) HEAD COACH: Manny Diaz (Florida State, 1995) | CAREER: 8-7 (second season) | AT MIAMI: 8-7 (second) SCHEDULES vs. FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (0-1, 0-0 ACC) MIAMI (2-0) HEAD COACH: Mike Norvell (Central Arkansas, 2005) | CAREER: 38-16 (fifth season) |AT FLORIDA STATE: 0-1 (first) SEPTEMBER (2-0) S 10 UAB Hard Rock Stadium W, 31-14 THE GAME After a 47-34 win on the road at Louisville, the #12/#14 Hurricanes continue their second season under head coach Manny Diaz with a rivalry S 19 at #18/#16 Louisville* Louisville, Ky. W, 47-34 • S 26 Florida State* Hard Rock Stadium 7:30 p.m. showdown against Florida State on Sept. 26. Kickoff for the matchup from Hard Rock Stadium, slated for broadcast on ABC, is set for 7:30 p.m. Hard Rock Stadium will serve as the site of ESPN's College GameDay Saturday - the second straight week GameDay's game site has included Miami. • The matchup will be broadcast on ABC with Chris Fowler (pxp), Kirk Herbstreit (color) and Molly McGrath (sidelines) on the call. Joe Zagacki OCTOBER (0-0) • O 10 at Clemson* Clemson, S.C. TBD (pxp) and Don Bailey, Jr. (color) are in the 560 WQAM radio booth for their 19th season together, while Josh Darrow will handle the sideline duty. O 17 Pittsburgh* Hard Rock Stadium TBD Alfredo Alvarez (pxp) and Joe Martinez (color) will carry the game on Unanimo Deportes 990AM live from Hard Rock Stadium on Sept. 10. In conjunction with the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Hurricanes football games will have a maximum of 13,000 fans this year. O 24 Virginia* Hard Rock Stadium TBD • NOVEMBER (0-0) THE RIVALRY The Hurricanes carry a 34-30 all-time series lead against the Seminoles into Saturday, but trail by a 20-17 mark in games in Miami / Miami Gardens. N 6 at NC State* Raleigh, N.C. 7:30 p.m. • Miami has won three straight rivalry matchups against Florida State, including a commanding 27-10 road win on the road in the 2019 showdown. N 14 at Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. TBD • N 21 Georgia Tech* Hard Rock Stadium TBD • In the most recent matchup at Hard Rock Stadium in 2018, the Hurricanes overcame a 20-point second-half deficit to capture a 28-27 victory. N 28 at Wake Forest* Winston-Salem, N.C. TBD • The Hurricanes have not won four straight against Florida State since a stretch of winning six straight games over their rivals from 2000-2004. DECEMBER (0-0) THE HURRICANES D 5 North Carolina* Hard Rock Stadium TBD • Miami returns 11 starters and 39 letterwinners from a team that finished in the 2019 Walk-On's Independence Bowl inManny Diaz's first year as coach. • Miami was ranked No. 12 in the latest Associated Press top 25 and No. 14 in the latest Coaches Poll released Sept. 20 - its highest rankings since the 2018 preseason polls, when UM was ranked No. 8 by both AP and coaches. In last week's polls, Miami was ranked No. 17 by AP and No. 18 by coaches. FLORIDA STATE (0-1) • Last time out, the Hurricanes won a shootout against a top-20 ranked Louisville team on the road, toppling the Cardinals, 47-34, at Cardinal Stadium on Sept. 19. QB D'Eriq King threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns and Miami's defense totaled three turnovers and 10 tackles for loss in the win. SEPTEMBER (0-1) Miami debuted Turnover Chain 4.0 in the win over Louisville; CB Al Blades, Jr., was the first to wear it after recording a second-quarter interception. S 12 Georgia Tech* Tallahassee, Fla. L, 13-16 • K was named ACC Specialist of the Week after a dominant game against the Cardinals. Borregales tied a Miami record and set a S 26 at Miami Hard Rock Stadium 7:30 p.m. • Jose Borregales * Cardinal Stadium record with a 57-yard field goal, finished 4-for-4 on field goal attempts, and totaled 17 points in the Hurricanes' 47-34 victory. OCTOBER (0-0) • Miami's victory over Louisville was its first over a top-20 team on the road since a 38-34 win at #18 Florida State on Sept. 7, 2009 in Tallahassee, Fla. O 3 Jacksonville State Tallahassee, Fla. TBD • On July 27, Diaz named King Miami's starting quarterback for the season. King, who announced his decision to transfer to Miami in January 2020, O 10 at Notre Dame* Notre Dame, Ind. 7:30 p.m. spent the first four seasons of his career at Houston, where he compiled 82 total touchdowns, 4,925 passing yards and 1,421 rushing yards despite O 17 North Carolina* Tallahassee, Fla. TBD starting just 22 games. He has thrown for 469 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions