The Miami Hurricanes continue the 2018 season with their final non-conference game of the year. Coming to Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday afternoon are the FIU Panthers, the other FBS team in Miami-Dade county. Both Miami and FIU enter today’s game at 2-1, and look to add to their win total by game’s end. Here’s How to Watch by Cam Underwood Here’s our X’s and O’s preview by Justin Dottavio Here’s our Matchup of the Week by Matt Washington Here’s our Q&A with Underdog Dynasty ahead of Miami-FIU by Cam Underwood Here’s Cam’s answers to Underdog Dynasty’s questions by Eric Henry An injury update by Cam Underwood BUTCH DAVIS IS BACK!! !....kinda, says Matt Washington You like great picks so here’s what Craig T. Smith likes from the world of CFB It’s great to have the Miami running game back, says Marshall Thomas There are numbers to love and numbers to hate for the Miami Hurricanes so far this season, says Cam Underwood Even though Jeff Thomas is BALLIN’, Lawrence Cager should be more involved in the offense, says Marshall Thomas Plenty of ACC Games this weekend, so here’s your rooting guide by Kevin Fielder Alright, alright, alright! That’s all the info you need to get ready for today’s game. Now, hop in the comments and discuss all the action as your Hurricanes take on Butch Davis’s FIU Panthers! Go Canes<doc-sep>Miami looks to continue their resurgence after a season-opening loss to LSU with a win against the cross-town FIU Panthers. The teams have played twice before, with the first game between the foes being...uh.....memorable. Miami won that game 35-0. The Canes won the next year against the Panthers 23-7. Here’s what you need to know to watch this year’s game between the local schools (brawl, not included): Miami Hurricanes (2-1, 0-0 ACC) vs FIU Panthers (2-1, 1-0 C-USA) Kickoff time: 3:30pm Eastern TV: ESPN2 Online Stream: WatchESPN App/ACC Network Extra (same thing, you guys) *Subject to blackouts Radio: 560 WQAM, 990AM ESPN Deportes, WVUM, TuneIn app has a channel for CFB broadcasts, which may help you as well. Odds: Opened: Canes -28, now Canes - 26.5, O/U 60.5 This will be a fun tailgate and nice reunion with Butch Davis and Ken Dorsey now employed at FIU. But as for the game, this one should be an easy Miami win as the Canes wrap up the non-conference schedule and march into ACC play next week. Go Canes<doc-sep>For the first time since the 2007 season, the FIU Panthers and the Miami Hurricanes will play each other on the football field. Of course, most people remember the 2006 brawl between the Panthers and Hurricanes that resulted in 31 player suspensions between the two teams. But the 2007 game didn't have any incidents on the field, as Miami won 23-9. Both teams will enter this year's contest with 2-1 records. Last week, Miami defeated the Toledo Rockets 49-24, while FIU blew out UMass 63-24. Saturday's game will mark the third all-time meeting between the Panthers and Hurricanes, with Miami winning the previous two. Florida International at Miami Kickoff: Saturday, Sept. 22 at 3:30 p.m TV: ESPN2 Spread: Miami -26.5 Three Things to Watch 1. Emotions With the schools being close in proximity, Saturday's game could be emotional for both FIU and Miami. Of course, the 2006 game had 13 players ejected as the Hurricanes won 35-0, so a certain level of emotion is baked into this rivalry. Another thing to keep an eye on is the two coaches. Butch Davis coached the Hurricanes from 1995-2000 before bolting to the NFL to coach the Cleveland Browns. Earlier this week, Hurricanes head coach Mark Richt said that his team needed to focus on game planning for the game and not on playing against Davis. “It’s like I told the team, there’s going to be a lot of talk about Coach Davis," Richt said on radio station WQAM. “And I told the guys, ‘This man is a great coach and a great person, and they did great things for Miami, the University of Miami football program.’ I said, ‘But we gotta make it about this game and this scheme and this preparation, and we gotta treat it like any other game and make sure we’re focused on the right things.'" 