Overview
- Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. ET at Hard Rock Stadium with television coverage on The CW.
- Oddsmakers list Miami as a heavy favorite in the roughly 16.5 to 17.5-point range.
- USF opened 2-0 by beating then-No. 25 Boise State 34-7 and then-No. 19 Florida 18-16, climbing to No. 18 in the AP Top 25.
- Miami quarterback Carson Beck has completed 42 of 54 passes for 472 yards and four touchdowns without an interception, including a school-record 15 straight completions.
- USF’s Byrum Brown has produced as a dual threat with 473 passing yards and 109 rushing yards, and both teams enter tied among the nation’s best turnover margins with four takeaways and no giveaways.