and has added 92 rushing yards and one rushing score. Diaz, who was the defensive coordinator for the Hurricanes from 2016-2018, retooled Miami's offensive staff this past offseason, hiringRhett Lashlee O 24 at Louisville* Louisville, Ky. TBD • as offensive coordinator from Southern Methodist. He also added wide receivers coachRob Likens, who spent 2019 as offensive coordinator at NOVEMBER (0-0) Arizona State, and offensive line coachGarin Justice, who was offensive coordinator at UNLV. Diaz also added UM legendEd Reed as Chief of Staff. N 7 Pittsburgh* Tallahassee, Fla. TBD N 14 at NC State* Raleigh, N.C. TBD QUICK HITS N 21 Clemson* Tallahassee, Fla. TBD N 28 Virginia* Tallahassee, Fla. TBD MIAMI HOSTS FSU IN "GAMEDAY" TILT A NEW 'KING' IN CORAL GABLES: D'ERIQ DIAZ RETOOLS, ADDS ED REED TO STAFF #12/#14 Miami hosts Florida State on Redshirt senior D'Eriq King will make Head coach Manny Diaz hired Ed Reed as • • • DECEMBER (0-0) Sept. 26 in its second straight ABC Saturday the third start of his Miami career on the University of Miami's chief of staff this D 5 at Duke* Durham, N.C. TBD Night Football showcase and second Saturday against Florida State; he was past spring, adding the former College and straight appearance in a game picked for named Miami's starting quarterback by Football Pro Hall of Famer to the program. the site of ESPN's College GameDay. head coach Manny Diaz in late July. Reed will serve in an advisory role to Diaz AIRWAVES The Hurricanes are looking to extend In his second start for Miami on Sept. 19, and assist in several different areas. • • their streak to four straight wins over the King totaled 325 passing yards and three Diaz also retooled Miami's offensive staff, Television (ABC) • rival Seminoles; Miami has not won four passing touchdowns in a road win over hiring OC from Southern Chris Fowler (play-by-play) Rhett Lashlee • straight over FSU since a stretch of winning #18/#16 Louisville at Cardinal Stadium. Methodist, where he led the Mustangs to • Kirk Herbstreit (color) • Molly McGrath (sidelines) six straight games from 2000-2004. • King spent the first four seasons of unprecedented offensive success during his • Since joining the ACC prior to 2004, his career at Houston before electing to two years there Flagship Radio (560 WQAM) Miami is 11-5 in ACC home openers; the Hur- transfer for his final year of eligibility; the Joining Lashlee on Miami's offensive staff Joe Zagacki (play-by-play) • • ricanes lost last year's ACC home opener, Manvel, Texas native was selected to the were Rob Likens, who spent last year as Don Bailey, Jr. (color) • 42-35, to Virginia Tech on Oct. 5, 2019. watch lists for the Davey O'Brien Award offensive coordinator at Arizona State, and • Josh Darrow (sidelines) • Saturday will mark the 23rd game and the Maxwell Award this preseason. Garin Justice, who was OC at UNLV in 2019. involving the Hurricanes picked as the site King's FBS record of 16 straight games Likens will serve as Miami's wide receivers Spanish Radio (Unanimo Deportes) • • • Alfredo Alvarez (play-by-play) of ESPN's College GameDay; Miami is 14-8 with at least one passing TD and one coach while Justice will take over as • Jose Martinez (color) in 22 previous games involved in the show. rushing TD came to an end vs. Louisville. offensive line coach at The U. TENTATIVEMIAMI MIAMI FOOTBALL WEEK WEEKLY THREE MEDIA MEDIA SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY No designated period of 7 a.m.: Manny Diaz on 11:30 a.m.: Student- 11:30 a.m.: Student- No designated period of No designated period of Miami vs. Florida State access or availability WQAM's "The Joe Rose athletes post-practice athletes post-practice access or availability access or availability - 7:30 p.m. - ABC, Show" 560 WQAM, Unanimo Deportes 1 p.m. - head coach Manny 6-8 p.m.: Manny Diaz, Diaz press conference assistant coaches and players on WQAM’s 1:30 p.m. - offensive “Hurricane Hotline” coordinator Rhett Lashlee press conference 1:45 p.m. - defensive coordinator Blake Baker press conference ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS QUICK FACTS MIAMI ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Location Coral Gables, Fla. Enrollment 17,021 Carter Toole (senior associate AD) Founded 1925 Cell: 615-598-8540 First Year of Football 1926 Nickname Hurricanes Email: [email protected] Colors Orange (PMS 1665), Green (PMS 3435) and White Twitter: @CanesCarter President Dr.