2. FIU's rushing attack Against UMass last week, FIU was able to rush for 329 yards at an average of 6.2 yards per carry. The Panthers will need to have the running game working well if they're going to upset the Hurricanes. Through three games, the Hurricanes are 22nd nationally in rushing defense, allowing just a little over 99 yards per game on the ground. The more FIU can run the ball, the more pressure it will take off quarterback James Morgan and the passing game. 3. Malik Rosier Rosier has been under fire the last few weeks because of his inconsistent play as he completed less than half of his passes and had nearly as many interceptions (two) as touchdown passes (three) in the first two games. But against Toledo last week, Rosier quieted his critics — at least for a week. In Miami's 49-24 victory, Rosier completed 13-of-23 passes for 205 yards, two touchdowns against zero interceptions. He also rushed for 80 yards and three touchdowns on eight carries. It is obvious Richt is going to stick with Rosier for the foreseeable future, and the Hurricanes need the senior signal caller to continue to put up performances like the one he enjoyed against the Rockets. Final Analysis In less than two seasons, Butch Davis has made the FIU football program respectable. But as good as the Panthers are, the Hurricanes have too much depth and talent at all of their skill positions. Expect to see a lot of Malik Rosier, DeeJay Dallas and Travis Homer on the ground on Saturday. Then, when the Panthers stack the box, Rosier should be able to throw the ball over the top to his receivers for big plays. Miami should be able to run away and hide from FIU pretty early in this one. Prediction: Miami 52, FIU 20 — Written by Antwan Staley, who is part of the Athlon Contributor Network and has extensive experience covering Florida sports teams. Staley has written for Bleacher Report, the Miami Herald and the Palm Beach Post and is a reporter for Pro Player Insiders. Follow him on Twitter @antwanstaley.<doc-sep>
Happy Sunday, Canes family! Here are your news and notes for the day: Canes beat FIU 31-17, move to 3-1 on the year Miami returned home to Hard Rock Stadium to face local foe FIU on Saturday afternoon. The Canes ran their winning streak to 3 games with a win over the Panthers. Grid View WR Lawrence Cager en route to his first TD of the day. Tony Capobianco, State of the U K Bubba Baxa hits a FG. Tony Capobianco, State of the U RB Travis Homer swarmed by 2 FIU defenders. Tony Capobianco, State of the U RB Travis Homer on his way to the endzone! Tony Capobianco, State of the U Dee Wiggins (8) and Mike Harley (jumping) celebrate Travis Homer’s TD run. Tony Capobianco, State of the U More Recaps from the FIU game Some other worthy reading material from Saturday afternoon Game Recap by Christy Chirinos of The South Florida Sun-Sentinel by Christy Chirinos of The South Florida Sun-Sentinel Game Recap by Susan Miller Degnan of The Miami Herald by Susan Miller Degnan of The Miami Herald Canes Nuggets by Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald by Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald j N'Kosi Perry vaults the Miami Hurricanes to a win over FIUhttps://t.co/Vu4kBdI0Go pic.twitter.com/ZjVcnw06DI — PFF College (@PFF_College) September 23, 2018 ACC schedule starts ON THURSDAY!!!!!! Having now completed the non-conference schedule, Miami moves on to ACC play this week by hosting the UNC Tar Heels ON THURSDAY NIGHT!!!!!!!!! This game, which will be nationally broadcast on ESPN, will be the feature game of the night on the network. And, the Miami Hurricanes will return the favor of UNC’s #ZeroDarkThursday from 2013 by rocking their sexy Miami Nights all-black uniforms vs the Tar Heels. Virginia Tech loses to Old Dominion, 49-35 I mean, y’all see the headline. So two ranked ACC teams lost to previously winless teams todayhttps://t.co/blEELSFxqA — College Football by SB Nation (@SBNationCFB) September 22, 2018 Florida State battles with, pulls away from NIU NIU looked to have cut the lead to 3, but the WR was ruled out. Then they missed a FG. Then FSU scored twice. And boom, it’s 37-19. Guess there’s some fight in that old dog, yet. October 6th soon come. That’s it for today’s news and notes. Make it a great day, family! Go Canes