A few weeks after Florida State (7-0, 5-0) demolished Clemson (7-1, 5-1) in of the biggest ACC games over the last few years, two undefeated ACC teams will face each other again this weekend. Florida State will host Miami (7-0, 3-0) Saturday night at 8 PM ET on ESPN.
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Despite its big win over Clemson, Florida State is on the outside when it comes to the national championship picture. The Seminoles will likely need another huge win over Miami to overtake either Alabama (8-0) or Oregon should all three teams finish undefeated. Ohio State (8-0) and Baylor (7-0) also lurk at numbers four and six in the BCS. An easy victory by the Hurricanes likely wouldn't be enough for their chances, for that would downgrade FSU's rout of Clemson -- and essentially downgrading both team's pedigrees.
Florida State comes in as 21 point favorites, The Associated Press reported. Those odds may have been boosted by the teams' last three meetings, all wins by FSU by a combined 101-56 margin, according to The AP.
The Seminoles enter Saturday night's game as hot as any team in the country. They've won their last three games by 63, 37 and 32 points. Miami barely beat Duke last week and has trailed by double digits in each of its last three wins.
"Just need to keep marching on," Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said. "Another great opportunity."
In pregame interviews, FSU and Miami players were excited about the chance to play in prime time.
"Miami, we're definitely going to be ready for them and we're going to prepare well," Seminoles safety Terrence Brooks said. "I can't wait. It's going to be a big stage and that's what we all want.
"I mean, it's why you come to UM," Hurricanes linebacker Denzel Perryman said.
"That's what I came here for ... just the big games and the big-game atmosphere, playing football for Florida State," said redshirt freshman QB Jameis Winston, who's thrown 23 TDs against 4 Interceptions this season.
