Georgia Tech and Virginia have yet to stumble in ACC play, which makes them seemingly destined to face one another in the conference title game. Miami doesn't play UVA this year either, and the Cavaliers beat Louisville earlier in the season, meaning the Hurricanes are going to need help if they want to guarantee a spot in Charlotte.

No. 2 Miami dropped its first game of the season to unranked Louisville on Friday. Here's where the Hurricanes may drop to in the top 25 rankings.

Coming off of a big win over Florida State, another tough test from the state of Florida awaits the Stanford Cardinal this week. Hitting the road to face No. 9 Miami, the Cardinal will match up with arguably the best team that they have faced all season, and look to make some noise in a game where they are viewed as heavy underdogs.

The Gators held on to win, UCF broke a long October losing streak, Miami suffers first defeat, FSU loses on West Coast.

The Miami Hurricanes are hosting the Louisville Cardinals in Week 8 of the college football season. Follow live updates.

The No. 3 Miami Hurricanes, led by quarterback Carson Beck, face the No. 18 Florida State Seminoles, led by quarterback Tommy Castellanos, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025 at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee,

Castellanos was able to find tight end Randy Pittman, Jr., to bail FSU out of a third and long, and wide receiver Duce Robinson moved Florida State into scoring position on a 17-yard reception. An interception by Bryce Fitzgerald thwarted that drive, giving Miami back the ball. The Hurricanes scored on the following play, making the score 14-3.

The Miami Hurricanes knocked off the rival Florida State Seminoles in a Week 6 college football game. Check out highlights here.